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🔆 Great Nicobar Project: Tourism, Trade and the Need for Consensus 📍 Why in News? ✅ The Union government’s ₹92,000-crore mega project for holistic development of Great Nicobar Island has gained momentum. ✅ The administration has released a draft master plan for the island’s future development. 📍 What Does the Project Propose? ✅ Development of an International Container Trans-shipment Port (ICTP) ✅ Construction of an airport, power plant and supporting infrastructure ✅ Development of tourism facilities, including: ✅ Seaside tourism ✅ Adventure and biodiversity tourism ✅ Family entertainment and amusement parks ✅ Social infrastructure such as healthcare, education and housing 📍 Why Is Great Nicobar Strategically Important? ✅ Great Nicobar lies near the western entrance to the Strait of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. ✅ The planned ICTP is expected to help India: ✅ Increase its share in global sea trade ✅ Strengthen maritime presence in the Indo-Pacific ✅ Enhance trade and logistics connectivity 📍 Economic Potential ✅ The draft plan expects: ✅ Population to rise to over 3.36 lakh by 2055 ✅ Tourist inflow to reach 1 million annually ✅ More than 70% of direct jobs to come from tourism and related sectors 📍 Concerns Raised ✅ The project may significantly alter the fragile ecology of Great Nicobar Island. ✅ Concerns include: ✅ Destruction of forests and biodiversity ✅ Pressure on protected coastal ecosystems ✅ Large-scale demographic changes on the island 📍 Impact on Indigenous Communities ✅ The island is home to indigenous tribal groups such as: ✅ Nicobarese ✅ Shompen ✅ These communities fear displacement and loss of traditional rights. ✅ A separate proposal to relocate local Nicobarese settlements has intensified concerns. 📍 Legal and Environmental Issues ✅ The project has faced opposition since 2022. ✅ A challenge to its environmental clearance is pending before the Calcutta High Court. ✅ Although the National Green Tribunal accepted the project’s “strategic importance”, it also highlighted environmental concerns. 📍 Why Consensus Is Necessary ✅ The article argues that the project cannot succeed through a top-down approach alone. ✅ Given the project’s irreversible effects on: ✅ Demography ✅ Ecology ✅ Tribal rights ✅ The government must build broad consensus before proceeding. 📍 Way Forward ✅ Ensure transparent and meaningful consultation with local communities ✅ Protect the rights of indigenous tribes through legal safeguards ✅ Conduct rigorous environmental impact assessments ✅ Balance strategic and economic goals with ecological sustainability ✅ Proceed gradually, only after wider social and political consensus emerges 🔆 Mains Question “The Great Nicobar project reflects the tension between strategic development and ecological justice.” Discuss. #GS2 #Governance #GS3 #Environment

✅ Annual India–Uzbekistan military exercise will continue till 25 April 2026 📍 Indian Navy Commanders’ Conference 2026 ✅ Indian Navy to host first edition of Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi ✅ Focus areas: ➡ Operational readiness ➡ Maritime security strategy ➡ National maritime interests 🔆 STATES 📍 ‘Nila’ Robot Welcomes Voters in Puducherry ✅ Puducherry Election Commission deploys humanoid robot “Nila” at polling booth ✅ First time a robot is being used in an Assembly election in India ✅ Robot wore a traditional saree and was developed by Robo Mirror to attract young and first-time voters 🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS 📍 National Safe Motherhood Day — 11 April ✅ Theme 2026: “Equity in Maternal Healthcare: Leaving No Mother Behind” ✅ Focus on equal access to healthcare for all women irrespective of socio-economic background 🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 📍 India Develops 3D-Printed Mars Radiation Shield ✅ AAKA Space Studio develops Asia’s first 3D-printed radiation shield for Mars habitats ✅ Shield tested in an analog space mission ✅ Designed to protect astronauts from cosmic and solar radiation on Mars 📍 NASA Completes Artemis II Mission ✅ National Aeronautics and Space Administration successfully completes Artemis II crew return mission ✅ Orion spacecraft splashed down in Pacific Ocean on 11 April ✅ First crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years ✅ Crew included: ➡ Reid Wiseman ➡ Victor Glover ➡ Christina Koch ➡ Jeremy Hansen 🔆 SPORTS 📍 Monte-Carlo Masters 2026 ✅ Jannik Sinner defeats Carlos Alcaraz to win Monte-Carlo Masters 2026 ✅ Score: 7–6, 6–3 ✅ Jannik Sinner returns to World No. 1 ranking 📍 Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 ✅ India concludes campaign with 17 medals at Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek ✅ Medal tally: 2 Gold, 7 Silver, 8 Bronze 📍 Final Day Highlights ✅ Aman Sehrawat wins silver in 61 kg freestyle ✅ Mukul Dahiya wins silver in 86 kg freestyle ✅ Dinesh wins bronze in 125 kg category #CurrentAffairs

🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 13 APRIL 2026 🔆 BANKING & FINANCE 📍 10 Years of UPI ✅ National Payments Corporation of India developed UPI in 2016; regulated by Reserve Bank of India ✅ UPI enables instant 24×7 transfer through mobile number, QR code or UPI ID 📍 Recent UPI Innovations ✅ Reserve Pay: AI-powered autonomous payments ✅ Biometric Authentication: Face ID / fingerprint-based payments up to ₹5,000 ✅ UPI Circle: Delegated payments for minors and senior citizens ✅ Credit Line on UPI (CLOU): Micro-credit access through UPI ✅ Hello UPI: Voice-based UPI payments ✅ BillPay Connect: Chat-based bill payments ✅ UPI Tap & Pay: NFC-enabled payments ✅ UPI Lite X: Offline wallet using NFC ✅ UPI-enabled ATM cash withdrawal without card 📍 UPI Global Reach ✅ UPI now operational in: ➡ United Arab Emirates ➡ Singapore ➡ Bhutan ➡ Nepal ➡ Sri Lanka ➡ France ➡ Mauritius ➡ Qatar ✅ IMF and World Bank describe UPI as a global model for digital payments 🔆 INTERNATIONAL 📍 Seattle Installs Swami Vivekananda Statue ✅ Seattle becomes the first US city government to install a life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda ✅ Statue installed at Westlake Square Park in downtown Seattle ✅ Symbolises India–US cultural ties and India’s spiritual heritage 📍 IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 ✅ Finance ministers and central bank governors from 191 countries to attend Spring Meetings in Washington DC from 13–18 April ✅ Theme: “Building prosperity through policy” ✅ Key issues: global growth, financial stability and poverty reduction ✅ World Bank also approved: ➡ $830 million loan to modernise India’s ITIs ➡ Projects in Assam for roads, education and governance ➡ $280 million programme for Kerala’s digital health system 🔆 NATIONAL 📍 Indian Railways Approves 100 Expansion Projects ✅ Indian Railways approves 100 projects in 2025–26 under PM Gati Shakti ✅ Total investment: ₹1.53 lakh crore ✅ Total route coverage: 6,000+ km 📍 Key Works ✅ New railway lines ✅ Doubling and multitracking ✅ Other infrastructure works ✅ Project approvals increased by 56% compared to last year 📍 India Ranks 4th in Global Tech Funding ✅ According to Tracxn, India raised $11.7 billion in startup funding in FY26 ✅ India ranked 4th globally after the US, UK and China 📍 Key Highlights ✅ 13 funding deals above $100 million ✅ 47 IPOs, up 52% from FY25 ✅ 6 new unicorns created ✅ Bengaluru led with 33% share, followed by Mumbai with 21% 📍 Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns ✅ Yashwant Varma submits resignation to the President ✅ Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges is governed by Articles 124 and 218 and the Judges Inquiry Act, 1968 ✅ Impeachment motion requires: ➡ 100 Lok Sabha MPs or 50 Rajya Sabha MPs ➡ Investigation by a 3-member committee ➡ Special majority in both Houses 📍 Indian Constitution in Sindhi ✅ Vice President releases updated Constitution of India in Sindhi language ✅ Sindhi was added to the Eighth Schedule through the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1967 ✅ Constitution was originally drafted in English and later translated into Hindi by a committee led by Ghanshyam Das Gupta 📍 Rice Export Inspection Relaxed ✅ India relaxes rice export inspection rules for some European countries ✅ Relaxation announced through Export Inspection Council ✅ EIC works under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 under Ministry of Commerce and Industry 📍 India Pharma 2026 ✅ India Pharma 2026 to be held in New Delhi on 13–14 April ✅ Organised by Department of Pharmaceuticals with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance ✅ Theme: “Discover in India: Leapfrogging Life-Sciences Innovation” 📍 Vantara University ✅ Vantara University to be established in Jamnagar on vision of Anant Ambani ✅ Claimed to be the world’s first integrated global university for wildlife and veterinary sciences ✅ Focus: wildlife medicine, conservation and ethical animal care 🔆 DEFENCE 📍 Exercise DUSTLIK 2026 ✅ Indian Army contingent of 60 personnel departs for 7th edition of Exercise DUSTLIK in Uzbekistan

