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BHARAT Initiative: Establishing Healthy Ageing Parameters

Context: The BHARAT study, launched by IISc Bengaluru, aims to identify India-specific biomarkers for healthy ageing and address diagnostic gaps arising from the reliance on Western-centric health data. About BHARAT Initiative (Biomarkers of Healthy Aging, Resilience, Adversity, and Transitions) BHARAT...

C-FLOOD Platform – A Unified Inundation Forecasting System

Context: Union Minister Jal Shakti inaugurated the C-FLOOD Platform. About C-FLOOD Platform- A Unified Inundation Forecasting System Developed By: C-DAC Pune (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) Central Water Commission (CWC), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Executed under: National...

ESIC Launches SPREE 2025 to Expand Social Security Coverage

Context: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has launched SPREE 2025. About SPREE 2025 (Scheme for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees) A special initiative by ESIC to bring unregistered employers and workers, especially contractual and temporary employees, under...

BhashaSetu: Bridging Language Barriers with AI Translation in India

Context: The Government has launched the WAVEX Start-up Challenge 2025 to promote AI-based multilingual tools like 'BhashaSetu' for real-time translation, transliteration, and voice localisation across 12 Indian languages. What is BhashaSetu BhashaSetu" refers more specifically to a new program initiated...

Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves (TOTR) Scheme

Context: The Union Environment Ministry has approved funding for the ‘Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves’ (TOTR) pilot scheme, aimed at reducing human-tiger conflicts through improved monitoring and protection of tigers living outside designated reserves. Tigers Outside Tiger Reserves (TOTR) Pilot Scheme...

Small Savings Schemes: Possible Interest Rate Cuts Ahead

The Ministry of Finance has announced that interest rates for all small savings schemes, including the Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC), will remain unchanged for the July–September quarter of the financial year 2025–26. This decision marks...

10 Years of AMRUT Scheme: Objectives, Key Features and Focus Areas

Context: The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) has reached a major milestone, completing 10 years since its launch on June 25, 2015. 10 Years of AMRUT Scheme AMRUT Scheme was launched on June 25, 2015. AMRUT is...

NAVYA Initiative, Key Features, Implementation and Significance

Context: The Government of India has launched the NAVYA initiative under the Viksit Bharat@2047 vision to skill and empower adolescent girls for a future-ready workforce. About NAVYA Initiative Full Form: Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescents (NAVYA). NAVYA...

e-Rakt Kosh Platform: Purpose and Key Features

Context: The Health Ministry is looking at integrating the country’s Rare Donor Registry with the e-Rakt Kosh platform. What is e-Rakt Kosh Platform? e-Rakt Kosh platform is a national digital platform that provides comprehensive information on blood banks and blood availability...

Ministry of Education Released Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 Report

Context: The Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 report for 2022-23 and 2023-24, ranking States/UTs on school education. About Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 Purpose: A data-driven assessment tool that evaluates the quality of school education...