Context

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a policy framework for how it will publish regulations, directions, guidelines and notifications. 

Background 

This follows a similar move by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), which published regulations setting out the procedure it would follow to issue regulations.

Both RBI and SEBI are statutory regulators with quasi-legislative powers, have initiated reforms to improve transparency and accountability in regulation-making.

These reforms are in line with global best practices and are essential to uphold the rule of law.

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Context

As per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) will see a new base from next year onwards.

About

In 2024, MoSPI has set up a 26-member Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics to decide the base year for GDP data.

Biswanath Goldar has been appointed as its chairman.

For GDP, the new series is scheduled to be released on February 27, 2026 with financial year 2022-23 as base year. 

For IIP, 2022 -23 has been tentatively identified as the revised base. IIP on revised base would be released from 2026-27. 

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Context

India is carefully balancing its trade relations with Türkiye (Turkey), ensuring that economic advantages are not compromised despite geopolitical concerns. 

Current Trade Statistics

India has a trade surplus of $2.73 billion with Turkey, primarily driven by engineering goods, electronics, and chemicals. 

In FY25, India’s exports to Turkey totaled $5.72 billion, with engineering exports accounting for over 50% of the total.

Turkey had increased petroleum product imports from India following the Ukraine war, but it has seen a significant decline in FY25.

However, Turkey’s exports to India remain limited to fruits, nuts, gold, and marble.

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Context

A growing number of rare disease patients in India are urging the government to invoke the compulsory licensing provision under the Indian Patents Act, 1970.

About

Compulsory licensing is a legal tool under Section 84 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970, which allows the government or any third party to manufacture a patented product or use a patented process without the consent of the patent owner in certain conditions. 

It aims to protect public health and access to affordable medicines.

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In Context

India is closely monitoring Chinese infrastructure projects on the Brahmaputra River, particularly hydropower developments, due to their potential impact on downstream regions such as Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

Brahmaputra River System

The Brahmaputra River originates in the Kailash ranges at 5,150 m elevation, flows 2,900 km in total, including 916 km in India.

It originates as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet .

Its basin spans  across Tibet (China), Bhutan, India, and Bangladesh.

In India, it covers Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Sikkim. 

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In Context

As of now, 6.19 crore pregnant women have been examined under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA).

About Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)

Launched in June 2016, it is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

It was designed to provide assured, comprehensive, and quality antenatal care (ANC) services free of cost to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month, particularly during the second and third trimesters.

The PMSMA aligns with the broader goals of the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy under the National Health Mission (NHM).

This has led to a significant improvement in India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), which declined from 130 per lakh live births in 2014-16 to 80 per lakh live births in 2021-23—a notable reduction of 50 points.

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Mental health is now covered at par with physical illnesses across health insurance plans in India, following the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and IRDAI directive.

संदर्भ 

मिजोरम और गोवा ने ULLAS वयस्क साक्षरता कार्यक्रम के अंतर्गत स्वयं को "पूर्ण साक्षर" घोषित किया, जिनकी साक्षरता दर क्रमशः 98.2% और 99.72% रही।

ULLAS कार्यक्रम

ULLAS - नव भारत साक्षरता कार्यक्रम (नव भारत साक्षरता कार्यक्रम), जिसे न्यू इंडिया लिटरेसी प्रोग्राम (NILP) भी कहा जाता है। 

यह राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति (NEP) 2020 के अनुरूप केंद्र सरकार द्वारा प्रायोजित पहल है। इसका उद्देश्य 15+ वर्ष के वयस्कों को कार्यात्मक साक्षरता (पढ़ना, लिखना, संख्यात्मक ज्ञान) और जीवन कौशल प्रदान करना है, जो औपचारिक शिक्षा से वंचित रह गए थे, जिससे वे सामाजिक एकीकरण में सक्षम हों और राष्ट्रीय विकास में योगदान दे सकें। 

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संदर्भ 

प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 2025 अंतर्राष्ट्रीय आपदा सहनशील अवसंरचना सम्मेलन को संबोधित किया।

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय आपदा सहनशील अवसंरचना सम्मेलन 2025

यह सरकारों, संगठनों, संस्थानों, मीडिया और अवसंरचना हितधारकों को एक साथ लाकर आपदा और जलवायु-प्रतिरोधी अवसंरचना पर वैश्विक चर्चा को मजबूत करता है। 

प्रथम बार यह यूरोप में आयोजित किया जा रहा है। 

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संदर्भ 

केरल सरकार ने पर्यावरण, वन और जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय से वन्यजीव (संरक्षण) अधिनियम, 1972 (WLPA) में संशोधन करने का अनुरोध किया है, ताकि मानव आवासों में प्रवेश करने वाले वन्यजीवों को मारने की अनुमति दी जा सके।

केरल सरकार की केंद्र सरकार से माँगें

WLPA, 1972 में संशोधन कर "आदमखोर" या खतरनाक वन्यजीवों के नष्ट करने की प्रक्रिया को तीव्र किया जाए।

धारा 62 के अंतर्गत जंगली सूअरों को 'हानिकारक जीव' (वर्मिन) घोषित किया जाए, जिससे इन्हें निर्धारित क्षेत्रों में सीमित समय के लिए शिकार करने की अनुमति मिल सके।

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