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🔆 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)

📍 About
✅ Established in 1986
✅ Functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs
✅ Headquarters: New Delhi

📍 Nature
✅ National repository of crime and criminal-related data in India.

📍 Formation
✅ Based on recommendations of:
➡️ Tandon Committee
➡️ National Police Commission (1977–81)
➡️ Task Force of the Home Ministry

📍 Composition
✅ Officers from:
➡️ Indian Police Service (IPS)
➡️ Indian Revenue Service (IRS)
➡️ Paramilitary forces

📍 Important Facts
✅ Exempted from the Right to Information Act, 2005 under Section 24(1).
✅ Also compiles data on lightning fatalities in India.

📍 Nodal Agency For
✅ Online Cyber-Crime Reporting Portal
✅ Drug law enforcement and control of narcotics trafficking

📍 Associated Projects / Bodies
✅ Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (2009)
➡️ National database linking police stations across India.

✅ National Digital Police Portal (2017)
➡️ Enables online complaint filing and suspect search.

✅ Central Finger Print Bureau
➡️ National repository of fingerprints under NCRB.

✅ CyTrain Portal
➡️ Online training platform for cybercrime investigation and prosecution.

📍 International Association
✅ Partner agency of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

📍 Major Reports Published
✅ Crime in India
✅ Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India
✅ Prison Statistics India

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🔆 Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

📍 Context
✅ Tirumala Laddu was recently in news due to allegations of adulteration.

📍 Location
✅ Located in Andhra Pradesh.
✅ One of the richest and most visited pilgrimage centres in the world.

📍 Deity
✅ Dedicated to Venkateswara, regarded as an incarnation of Vishnu.

📍 Architecture
✅ Built in the Dravidian style of architecture.
✅ Main shrine contains the gold-plated tower called “Ananda Nilayam”, crowning the sanctum.

📍 Historical Patronage
✅ Received patronage from the Chola dynasty.
✅ Expanded further during the reign of the Vijayanagara Empire through donations and endowments.

📍 Religious Reform
✅ 12th-century philosopher-saint Ramanuja played an important role in reviving temple rituals and strengthening Vaishnavite traditions at Tirumala.

📍 Tirumala Laddu
✅ Tirumala Laddu is the GI-tagged sacred offering (prasadam) distributed to devotees at the temple.

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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 28 MARCH 2026

🔆 REGULATORY BODIES / RBI

📍 RBI ‘Payments Vision 2028’ Launched
✅ Theme: “Shaping India’s Payment Frontier”
✅ Roadmap till December 2028
✅ Focus: safer payments, fraud prevention, cross-border payments, ease of doing business
✅ Major initiatives:
• TReDS interoperability
• “Switch On/Off” facility for digital payments
• Payments Switching Service (PaSS)
• Domestic Legal Entity Identifier (DLEI)
• Electronic Cheques (e-Cheques)
✅ Review under: Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 & FEMA, 1999

🔆 BANKING & FINANCE

📍 NHB Launches ‘Gruh Sugam Portal’
✅ Digital housing loan portal for:
• Defence personnel
• Paramilitary forces
• Government employees
✅ Allows online comparison, application & tracking of housing loans
✅ No need to physically visit banks

📍 OECD Lowers India Growth Forecast
✅ FY27 growth forecast cut to 6.1% from 6.2%
✅ FY26 forecast unchanged at 7.6%
✅ Reason: global uncertainty

🔆 INTERNATIONAL

📍 BRICS CCI Women Empowerment Summit 2026
✅ Held in New Delhi from 21–23 March 2026
✅ Theme: “WISE” = Women in Innovation, Science Leadership & Entrepreneurship
✅ Mission ShakthiSAT launched
✅ Meenakshi Lekhi unveiled the initiative
✅ Shabana Azmi honoured with “Trailblazer: Living Legend” Award

🔆 NATIONAL

📍 3-Year Action Plan for ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’
✅ Issued by Ministry of Education & Ministry of Home Affairs
✅ 500-metre area around schools declared drug-free zone
✅ “Nasha Mukt Units” to be set up in all colleges & universities by December 2026
✅ Goal: Drug-Free India by 2047
✅ Nodal ministry of NMBA: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

📍 Stuti Pradhan Selected for World Youth Parliament 2026
✅ Stuti Pradhan to represent India at World Youth Parliament
✅ Focus areas: climate change, education & sustainable development

