संदर्भ 

प्रधानमंत्री की अध्यक्षता में केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने दालों में आत्मनिर्भरता के लिए मिशन को स्वीकृति दी है।

‘राष्ट्रीय दाल मिशन’ के बारे में 

यह एक छह वर्षीय पहल है जिसे वित्त वर्ष 2025-26 के बजट में घोषित किया गया था और इसे 2025-26 से 2030-31 तक लागू किया जाएगा, जिसकी वित्तीय राशि ₹11,440 करोड़ है।

यह एक ऐतिहासिक पहल है जिसका उद्देश्य घरेलू उत्पादन को बढ़ाना एवं दालों में आत्मनिर्भरता प्राप्त करना है। 

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संदर्भ 

राष्ट्रीय अपराध रिकॉर्ड ब्यूरो (NCRB) के अनुसार, भारत में वर्ष 2023 में 4,64,029 सड़क दुर्घटनाएँ दर्ज की गईं, जिनमें 1,73,826 लोगों की मृत्यु हुई और 4.47 लाख लोग घायल हुए।

मुख्य निष्कर्ष 

लगभग 46% पीड़ित दोपहिया वाहन चालक थे, जो भारत की यातायात व्यवस्था में मोटरसाइकिल चालकों की असुरक्षा को दर्शाता है। 

 तमिलनाडु (11,490 मृत्युएँ) और उत्तर प्रदेश (8,370 मृत्युएँ) ने दोपहिया दुर्घटनाओं में सबसे अधिक मृत्युएँ दर्ज कीं। 

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भारत अपनी सैन्य सिद्धांत, संरचना और तकनीक को पुनः परिभाषित कर रहा है ताकि साइबर युद्ध से लेकर अंतरिक्ष आधारित अभियानों तक, कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता, स्वचालन, ड्रोन एवं उन्नत निर्देशित हथियारों द्वारा संचालित एक भविष्य के लिए तैयार सैन्य बल का निर्माण किया जा सके।

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NASA launched the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) to map the heliosphere’s boundary, track energetic particles, and enhance space weather forecasting.

Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP)

It is a space mission designed to explore the heliosphere—the Sun’s protective bubble around the solar system—and its interaction with interstellar space.

It is positioned at the Earth-Sun Lagrange Point 1 (L1).

It uses 10 instruments to study solar wind, energetic particles, magnetic fields, and cosmic remnants.

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The Union Government announced two cross-border railway projects which will connect Bhutan with the bordering areas of Assam and West Bengal. 

Background

The genesis of these two projects lies in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Bhutan and India in 2005.

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) marks a century of its establishment on October 1.

About

Establishment:The Government of India Act, 1919, first provided for such a body, and in October 1926, the Public Service Commission was set up, following the recommendations of the Lee Commission (1924).

Later named the Federal Public Service Commission (1937), it was renamed the Union Public Service Commission with the adoption of India’s Constitution on 26th January 1950.

The UPSC conducts civil services examinations to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service , Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service , among others. 

Members: Besides the chairman, it can have a maximum of 10 members.

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India has formally invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore, seeking cooperation in the investigation into the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the southeast Asian country.

Mutual Legal Assistance 

Mutual Legal Assistance is a mechanism whereby countries cooperate with one another in order to provide and obtain formal assistance in prevention, suppression, investigation and prosecution of crime.

Aim: To ensure that the criminals do not escape or sabotage the due process of law for want of evidence available in different countries. 

India provides mutual legal assistance in criminal matters through Bilateral/Multilateral Agreements, or International Conventions or on the basis of assurance of reciprocity. 

India has entered into MLAT with more than 45 countries.

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A recent study published in Nature Plants  reveals that trees in the Amazon rainforest are steadily increasing in size due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂).

Key Findings of the study

Tree Growth: Amazon trees are getting bigger, with average diameter increasing by ~3.3% per decade.

Rise in CO₂ levels (nearly 20% in 30 years) led to the carbon fertilisation effect, where higher CO₂ enhances photosynthesis and accelerates growth.

Shift in forest structure: The accelerated growth of larger, canopy-level trees is happening at the expense of smaller trees, whose numbers are declining. This fundamentally changes the forest's structure and biodiversity.

Shift in forest structure: The accelerated growth of larger, canopy-level trees is happening at the expense of smaller trees, whose numbers are declining. This fundamentally changes the forest's structure and biodiversity.

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