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#CurrentAffair The BPaL regimen It is a short, all-oral antibiotic treatment combination used for multi-drug resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/XDR-TB) The Indian Patent Office rejected a patent application filed by the U.S.-based Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) for the BPaL combination.

#CurrentAffair Buxa The tiger reintroduction plan for the Buxa Tiger reserve in West Bengal officially launched with the release of a 3-year-old tigress named T138 on October 2, 2026 Tigress T138 was translocated from Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve following veterinary and ecological assessments

#CurrentAffair Double Fortified Salt (DFS) It is a public health innovation that combines both iron and iodine into regular table salt to help combat widespread micronutrient deficiencies

#CurrentAffair #Polity The Parliament of India passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 as a Money Bill under Article 110(1)(g) of the Constitution, raising the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges (including the Chief Justice of India Passing the legislation as a Money Bill restricts the Rajya Sabha's role, as the Upper House cannot reject or amend it and can only return it with recommendations within 14 days Opposition members and legal critics have objected to the procedure, arguing it bypasses full bicameral scrutiny and mirrors similar controversial practices. The broader constitutional validity of using the Money Bill route for such institutional amendments is currently pending before a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court

#CurrentAffair India’s Mobile Manufacturing Rise India’s mobile manufacturing sector has grown rapidly, strengthening domestic production, exports and value addition. *99.2% of mobile phones used in India are now made domestically. *India is the world’s second-largest mobile phone manufacturer by volume. *India has shifted from a net importer to a net exporter of mobile phones since 2014. *PLI scheme for Large Scale Electronic Manufacturing (LSEM) has attracted around ₹96,000 crore in investments across the mobile manufacturing ecosystem.

#CurrentAffair India's Manufacturing Sector India's manufacturing sector needs to grow at a 13.1 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach USD 7.5 trillion by 2047, according to a KPMG report. The target is important for India to achieve its broader goal of becoming a USD 30 trillion economy by 2047. According to the report, if the manufacturing sector continues to grow at the current rate of 7.9 per cent CAGR, it would reach only around USD 2.7 trillion by 2047, leaving a gap of about USD 4.8 trillion. The report said manufacturing needs to expand nearly 15 times, from around USD 501 billion in 2025 to USD 7.5 trillion by 2047. This would require real growth of about 8.4 per cent and nominal annual growth of around 13 per cent.

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#CurrentAffair purple potato ICAR-CPRI (Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Central Potato Research Institute) developed nutrient-rich coloured potato varieties, including Kufri neelkanth, Kufri manik, and Kufri jamunia. These varieties contain important antioxidants and micronutrients, such as anthocyanins, iron, and zinc.  These biofortified foods help in resolving malnourishment and hidden hunger

#CurrentAffair #Governance UNESCO, "Governance refers to the exercise of political, economic and administrative authority in the management of a country's affairs, including citizens' articulation of their interests and exercise of their legal rights and obligations. E-Governance may be understood as the performance of this governance via the electronic medium in order to facilitate an efficient, speedy and transparent process of disseminating information to the public, and other agencies, and for performing government administration activities".

#CurrentAffair Agriculture Schemes and food processing Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) constitutes a comprehensive initiative aimed at developing modern infrastructure for the food processing sector. It seeks to establish an integrated and efficient supply chain spanning from the farm gate to retail markets. The scheme enhances farmers’ price realisation, minimises post-harvest losses, promotes value addition, and supports income enhancement. Additionally, it generates rural employment, increases processing capacity, and strengthens the export competitiveness of processed food products. The Production Linked Incentive Scheme for the Food Processing Industry (PLISFI) It proposes financial incentive to modernize and enhance competitiveness of the food processing industry by manufacturing specific categories of food products having high potential for growth in output and value addition. Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME) It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, designed to address the challenges faced by the micro-enterprises and to tap the potential of groups and cooperatives in supporting the upgradation and formalization of these enterprises.

#CurrentAffair #Polity How the Election Commission was set up The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a permanent constitutional body. According to its website, it was established “in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950.” The Constitution gave it the “superintendence, direction and control of the entire process for conduct of elections to Parliament and Legislature of every State and to the offices of President and Vice-President of India,” Who sits on the Election Commission? Originally, the Commission had only a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). It now consists of the CEC and two Election Commissioners (ECs). The President appoints them, and they serve six years or until age 65, whichever comes first. They have the same status, salary and perks as available to Supreme Court judges. Similarly, the CEC can only be impeached through Parliament, like a Supreme Court judge

#CurrentAffair Economic Statecraft’, it is broadly defined as the deliberate use of economic means to achieve strategic ends, has witnessed a rapid resurgence. This shift reflects rising geopolitical competition, concerns over technological dominance and vulnerabilities exposed in traditional global value chains.

#CurrentAffair Namo Bharat It is India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System is a semi-high speed corridor of 82.15 kilometres designed to run 180 kmph and built at 30 thousand 274 crore rupees. Operational since February this year, it cuts the Delhi-Meerut journey to under an hour

#CurrentAffair NCAP- National Clean Air program To address air pollution in urban areas in mission mode, NCAP was launched in 2019 by the Government in 130 cities across the country. It is a multi-sectoral initiative involving the coordinated efforts of the Central and State Governments, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and other stakeholders. NCAP emphasizes source specific mitigation measures through city, state, and national-level clean air action plans, and it is monitored by various committees constituted at Central, State and District level.

#CurrentAffair The Miyawaki technique It is a method of creating dense forests within limited spaces. Also known as the ‘pot plantation method’, it involves planting trees and shrubs close to one another to promote rapid growth and establish forest-like ecosystems in a shorter period. Plants can grow up to 10 times faster under this method, making it particularly suitable for expanding green cover in spaceconstrained urban areas

#CurrentAffair The 40th Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) 1)It marked a major milestone alongside the 60th International Waterbird Census, tracking wetland health and migratory bird populations across Asia and Australasia 2)The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department in collaboration with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Wildlife Institute of India (WII), and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will enumerate the bird species. This will be the 10th census to be conducted in the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary and it’s adjoining wetlands. 3)The census will focus on the presence of four major species endangered Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis), endangered Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris), Near Threatened Eurasian Curlews (Numenius arquata) andEurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus). All the four bird species are migratory which arrive at the Godavari estuary for feeding during the winter.

#CurrentAffair DigiLocker: DigiLocker enables citizens to access and share digitally issued documents anytime and anywhere, eliminating the need to carry physical copies and facilitating seamless verification by authorities. DigiLocker has provided digital access to authentic digital documents from original issuer for the common citizen. Currently, 67 crore users are registered on the platform. More than 967 crore documents have been issued using DigiLocker. UMANG: provides a single unified interface to access multiple Government services, enabling citizens to avail services from their homes, thereby saving time and travel costs.

#CurrentAffair PMGDISHA: Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) It was launched in 2017 to ensure digital literacy. The scheme concluded on 31st March 2024. The scheme was one of the world’s largest digital literacy initiatives. Against the target of training 6 Cr people, more than 6.39 Crore persons were trained nationwide.

#CurrentAffair India Stack It is a collection of digital platforms built on open APIs that connect identity, payments, and data at a national scale. These platforms are interoperable, meaning they can work together seamlessly, supporting governance, economic activity, and citizen services.