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🐅 👆👆Tiger Reserves of India 🐯🐯 📍 58 Recognized Tiger Reserves (As on Jan 2026) 🗺️ From the Western Ghats to the Eastern Himalayas — a wide spatial spread, but an uneven regional concentration.

Comparing criteria of horizontal devolution of 15th FC and 16th FC Key points: 1.No change in vertical devolution - same as 15th FC 41% 2. Major Changes in Criteria of Horizontal Devolution: ▶️ The State’s per capita GSDP difference — has the highest weightage of 42.5%, down from 45% earlier. ▶️ A State’s population now accounts for 17.5% of the weightage up from the previous 15%. ▶️ Demographic performance — how successfully it has managed to contain population growth — has a lower weightage of 10% from the previous 12.5% ▶️ The area of the State has been granted a 10% weightage by the 16th FC as compared to 15% previously. ▶️ A State’s forest cover now receives a 10% weightage, the same as earlier ▶️The 16th FC has replaced the previous ‘tax and fiscal efforts’ category, which had a weightage of 2.5%, with a ‘contribution to GDP’ that carries a 10% weight.

Seven High-Speed Rail corridors between cities will be developed as ‘growth connectors’, namely 1. Mumbai-Pune, 2. Pune-Hyderabad, 3. Hyderabad-Bengaluru, 4. Hyderabad-Chennai, 5. Chennai-Bengaluru, 6. Delhi-Varanasi, 7. Varanasi-Siliguri.

Top 25 Highlights – Union Budget 2026–27 1. Capital Expenditure Boost Capital expenditure increased to ₹12.2 lakh crore, reinforcing the government’s long-term infrastructure push. 2. Economic Growth Outlook India’s GDP growth projected at around 7.4%, keeping India among the fastest-growing major economies. 3. Fiscal Discipline Maintained Fiscal deficit targeted at 4.3% of GDP for FY27, continuing the consolidation path. 4. New Income Tax Law Income Tax Act, 2025 to come into force from 1 April 2026, simplifying tax language and structure. 5. No Change in Income Tax Slabs Personal income tax slabs remain unchanged to ensure stability and predictability. 6. Extended ITR Revision Window Time limit to revise Income Tax Returns extended up to 31 March of the relevant assessment year. 7. Relief on Accident Compensation Interest received on motor accident claim awards made tax-exempt. 8. Lower TCS on Foreign Remittances TCS on education and medical remittances abroad reduced to 2%. 9. Higher Foreign Investment Limits Investment limit for Persons Resident Outside India (PROI) in listed Indian companies increased to 24%. 10. Higher STT on Derivatives Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options trading increased. 11. Change in Buyback Taxation Share buybacks to be taxed as capital gains in the hands of shareholders instead of companies. 12. Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund New fund announced to crowd-in private investment into infrastructure projects. 13. Seven Strategic Manufacturing Sectors Identified Focused support to scale manufacturing in priority sectors under “Make in India”. 14. Semiconductor Mission 2.0 Outlay enhanced to ₹40,000 crore to strengthen chip manufacturing and ecosystem. 15. AI-Driven Agriculture Platform Launch of “Bharat Vistar”, a multilingual AI-based digital advisory tool for farmers. 16. City Economic Regions (CERs) ₹5,000 crore allocated over five years to develop city-led economic growth hubs. 17. High-Speed Rail Corridors Seven new high-speed rail corridors announced connecting major economic centres. 18. Customs Duty Rationalisation Reduction/exemptions on key items such as aircraft parts, EV components, solar inputs and critical drugs. 19. Textile Sector Push Integrated textile programme including mega textile parks to boost exports and employment. 20. Corporate Bond Market Reforms Introduction of market-making framework and total return swaps to deepen bond markets. 21. Banking Sector Reforms Committee High-level committee to review and strengthen banking regulations and governance. 22. Agriculture Value-Chain Support Special focus on crops like cashew, cocoa, sandalwood and allied rural activities. 23. Tourism Development Promotion of eco-tourism, heritage circuits and destination-based tourism hubs. 24. Women & Education Infrastructure     One girls’ hostel per district announced under viability gap funding. 25. Six-Pillar Growth Strategy Focus areas include manufacturing, MSMEs, infrastructure, financial stability, urbanisation and innovation.

New CPI Series (2023-24) Updated framework for measuring retail inflation in India✅

AP Govt Policies 👇🏼✅

1. New AP Industrial Development Policy (4.0) 2024-29 2. AP Electronics Manufacturing Policy (4.0) 2024-29 3. AP Policy for establishment of Private Industrial Parks with 'Plug and Play' Industrial Infrastructure (4.0) 2024-29 4. AP MSME & Entrepreneur Development Policy, 4.0 (2024-29) / One Entrepreneur, One Family by 2030 5. New AP Food Processing Policy (4.0) 2024-29 6. AP Integrated Clean Energy Policy, 2024 7. AP Drone Policy 4.0 (2024-29) 8. AP Data Center Policy (4.0) 2024-29 9. AP Semiconductor and Display Fab Policy (4.0) 2024-29 10. AP Tourism Policy 11. AP Sports Policy 12. AP Maritime Policy 13. AP Sustainable Electric Mobility Policy 14. AP Textile, Apparels & Garments Policy 15. Andhra Pradesh Information Technology (IT) & Global Capability Centers(GCC) Policy (4.0) 2024 -2029 16. AP Tourism Land Allotment Policy 17. AP Space Policy (4.0) 2025-2030 18. AP - Land Incentive For Tech Hubs (LIFT) Policy (4.0) 2024-29

19. AP Private Industrial Parks Operational Guidelines 2024-29 20. AP Renewable Energy Export Policy 2020-2025 21. AP Export Promotion Policy 2022-2027 22. AP Logistics Policy 2022-27 23. AP Retail Parks Policy 2021-2026 24. AP Aerospace & Defence Policy (4.0) 2025-30 25. AP Minor Mineral Policy 2025 26. AP Leather & Footwear (4.0) 2025-30 27. AP Innovation & Startup Polity (4.0) 2024-29 28. AP Circular Economy & Waste Recycling Policy 2025-30

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