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The Union Minister of Science and Technology has said that India will address the apprehensions of the private sector globally about investments in the civil nuclear sector.

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The Nuclear Sector was opened up to achieve the ambitious target of producing 100 GW of atomic power by 2047.

Currently, India produces 8780 MWe of nuclear power and plans to scale it up to 22,480 MW by 2031-32.

India’s nuclear sector is governed by the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, under which only government-owned entities such as NPCIL can generate and supply nuclear energy.

There has been no private sector involvement in India’s nuclear power sector so far.

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 The Kashi Declaration, outlining a five-year roadmap for a drug-free India was signed during the Youth Spiritual Summit in Varanasi.

Kashi Declaration

The Kashi Declaration affirms a national consensus to treat substance abuse as a multi-faceted public health and societal challenge, and calls for a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach. 

It emphasises the integration of spiritual, cultural, educational, and technological efforts to prevent addiction, support recovery, and foster a national culture of sobriety. 

It proposes institutional mechanisms for multi-ministerial coordination, including the formation of a Joint National Committee, annual progress reporting, and a national platform for linking affected individuals to support services.

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Recent analysis, based on more than 5,500 UN resolutions voted on by India from 1946 to June 2025, has found that India is altering its voting strategy at the United Nations (UN).

Key Examples: Recent Notable Abstentions

Resolutions on Russia-Ukraine conflict (2022): India abstained in both the UN General Assembly and Security Council, signaling concern for sovereignty while avoiding direct condemnation.

Israel-Palestine Issue: India has repeatedly abstained on votes condemning Israel or supporting Gaza, justifying abstention as reflecting a balanced approach or concern for missing context (e.g. terrorism).

Myanmar: Abstentions on resolutions dealing with the Rohingya crisis and the military junta since 2017.

China’s Human Rights Record: India avoided antagonizing an immediate neighbor, opting for abstention on several critical votes.

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China officially commenced construction of a massive hydropower project on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, near the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Coordination Mechanism for Cooperation Between India and China:

There is an umbrella Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation on transboundary rivers, and two separate MoUs on the Brahmaputra and Sutlej.

The Brahmaputra MoU, renewable every five years, lapsed in 2023.

The umbrella MoU was signed in 2013, and has no expiry date. 

China and India have the Expert Level Mechanism (ELM) since 2006 for hydrological data sharing, but lack a comprehensive treaty.

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In News

The Prime Minister paid tributes to freedom fighter Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary. 

Mangal Pandey

He was born on 19 July 1827 in Nagwa village, Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Mangal Pandey is renowned for his role as a sepoy in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry of the British East India Company and for sparking the Indian Rebellion of 1857, widely regarded as India’s First War of Independence.

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The preliminary report of the recent Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) remains inconclusive, leaving critical questions unanswered about pilot intent and systemic failures.

जस्टिस वर्मा के विरुद्ध महाभियोग नोटिस पर 100 सांसदों के हस्ताक्षर

संदर्भ 

हिमाचल प्रदेश में एक महिला ने हट्टी जनजाति के दो भाइयों से विवाह किया है।

परिचय 

बहुपति विवाह (Polyandry) उस प्रथा को कहते हैं जिसमें एक महिला एक समय में एक से अधिक पुरुषों से विवाह करती है। 

हिमाचल प्रदेश में इसे "जोड़िदारा" कहा जाता है, और यह प्रथा हट्टी समुदाय सहित निचले हिमालयी क्षेत्रों की कुछ अन्य जनजातियों द्वारा अपनाई जाती है।

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संदर्भ 

केंद्रीय विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्री ने कहा है कि भारत वैश्विक स्तर पर निजी क्षेत्र की नागरिक परमाणु क्षेत्र में निवेश को लेकर बनी आशंकाओं को दूर करेगा।

परिचय 

परमाणु क्षेत्र को 2047 तक 100 GW परमाणु ऊर्जा उत्पादन के महत्वाकांक्षी लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने के लिए प्रशस्त किया गया है।  

वर्तमान में भारत 8780 MWe परमाणु ऊर्जा का उत्पादन करता है और 2031–32 तक इसे 22,480 MW तक बढ़ाने की योजना है। 

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संदर्भ 

 काशी घोषणा, जो भारत को नशा मुक्त बनाने के लिए पाँच वर्षीय रोडमैप प्रस्तुत करती है, वाराणसी में आयोजित यूथ स्पिरिचुअल समिट के दौरान हस्ताक्षरित की गई।

काशी घोषणा 

काशी घोषणा नशा-उन्मूलन को एक बहु-आयामी सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य एवं सामाजिक चुनौती मानने की राष्ट्रीय सहमति को पुष्टि करती है और सरकार तथा समाज के सभी स्तरों से जुड़ाव की आवश्यकता को रेखांकित करती है। 

यह नशे की रोकथाम, पुनर्वास में सहायता तथा देश में संयम की संस्कृति को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए आध्यात्मिक, सांस्कृतिक, शैक्षिक, और तकनीकी प्रयासों के समन्वय पर बल देती है। 

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