- अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मुद्रा कोष (IMF) ने भारत को उसकी राष्ट्रीय लेखा सांख्यिकी की गुणवत्ता के लिए ‘C’ ग्रेड दिया है, जो किसी बड़े अर्थतंत्र के लिए सबसे निम्न रेटिंग्स में से एक है।
- भारत अभी भी GDP, CPI और IIP के लिए 2011–12 आधार वर्ष का उपयोग करता है।
- उपभोग पैटर्न, उत्पादन संरचनाएँ, तकनीकी अपनाने और सापेक्ष कीमतों में बहुत परिवर्तन हो चुका है। Read More
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- भारत ने अपनी 24 MH-60R सीहॉक हेलीकॉप्टरों की बेड़े के लिए अमेरिका के साथ ₹7,995 करोड़ का फॉलो-ऑन सपोर्ट समझौता अंतिम रूप दिया है, जिससे पाँच वर्षों तक सतत रखरखाव और आपूर्ति सुनिश्चित होगी।
- भारत-अमेरिका रक्षा सहयोग “भारत-अमेरिका रक्षा सहयोग के नए ढाँचे” पर आधारित है, जिसे 2015 में दस वर्षों के लिए नवीनीकृत किया गया था।
- 2016 में, रक्षा संबंधों को मेजर डिफेंस पार्टनरशिप (MDP) का दर्जा दिया गया। Read More
भारत-अमेरिका रक्षा सौदा और रणनीतिक संबंध
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- भारत ने नया भूकंप डिज़ाइन कोड (2025) के अंतर्गत अद्यतन भूकंपीय क्षेत्रीयकरण मानचित्र जारी किया है।
- पहले के मानचित्रों ने हिमालयी जोखिम को कम आंका: पूर्व क्षेत्रीयकरण ने हिमालय को ज़ोन IV और V में विभाजित किया था, जबकि यह पट्टी विश्व की सबसे सक्रिय विवर्तनिक प्रणालियों में से एक है।
- पुरानी कार्यप्रणाली: पुराने मॉडल मुख्य रूप से ज्ञात भूकंप स्थानों, परिमाण, व्यापक भूविज्ञान, मृदा के प्रकार और ऐतिहासिक क्षति पैटर्न पर आधारित थे। Read More
भारत का अद्यतन भूकंपीय क्षेत्रीकरण मानचित्र (2025)
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भारत की आपदा प्रतिक्रिया: संघवाद के लिए जोखिमभरी दिशा
वायनाड भूस्खलन (केरल, 2024) का मामला उन संरचनात्मक समस्याओं को उजागर करता है, जहाँ ₹2,200 करोड़ की आकलित हानि के बावजूद केंद्र से केवल ₹260 करोड़ प्राप्त हुए। इसने भारत की आपदा-प्रतिक्रिया वित्तीय प्रणाली पर चिंताओं को पुनः उत्पन्न कर दिया है।
Opening India’s Nuclear Energy Sector to Private Participation
In a landmark policy shift, India has opened its civilian nuclear energy sector to private companies—a domain exclusively reserved for the state since the enactment of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.
- Last year UNESCO recognised the Kovacica painters on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- The naïve painting practices of Kovačica, Serbia refer to the tradition of painting and decorating objects with representations of the folk life, rural environment, history and everyday lives.
- It originated in the town of Kovačica in the 1930s and spread to other towns with Slovak communities in Serbia over time.
- Practitioners are self-taught, they use oil paint in bright hues to depict traditional culture, objects, history and values.
- An identifying factor, the practice is a means of transmitting the cultural heritage and history of the Slovak community in Serbia. Read More
News in Short – 28 November, 2025
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- The Army Chief has unveiled a comprehensive three-phase roadmap to build a future-ready force by 2047, aligning military transformation with India’s vision of Viksit Bharat.
- The plan emphasizes modernization, integration, and resilience to meet evolving security challenges.
- Phases: The first phase, ‘HOP 2032’, forms a comprehensive framework under the Army’s decade of transformation initiative launched in 2023.
- The second phase, ‘STEP 2037’, comprises a five-year period of consolidating the gains from the first phase. Read More
Road Map to Build Future-ready Force
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- The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the “Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets” with a financial outlay of ₹7,280 crore.
- This first-of-its-kind initiative aims to establish 6,000 Metric Tons per Annum (MTPA) of integrated Rare Earth Permanent Magnet (REPM) manufacturing capacity in India.
- REPMs—such as Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB) and Samarium Cobalt (SmCo)—are among the strongest permanent magnets in the world.
- Capacity will be allocated to five beneficiaries through a global competitive bidding process, each receiving up to 1,200 MTPA.
- The Scheme will support the creation of integrated REPM manufacturing facilities, involving conversion of rare earth oxides to metals, metals to alloys, and alloys to finished REPMs. Read More
Toward Strategic Autonomy: India’s First Integrated REPM Scheme
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- The Union Law Ministry said that the proposed framework on simultaneous elections does not violate the Constitution’s basic structure.
- Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment), known as the One Nation One Election Bills were introduced by the Law Minister in 2024.
- The Bills provide for synchronising the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections by curtailing the terms of state assemblies that are elected after a particular Lok Sabha to end with the term of that Lok Sabha.
- Once the terms of the legislatures align, the next general election will be held simultaneously.
- The bills were referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee to ensure that the Bills do not disturb the basic structure of the Constitution. Read More
Law Ministry Defends its Simultaneous Polls Proposal
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- The Supreme Court suggested a tougher line on user-generated content, calling for a neutral, autonomous regulator for social media platforms.
- SC said that there has to be some impartial, autonomous system to regulate social media platforms which will be free from the influence.
- Freedom of speech is a valuable fundamental right, but it cannot lead to perversity, obscenity.
- There can be some mechanism where the fundamental right to free speech can also be protected.
- It also suggested using the Aadhaar number or income tax PAN to verify the age of the user. Read More
SC Highlighted Need to Regulate Online Content
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