The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), hosted the release of the ‘I Am Circular’ Coffee Table Book, curetted by the International Council for Circular Economy (ICCE).
About
The ‘I Am Circular’ Coffee Table Book features 30 of India’s most promising innovations identified through the nationwide ‘I Am Circular’ Challenge.
It is an initiative designed to discover and amplify breakthrough solutions rooted in the principles of the circular economy.
India’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) framework is offering valuable insights for governments worldwide revising their social protection systems.
The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system
It was launched on January 1, 2013, to reform government welfare delivery by simplifying processes, ensuring accurate targeting of beneficiaries, reducing fraud, and facilitating faster flow of information and funds.
The DBT Mission, originally in the Planning Commission, was transferred to the Cabinet Secretariat in 2015 for better coordination.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day 2025, presented the Special Category National Panchayat Awards- 2025.
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These awards include the Climate Action Special Panchayat Award (CASPA), Atma Nirbhar Panchayat Special Award (ANPSA), and Panchayat Kshamta Nirman Sarvottam Sansthan Puraskar (PKNSSP).
The awards aim to recognize Gram Panchayats and institutions that have demonstrated exemplary performance in areas such as climate resilience, fiscal self-reliance, and capacity building.
Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister of India, held the Indus Waters Treaty (1960) with Pakistan ‘in abeyance with immediate effect’ in the aftermath of the terror strike in Pahalgam.
About the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)
It was signed in 1960 by India’s Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan to regulate water-sharing between the two countries.
The recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam poses challenges to India on multiple fronts by threatening the economic revival and normalisation efforts, and underscores long-standing lapses in intelligence and security measures.
पहलगाम में हाल में हुआ आतंकवादी हमला भारत के लिए कई मोर्चों पर चुनौती प्रस्तुत करता है, क्योंकि इससे आर्थिक पुनरुद्धार और सामान्यीकरण के प्रयासों पर खतरा मंडरा रहा है, तथा खुफिया एवं सुरक्षा उपायों में लंबे समय से चली आ रही चूक भी प्रकट होती है।
