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𝗦𝗼𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗥𝗖 𝟮𝟲𝟴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗥𝗖 𝟮𝟳𝟬

Subject: Science

• 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵: ICAR–National Soybean Research Institute demonstrated high preliminary yields for newly developed soybean varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270.
• 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿: 𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗥-𝗡𝗦𝗥𝗜, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) | 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗽: Soybean (Glycine max)
• 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻: High-yielding, climate-resilient crop | Grown primarily in the 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳 season
• 𝗬𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 & 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Yields ~𝟮𝟬 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀/𝗵𝗮 under adverse weather | 𝗡𝗥𝗖 𝟮𝟳𝟬 is a bold-seeded, large-grain variety
• 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀: Tolerance to irregular rainfall and dry spells + High oil and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 content
• 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Suited for 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗵𝘆𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan
• 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Enhances productivity to support 𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗢-𝗢𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 and cut edible oil import dependence

𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗼

Subject: History

• 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘅𝘵: ASI traced the missing head of an 11th-century Vishnu idol at Khajuraho's Javari Temple.
• 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Eastern Group of Khajuraho | 𝗖𝗵𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗽𝘂𝗿 district, Madhya Pradesh
• 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘆: Built between 1075–1100 CE under the 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮 dynasty
• 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Dedicated to Lord 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝘂 | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site (1986)
• 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Designed in 𝗡𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮 style lacking an internal circumambulatory path
• 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Adorned with a delicately carved 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮-𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮 archway + soaring curvilinear shikhara
• 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗺: Doorway lintel features carvings of Trinity accompanied by 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮-𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀

𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗦 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 (𝗡𝗮𝘃 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗺)

Subject: Schemes

• 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵: Lakshadweep was officially declared a 𝟭𝟬𝟬% literate Union Territory under the ULLAS scheme.
• 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲: 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 Scheme | Aligned with National Education Policy (𝗡𝗘𝗣) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬
• 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁: Non-literate citizens aged 𝟭𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 and above | Target of 𝟱 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 learners from FY 2022–27
• 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Five-year implementation cycle (𝗙𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮–𝟮𝟳) | Motto: ‘𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿’
• 𝗡𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: Department of School Education and Literacy, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
• 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀: Foundational Literacy & Numeracy + Critical Life Skills + Basic Education + Vocational Skills + Continuing Education
• 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Driven by unpaid volunteerism (𝗞𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘃𝘆𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝗵) | Local schools serve as 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗶𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘀
• 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺: 𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽 integrated with the 𝗗𝗜𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗔 platform for learner and volunteer registration
• 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Bi-annual Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (𝗙𝗟𝗡𝗔𝗧) | Joint certification with 𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗦

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗜𝗠𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗖 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

Subject: IR

• 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵: First BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting concluded in New Delhi with the adoption of the Delhi Declaration 2026.
• 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Inaugural ministerial security dialogue of 𝟳 member states | Institutionalises high-level law enforcement cooperation
• 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻: Proposed at 𝟰𝘁𝗵 Summit in Kathmandu + operationalised at 𝟲𝘁𝗵 Summit in Bangkok
• 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺: Reaffirms strict compliance with UNSC 𝟭𝟮𝟲𝟳 sanction regime | Combats cross-border terror financing
• 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 & 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Directs dismantling of cross-border scam centres | Mandates victim-centred protection frameworks
• 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀: Establishes BIMSTEC 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 Monitoring Desk + regional trafficking intelligence-sharing
• 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Urges early finalisation of treaties on extradition, sentenced persons, and 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
• 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Mandates capacity building via UNODC, INTERPOL, FATF, and 𝗔𝗣𝗚

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Subject: Polity

• 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵: Supreme Court directed authorities to prevent unlawful detentions during protests against electoral revision processes.
• 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Executive confinement without criminal trial | preempts anticipated threats rather than punishing 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀.
• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟮(𝟯) suspends ordinary arrest safeguards | excludes mandatory 𝟮𝟰-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 production before a magistrate.
• 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁: 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟮(𝟰) caps detention at 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 without Advisory Board approval | 44th Amendment reduction remains 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱.
• 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟮(𝟱) mandates prompt communication of grounds + earliest opportunity to submit a 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟮(𝟲) allows authorities to withhold facts whose disclosure harms 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁.
• 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟮𝟮(𝟳) empowers Parliament to fix maximum detention spans + procedures of the 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱.
• 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 Entry 9 covers defence and foreign affairs | 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 Entry 3 covers public order and essential supplies.
• 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Courts examine procedural compliance and 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 | cannot substitute judicial views for executive satisfaction.
• 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗸 𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 (2022) held ordinary law-and-order issues cannot justify invoking preventive detention.
• 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗕𝗡𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟲𝟯 restricts assemblies and urgent actions | preventive detention laws enforce physical individual 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.