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🔆 Petrol–Diesel Excise Duty Cut: Prices Unchanged 📍 What has the Government done? ✅ Special additional excise duty on: ✔️ Petrol reduced by ₹10/litre ✔️ Diesel reduced by ₹10/litre ✅ Effective duty now: ✔️ Petrol → ₹3/litre ✔️ Diesel → ₹0/litre 📍 Will Fuel Prices Fall? ❌ No reduction in retail petrol & diesel prices at pumps 👉 Government has directed Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) not to pass on the benefit to consumers 📍 Why was the Duty Cut Made? ✅ To cushion losses faced by OMCs due to rising crude oil prices ✅ OMC losses estimated at around ₹2,400 crore per day ✅ Govt revenue loss due to duty cut estimated at around ₹5,500 crore over 15 days 📍 Other Measures Taken ✅ Export duty increased on: ✔️ Diesel → ₹21.5/litre ✔️ ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel) → ₹29.5/litre ✅ LPG allocation for commercial use increased by 20% 📍 Implications ❗ Consumers get no immediate relief despite tax cut ❗ Move helps maintain financial health of OMCs ❗ Reflects India’s vulnerability to global crude oil shocks ❗ May reduce pressure on fuel supply during West Asia tensions 📍 Key Issue ⚠️ Excise duty cuts without retail price reduction may create concerns about transparency and burden-sharing between government, OMCs and consumers. 📝 Mains Practice Question (GS3) “Reducing fuel excise duties does not always translate into lower retail prices.” Examine in the context of India’s petroleum pricing policy. #Economy

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🔆 Female Tiger Poisoned to Death Near Satpura Tiger Reserve (GS3 – Environment / Wildlife Conservation) 📍 What Happened? ❗ A female tiger from Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh was allegedly poisoned to death ✅ Five persons have been arrested in the case Satpura Tiger Reserve 📍 Background of the Tiger ✅ The tigress had been rehabilitated from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in 2018 ✅ It had established its territory outside the reserve boundary ✅ The animal was being tracked through a radio collar Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve 📍 Reason Behind the Killing ❗ The tiger had reportedly killed an ox belonging to the accused ❗ The accused allegedly mixed poison in the carcass to kill the tiger ❗ Fear of forest officials tracing the radio collar may have motivated the act 📍 Key Concerns Raised ❗ Delay in monitoring despite the radio collar becoming inactive ❗ Allegations of negligence by forest authorities ❗ Suspicion that body parts may have been removed from the carcass 📍 Larger Issues Highlighted ❗ Increasing human-wildlife conflict around protected areas ❗ Retaliatory killing due to livestock loss ❗ Weak awareness regarding compensation schemes for cattle loss 📍 Why Compensation Matters? ✅ Timely compensation for livestock killed by wild animals can reduce retaliatory attacks ✅ Awareness among local communities is crucial 📍 Legal Protection ✅ Tigers are protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 ❗ Hunting or killing a tiger is a serious criminal offence 📝 Mains Practice Question (GS3) “Human-wildlife conflict around protected areas is emerging as a major challenge to wildlife conservation.” Discuss with reference to recent incidents involving tigers in India. #GS3 #Environment

