संदर्भ 

हाल ही में, पाकिस्तान ने सऊदी अरब के साथ एक पारस्परिक रक्षा समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए, भारत ने कहा है कि वह इस घटनाक्रम से अवगत है और उसने "व्यापक राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा" के प्रति अपनी प्रतिबद्धता दोहराई है।

परिचय

बैठक की पृष्ठभूमि: यह समझौता कतर द्वारा आयोजित अरब और मुस्लिम देशों के आपातकालीन शिखर सम्मेलन के बाद किया गया, जो इज़राइल द्वारा हमास नेताओं पर सैन्य हमलों के बाद हुआ था।

इस बैठक में अरब लीग और इस्लामी सहयोग संगठन (OIC) के लगभग 60 सदस्य देशों ने भाग लिया।

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भारत की खाद्य संकट से आत्मनिर्भरता तक की यात्रा उल्लेखनीय रही है; फिर भी, करोड़ों लोग अब भी भूख का सामना करते हैं और उससे अधिक लोग अपर्याप्त पोषण से पीड़ित हैं।

सऊदी अरब और पाक में समझौता, किसी एक पर हमला दोनों देशों पर माना जाएगा

Saudi-Pak. sign a defence pact that defines ‘attackon one as attack on both’

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Members of the Raj Gond Tribe from Adilabad district of Telangana are going to perform Gussadi dance for the 78th Hyderabad Liberation Day.

Gussadi Dance

Gussadi is a traditional dance of the Raj Gond tribe, especially from Adilabad (Telangana),  as well as parts of Maharashtra.

The dance is performed by men, organized into groups called Dandari, and smaller groups within them called Gussadi.

They dress in saffron and turmeric-colored clothes and wear bandages around their legs and waist.

During the Dance, the performers wear vibrant attire, including turbans studded with peacock feathers, deer horns, and goat skins. 

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In News

Recently, the Supreme Court and the Union government clashed over how to address stubble-burning by farmers. 

Stubble burning

Stubble (parali) burning is a method of removing paddy crop residues from the field to sow wheat.

It is a process of setting on fire the straw stubble, left after the harvesting of grains, like paddy, etc. 

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The 18th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025, was released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO). 

Major Finding

Decline of R&D: Growth fell to 2.9% in 2024, a slowdown from the 4.4% increase in the year prior and the lowest growth since the financial crisis of 2010.

Growth is projected by WIPO to slow further in 2025 (2.3%).

Top Nations: Switzerland remains the world's top innovation leader for the 15th consecutive year, followed by Sweden, the United States, South Korea, and Singapore in the top five ranks.

China, for the first time, enters the top 10, ranked 10th globally, leading among middle-income economies.

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Context

PM Modi has urged Indians to buy made in India products, to build a developed India by 2047.

About

The PM MITRA park in Dhar is one of seven such establishments approved by the Union Ministry of Textiles. 

The other sites are Tamil Nadu’s Virudhnagar, Telangana’s Warangal, Gujarat’s Navasari, Karnataka’s Kalaburagi, Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, and Maharashtra’s Amravati.

Based on the 5F theme: Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign - the initiative aims to boost India’s textile manufacturing and exports. 

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Despite a sharp decline in out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) on health in India, closer scrutiny reveals persistent concerns associated with it.

About Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE)

It refers to the direct payments individuals make for healthcare services — without reimbursement.

It includes costs for doctor consultations, medicines and diagnostics, hospitalization and surgeries, transportation and informal care etc.

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The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is set to launch an AI-powered Large Language Model (LLM) to improve efficiency and consistency in public auditing.

Imperative for Digital Auditing

Public auditing faces growing volume and complexity of government transactions, which makes traditional, field-heavy audits time consuming and less scalable.

Many government systems now produce rich digital records; without automated analysis, large datasets remain under-used for oversight.

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