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Strategic Initiative: Pax Silica (US-led) aims to build secure semiconductor + critical minerals supply chain Objective ? —> New US strategic initiative to counter China's dominance in advanced tech sectors - COERCIVE DEPENDENCIES. —> Focus: Critical minerals, energy inputs, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors. --> Supply chain security --> Protect sensitive technologies and critical infrastructure from hostile access. —> India is NOT included in inaugural summit Pax Silica Member Countries: —> Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Israel, UAE, Australia These nations home to "most important companies and investors powering global AI supply chain" US : Leader in design and IP for semiconductor chips. Netherlands: essential for lithography machines use for printing chips

--> MahaCrimeOS AI - the country's first AI-powered platform to fast-track cybercrime probes. --> The platform designed to augment officers with AI tools that help them to resolve cases faster and more efficiently, combining human exercise with responsible innovation

#NationalEnergyConservationDay is observed on December 14 to raise awareness about the importance of energy conservation and to highlight the nation's achievements in energy efficiency.

—> Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a ‘useless stepney tyre’ to the most useful supporting organ in past few decades. —> Private Member Bill in Rajya Sabha —> Nominated Member : Expertise in debates

Cabinet cleared major reforms: nuclear liability eased via the SHANTI Bill to open atomic energy and target 100 GW by 2047; insurance opened to 100% FDI with composite licences; ₹11,700 cr allocated for the delayed Census.

𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 $𝟑𝟓 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎 US tech giant #Amazon has announced a $35 billion investment in #India by 2030. The announcement was made by Senior VP Emerging Markets #AmitAgarwal at the 6th Amazon Smbhav Summit in #NewDelhi.

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has signed a MoU with #Amazon Seller Services in Delhi to boost online market access for artisans enrolled under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme. Under the agreement, the e-commerce service will facilitate onboarding of eligible #Vishwakarma artisans onto its e-commerce platform, while the Ministry will support them in obtaining necessary approvals, registrations and clearances.

The theme for this year is Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

For the first time since Partition, Sanskrit is returning to a Pakistani classroom. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has reportedly introduced a four-credit course in the classical language, marking a rare institutional push to revive Sanskrit studies in the country