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🔆 Cabinet Approves India’s Updated NDC (2031–2035) (GS3 – Environment / Climate Change) 📍 Key Climate Targets ✅ 47% reduction in Emissions Intensity of GDP by 2035 (from 2005 level). ✅ 60% installed electric power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2035. ✅ Creation of 3.5–4 billion tonnes CO₂-eq carbon sink via forest & tree cover. 📍 Context & Significance ✅ Commitment under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) & **Paris Agreement. ✅ Aligned with Net-Zero target by 2070 & Viksit Bharat @2047 vision. ✅ India already achieved earlier targets ahead of schedule → shows credible climate leadership. 📍 Implementation Pathways ✅ Renewable expansion, battery storage & green energy corridors. ✅ Push for Green Hydrogen, CCUS, nuclear energy & cleaner manufacturing. ✅ Schemes like PM-KUSUM, PM Surya Ghar, PLI to drive green transition. ✅ Global initiatives → International Solar Alliance, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, Global Biofuel Alliance. 📍 Adaptation & People-Centric Approach ✅ Mangrove restoration, glacier monitoring & Heat Action Plans. ✅ Climate action through Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE). ✅ Convergence via National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) & State plans. 📝 Mains Practice Question (GS3) “India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions reflect a balance between developmental priorities and climate responsibility.” Examine. #Environment Source

🔆 BioPharma SHAKTI & Non-Animal Models in Biologics Development (GS3 – Science & Tech / Health) 📍 Context ✅ Rising global use of biologics (mAbs, vaccines, insulin) for chronic diseases. ✅ Limitations of animal testing in predicting human safety & efficacy → shift towards human-relevant non-animal methodologies (NAMs). ✅ Union Budget announced BioPharma SHAKTI strategy to boost domestic biologics & biosimilars ecosystem. 📍 What are Biologics? ✅ Large, complex drugs produced from living cells (e.g., monoclonal antibodies). ✅ Increasing role in treating cancer, autoimmune disorders, metabolic diseases. ✅ Require advanced testing systems due to complex mechanisms. 📍 Why Move Beyond Animal Models? ✅ Animal immune systems may respond differently from humans → safety failures in trials. ✅ Past drug trial setbacks show poor predictability of animal testing. ✅ Need for precision, faster timelines & reduced R&D costs. 📍 Non-Animal Methodologies (NAMs) ✅ Organoids & organ-on-chip: replicate human tissue environment. ✅ 3D bioprinting & cell-based systems: mimic human physiology more accurately. ✅ Can reduce development costs (~10%+) and shorten drug optimisation timelines. ✅ Help identify promising drug candidates faster. 📍 BioPharma SHAKTI — Key Features ✅ Focus on domestic manufacturing of biologics & biosimilars. ✅ Supports start-ups, MSMEs & innovation funding (DBT / ICMR ecosystem). ✅ Encourages entrepreneurship & supply-chain creation in biologics sector. ✅ Promotes adoption of NAMs in drug development. 📍 Regulatory & Market Challenges ✅ Need for clear regulatory guidelines for NAM validation & adoption. ✅ Patent evergreening can delay entry of cheaper biosimilars. ✅ Approval required from CDSCO — guidelines still evolving. ✅ Investors cautious due to high risks & long gestation. 📍 Way Forward ✅ Build validated, standardised NAM protocols and regulatory confidence. ✅ Increase public-private investment & translational research. ✅ Strengthen global competitiveness in biologics manufacturing. ✅ Integrate scientific innovation with affordable healthcare goals. 📝 Mains Practice Question (GS3) “Non-animal methodologies can transform biologics development by improving safety, efficiency and innovation.” Discuss with reference to India’s BioPharma SHAKTI initiative. #GS3 #prelims #science_technology #science_and_technology Join https://t.me/PIB_UPSC https://t.me/upsc_science_and_technology