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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 11 APRIL 2026 🔆 INTERNATIONAL 📍 Nepal Begins New Year Celebrations ✅ Nepal begins celebrations for Bikram Sambat 2083 with the traditional Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur ✅ Nepali New Year falls on 14 April ✅ Bisket Jatra is a 9-day festival celebrated to welcome the new year and preserve local culture 📍 IUCN Updates Red List ✅ International Union for Conservation of Nature updates the Red List of Threatened Species 📍 Major Changes ✅ Emperor Penguin moved from Near Threatened to Endangered due to climate change ✅ Antarctic Fur Seal moved from Least Concern to Endangered ✅ Southern Elephant Seal moved from Least Concern to Vulnerable due to bird flu 📍 Bangladesh Measles Outbreak ✅ More than 100 children have died in a measles outbreak in Bangladesh ✅ Measles is a highly contagious viral disease spread through airborne droplets ✅ Severe cases can lead to pneumonia, encephalitis and blindness ✅ India aims to eliminate Measles and Rubella by 2026 🔆 NATIONAL 📍 2 Lakh Women Entrepreneurs Registered on GeM ✅ More than 2 lakh women-led MSEs registered under the Womaniya initiative on Government e-Marketplace ✅ They generated 13.7 lakh orders in FY26 📍 About Womaniya Initiative ✅ Launched in 2019 ✅ Promotes participation of women entrepreneurs in government procurement ✅ Helps solve issues of limited market access and low visibility 📍 CPA India Region Zone VII Conference Concludes in Goa ✅ First Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Zone VII Conference held in Panaji, Goa from 8–10 April ✅ Core states: Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat ✅ Special invitees: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana ✅ Conference focused on democracy, good governance and legislative cooperation 🔆 DEFENCE 📍 Operation HimSetu ✅ Indian Army launches Operation HimSetu in North Sikkim ✅ More than 1,400 people rescued after landslides and collapse of a bridge near Lachen ✅ Operation aimed at evacuating stranded civilians and restoring connectivity 📍 CAPF Administration Act, 2026 Notified ✅ President Droupadi Murmu notifies CAPF Administration Act, 2026 ✅ Creates a common administrative framework for CAPFs 📍 Forces Covered ✅ Central Reserve Police Force ✅ Border Security Force ✅ Central Industrial Security Force ✅ Indo-Tibetan Border Police ✅ Sashastra Seema Bal ✅ IPS officers will continue to head these forces through deputation 🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS 📍 108th Anniversary of Champaran Satyagraha ✅ Nation marks 108 years of Champaran Satyagraha ✅ Started on 11 April 1917 in Bihar under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi ✅ Farmers were forced to grow indigo under the Tinkathia system ✅ It became Gandhi’s first major success in India and marked the beginning of mass movements 📍 Birth Anniversary of Jyotiba Phule ✅ Nation pays tribute to Jyotirao Phule on his birth anniversary ✅ Born on 11 April 1827 ✅ Worked for women’s education, social equality and abolition of caste discrimination 📍 Myanmar ✅ Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as elected President of Myanmar 🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 📍 Gaganyaan IADT-02 Test ✅ Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducts IADT-02 under the Gaganyaan mission ✅ Test carried out at Satish Dhawan Space Centre ✅ Objective: test safe descent and landing of crew module ✅ Crew module weighing 5.7 tonnes dropped from around 3 km height using an Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter ✅ Test validated parachute and recovery systems near Sriharikota 🔆 SPORTS 📍 India Wins 16 Medals at Asian Boxing Championships ✅ India finishes with 16 medals at Asian Boxing Championships 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 📍 Medal Tally ✅ Gold: 5 ✅ Silver: 3 ✅ Bronze: 8 ✅ India finished 2nd overall behind Kazakhstan ✅ India, however, recorded the highest total medal count 📍 Key Highlight ✅ Vishvanath Suresh wins gold in 50 kg category after defeating Japan’s Daichi Iwai 5–0 ✅ It is India’s first men’s Asian boxing title in 5 years ✅ Indian women contributed 10 medals, including 4 golds, marking a historic performance #CurrentAffairs

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scientists develop humidity-Responsive Brain-like Sensor inspired by frogs that can save energy in conventional electronics

India's nuclear energy programme has maintained a steady presence in the country's electricity mix. It now stands at a pivotal moment, with significant expansion planned over the coming years

India Ranks third globally in Renewable Energy Installed Capacity According to the Renewable Energy Statistics 2026 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), India now ranks third globally in Renewable Energy Installed Capacity, as announced by Union Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi

Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): 1. It ensures that the law of the European Union is interpreted and applied uniformly across all member states. 2.It consists of two main courts:the Court of Justice and the General Court. 3. The headquarters of the CJEU is located in Brussels.

Q. With reference to the Khelo India Tribal Games, consider the following statements: 1.The Games are being hosted by Odisha. 2.Mallakhamb and Kabaddi are included among the seven medal sports featured in the event.

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