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Context: ∙ PM announces a solar rooftop scheme to electrify one crore households with solar electricity. About ∙ The government will launch ‘Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana’ with the target of installing rooftop solar on one crore houses. ∙ It will not only reduce the electricity bill of the poor and middle class, but will also make […]

Context ∙ Recently, the Foreign Contributionof two prominent  non-governmental organizations (NGOs) — Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and World Vision India (WVI) have been canceled. About ∙ non-governmental organizations (NGOs) — Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and World Vision India (WVI) have been canceled. ∙ significant resources, like Manpower. ∙ Issue of dissolution: Prematurely dissolution

Context: ∙ The Union Law Ministry recently informed that the Panel on ‘One Nation One Election’ has received 81% of citizens’ affirmation of the idea of simultaneous polls.Simultaneous Elections in India ∙ It refers to the idea of holding elections of Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly together, intending to reduce the frequency of elections

Context: ∙ The Government of India has decided that study material for all courses under school and higher education will be made available digitally in Indian languages included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. Rationale Behind the Move ∙ The above directions emerge from the recommendations of the National Education Policy for promoting multilingualism

Context ∙ The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has stressed on the need to implement the Idate Commission report for welfare of NTs, SNTs, and DNTs. Nomadic, Semi Nomadic, and Denotified Tribes (NTs, SNTs, and DNTs) ∙ Nomadic and semi-nomadic communities are defined as those who move from one place to another rather than living

Context: ∙ The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) has warned users of different scams perpetrated through messaging platform WhatsApp. About Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) ∙ It was formally established in 1970 under the Ministry of Home Affairs giving a new orientation to the existing Police Research and Advisory Council (1966)

Context ∙ The Prime Minister has inaugurated the sixth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai. About ∙ The Prime Minister of India recently credited the various reforms undertaken by the Union government for India’s success in sports. ∙ Highlighting that sports was not just limited to the field, but also presents a

Context ∙ The AI Governance Alliance (AIGA) released a series of three new reports on advanced artificial intelligence (AI). About:  ∙ The papers focus on generative AI governance, unlocking its value and a framework for responsible AI development and deployment. ∙ In the report “Generative AI Governance: Shaping Our Collective Global Future,” the highlight is

Context: ∙ Andhra Pradesh recently became the 2nd State after Bihar, to take up caste census to enumerate all communities in the state. About ∙ The Andhra Pradesh government will extensively deploy the village secretariat system for the caste census along with the volunteer system. ∙ Officials in the village secretariat system across the state

Context   ∙ The Union government has formed a committee to ensure equitable distribution of benefits to Scheduled Castes (SCs) across the country. ∙ The sub-categorisation of SCs comes after the Prime Minister’s promise to look into the demand raised by the Madiga community of Telangana. Sub-Categorisation within Scheduled Castes ∙ It is to identify and