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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 23 MARCH 2026 🔆 REGULATORY BODIES 📍 RBI Central Board Meeting ✅ 622nd meeting held on 20 March 2026 ✅ Location: Patna ✅ Chaired by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra ✅ Approved RBI Budget 2026–27 (covers expenditure & operations) ✅ Reviewed global & domestic economic situation, geopolitical risks & financial market concerns ✅ Approved Utkarsh 3.0 (2026–29) — RBI’s medium-term strategy framework 📍 State Borrowings (March 2026) ✅ Total raised: ₹45,960 crore via State Government Securities (SGS) ✅ Major contributors: ➡ Karnataka: ₹10,000 crore ➡ Tamil Nadu: ₹8,000 crore ➡ Madhya Pradesh: ₹5,800 crore ➡ UP & West Bengal: ₹3,500 crore each ➡ Andhra Pradesh & Haryana: ₹3,000 crore each ➡ Gujarat & Punjab: ₹2,000 crore each ➡ Delhi & Kerala: ₹1,000 crore each 🔆 BANKING & FINANCE 📍 New Income-tax Rules 2026 ✅ Effective from 1 April 2026 ✅ Strengthened Significant Economic Presence (SEP) rules ➡ Tax applies if transactions > ₹2 crore or user base > 3 lakh ✅ Audit trail mandatory for 7 years for stock exchange compliance ✅ Introduces zero-coupon bond framework & standard valuation methods 🔆 INTERNATIONAL 📍 World’s Largest Gas Field ✅ South Pars / North Dome gas field in Persian Gulf ✅ Shared by Iran & Qatar ✅ Holds ~19% of global gas reserves — largest reservoir on Earth 📍 Global Terrorism Index 2026 ✅ Published by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) ✅ Pakistan ranked 1st (most affected) ✅ India ranked 13th ✅ Terrorism deaths declined by ~28% globally 🔆 NATIONAL 📍 National Dental Commission (NDC) ✅ Constituted by MoHFW — replaces Dental Council of India ✅ Statutory body under National Dental Commission Act, 2023 ✅ Came into force on 19 March 2026 ✅ Aim: Improve dental education quality & global alignment 📍 Expert Committee on Invasive Alien Species ✅ Formed by National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) ✅ Tenure: 2 years ✅ Mandate: Prepare national IAS list & mitigation strategies 📍 5G Innovation Hackathon 2026 ✅ Launched by Department of Telecommunications ✅ Duration: 20 March – 17 April 2026 ✅ Seed funding support: ₹50 lakh ✅ Aim: Promote indigenous 5G, AI & IoT solutions 📍 Prakriti 2026 – Carbon Markets Conference ✅ Organised by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in New Delhi ✅ Indian Carbon Market Portal launched ✅ Focus: Carbon finance, climate action & global partnerships 🔆 DEFENCE 📍 INS Taragiri (Project 17A) ✅ To be commissioned on 3 April 2026 at Visakhapatnam ✅ Built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd ✅ Stealth frigate with 75%+ indigenous content ✅ Equipped with MR-SAM, ASW systems & supersonic missiles 🔆 STATES 📍 Telangana Budget 2026–27 ✅ Outlay: ₹3.24 lakh crore ✅ Target: $1 trillion state economy by 2034 ✅ GSDP growth rate: 10.7% (above national average) 📍 Bihar Diwas 2026 ✅ Observed on 22 March ✅ Bihar formed in 1912, separated from Bengal Presidency 🔆 SCHEMES 📍 REPM Manufacturing Scheme ✅ Aim: Create 6,000 MTPA capacity for Rare Earth Permanent Magnets ✅ Outlay: ₹7,280 crore ✅ Strategic use in EVs, renewables, defence & electronics 🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS 📍 World Water Day 2026 ✅ Observed on 22 March ✅ Theme: “Water and Gender” ✅ Linked to SDG-6 (Clean Water & Sanitation) 📍 International Day of Forests ✅ Observed on 21 March ✅ Theme: “Forests and Economies” 🔆 AWARDS / BOOKS 📍 Guinness World Record ✅ Bhupathiraju Anmish Varma — fastest climb of Seven Volcanic Summits ✅ Completed expedition in 92 days 📍 Book Launch ✅ Kailash Satyarthi releases “Karuna: The Power of Compassion” 🔆 SPORTS 📍 Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 ✅ Host: Chhattisgarh ✅ Venues: Raipur, Jagdalpur, Surguja ✅ Dates: 25 March – 3 April 2026 📍 Squash – Indian Open 2026 ✅ Women’s Singles Winner: Anahat Singh ✅ Men’s Singles Winner: Abhay Singh 📍 Swimming World Record ✅ Cameron McEvoy (Australia) sets 50m freestyle record — 20.88 sec #CurrentAffairs

🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 20 MARCH 2026 🔆 REGULATORY / RBI 📍 Global Recognition ✅ RBI selected for “Global Initiative of the Year” award by Central Banking (London) ✅ Reason: Launch of “.bank.in” domain migration initiative ✅ Key stakeholders: Govt of India, NIXI, Banks, IDRBT 🔆 INTERNATIONAL 📍 Global Health Governance ✅ Argentina formally withdraws from WHO (effective March 2026) ➡ Exit under Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties ➡ Requires 1-year notice period 📍 Maritime Law (USA) ✅ Temporary waiver of Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act, 1920) for 60 days ➡ Regulates shipping between US ports 📍 Global Rankings ✅ World Happiness Report 2026 released ➡ Finland ranks 1st (9th consecutive year) ➡ India rank: 116 | Lowest: Afghanistan 🔆 NATIONAL 📍 Geo-Heritage ✅ GSI declares Kalijnagar Fossil Hill (Banda, UP) as National Geo-Heritage Site ➡ Shows major Eparchaean Unconformity (~1.5 billion years gap) 📍 Green Buildings ✅ Reliance MET City (Jhajjar, Haryana) becomes India’s 1st LEED Platinum pre-certified project 📍 Regional Connectivity ✅ MoCA launches ‘Fare Se Fursat’ scheme inaugural flight Rewa–Raipur 📍 Ocean Technology ✅ NIOT tests Floating LiDAR Buoy System near Muttom coast (TN) ➡ Measures ocean wind conditions up to 300 m height 📍 Festivals ✅ Chaitra Sukladi, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Navreh mark regional New Years across India 📍 Cyber Crime ✅ Highest total cybercrime cases: Karnataka (~21,889) ✅ Highest cybercrime rate: Telangana 🔆 DEFENCE 📍 Naval Manufacturing ✅ Keel laying of 2 Next-Gen Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) at Ratnagiri (MH) ➡ Shipyard: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd 📍 Military Exercise ✅ Indian Army conducts Exercise Amogh Jwala at Babina Field Firing Ranges (UP) 🔆 MoUs / PARTNERSHIPS 📍 Green Shipping ✅ SCI signs contract with Mazagon Dock for Green Methanol Vessel 📍 Culture & Tech ✅ India–Indonesia partnership on AI-based restoration of Prambanan Temple 📍 Defence Communication ✅ HQ IDS signs MoU with ISRO’s Space Applications Centre ➡ Aim: Improve satellite communication & telemedicine for Armed Forces 🔆 STATES 📍 Puducherry ✅ Pondicherry University launches ‘Blue Voice’ app for coastal fishers 🔆 SCHEMES 📍 Export Support ✅ Govt launches Resilience & Logistic Intervention for Export Promotion (RELIEF) scheme ➡ Supports exporters impacted by West Asia conflict ➡ Benefits: Financial support + cargo coverage + MSME focus 🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS ✅ Global Recycling Day — 18 March 2026 ➡ Theme: “Don’t Think Waste — Think Opportunity” 🔆 APPOINTMENTS ✅ Bhumikka Shrestha → Nepal’s 1st transgender woman MP (2026) ✅ Vikram Doraiswami → India’s next Ambassador to China 🔆 AWARDS / BOOKS ✅ Jawed Ashraf conferred France’s Legion d’Honneur (Commander rank) ✅ Nita Ambani receives KISS Humanitarian Award 2025 (Bhubaneswar) ✅ Book wins William Dalrymple Prize ➡ “The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World” 🔆 SCIENCE & TECH ✅ Adobe + NVIDIA collaborate on 3D Digital Twin technology 🔆 SPORTS ✅ India to host World Indoor Athletics Championships 2028 ➡ Venue: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar ✅ Lionel Messi becomes 2nd footballer to score 900 official goals ➡ Only behind Cristiano Ronaldo (965 goals) #CurrentAffairs

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