🔆 DEFENCE

📍 DAC Clears Defence Proposals Worth ₹2.38 Lakh Crore
✅ Chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
✅ Includes systems for Army, Air Force & Coast Guard
✅ Key approvals:
• Dhanush Gun System
• S-400 Air Defence System
• Medium Transport Aircraft
• Remotely Piloted Strike Aircraft

📍 INS Sudarshini Reaches France
✅ INS Sudarshini arrived at Sète, France
✅ Part of Lokayan-26 expedition
✅ Participated in Escale à Sète festival

📍 IAF Launches ‘Vayu Baan’ Drone Project
✅ India’s first helicopter-dropped drone project
✅ Drone launched mid-air from helicopter
✅ Stand-off attack capability beyond 50 km
✅ Protects helicopter from MANPADS

🔆 MoUs

📍 DPIIT Signs MoU with Fuel-Tech Company
✅ Aim: promote innovation in fuel-tech, manufacturing & deep-tech sectors
✅ Support for startups from idea to prototype stage

📍 DPIIT–Razorpay MoU
✅ To support startups in Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities
✅ ‘Startup Sahayak’ platform launched

📍 NCW–Truecaller Partnership
✅ Launch of ‘TrueCyberSakhi: Digital Safety Toolkit’
✅ Focus on spam calls, phishing & online fraud against women

📍 Ministry of Culture–YouTube MoU
✅ To promote Indian folk & tribal music globally
✅ Artists to get training, monetisation guidance & digital support

📍 Indian Army–IITM Pravartak MoU
✅ To strengthen defence indigenisation
✅ Nodal Indigenisation Centre to be set up at Avadi, Chennai

🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 Earth Hour 2026 — 28 March
✅ Marks 20 years of Earth Hour
✅ Time: 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
✅ Organised by World Wide Fund for Nature
✅ Theme: switch off non-essential lights to support climate action

🔆 APPOINTMENTS
✅ Periasamy Kumaran appointed next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
✅ Balendra Shah sworn in as Nepal’s youngest PM

🔆 AWARDS
✅ Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay selected for Saraswati Samman 2025 for Hara Parbati Katha
✅ Nandamuri Balakrishna receives Lifetime Achievement Award at International Film Festival of Delhi 2026

🔆 SPORTS

📍 Carolina Marín Announces Retirement
✅ Olympic & World badminton champion Carolina Marín retires from professional badminton

📍 IOC New Policy on Women’s Category in Sports
✅ New policy to apply from Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
✅ Uses SRY gene screening for eligibility in female category
✅ Applies to Olympics, Youth Olympics & qualification events

🔆 India’s Climate Action – Performance & Strategy

📍 India’s Performance so far (NDC Progress)
✅ Emissions intensity: Target of 33–35% reduction by 2030 already surpassed → ~36% reduction (2005–2020).
✅ Non-fossil power capacity: Target of 40% by 2030 achieved early → ~52.57% (Feb 2026).
✅ Carbon sink creation: About 2.29 billion tonnes CO₂ equivalent added through forest & tree cover (by 2021).

🔆 Major Pillars of India’s Climate Strategy

📍 A. Clean Energy & Green Growth (Mitigation Focus)
✅ Large-scale renewable energy expansion
✅ Battery storage systems
✅ Green Energy Corridors
✅ Cleaner manufacturing & energy efficiency
✅ Nuclear energy
✅ Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage (CCUS)

📍 B. Key Schemes & Initiatives
✅ National Green Hydrogen Mission
✅ PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
✅ Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes
✅ PM-KUSUM
✅ Jal Jeevan Mission
✅ MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative)
✅ National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture
✅ PMKSY (Irrigation)
✅ Soil Health Card Scheme

📍 C. Adaptation & Resilience Measures
✅ Mangrove restoration & coastal protection
✅ Climate-resilient infrastructure
✅ Cyclone & storm-surge early warning systems
✅ Glacier monitoring in Himalayan states
✅ Biodiversity conservation
✅ Heat Action Plans in cities
✅ Community-based disaster preparedness

📍 D. Institutional Framework
✅ National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
✅ Nine National Missions
✅ State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCCs)

📍 E. People-Centric Climate Action
✅ Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE)
✅ Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Campaign
➡️ Focus on participatory, citizen-led climate action.

🔆 International Climate Leadership
✅ International Solar Alliance (ISA)
✅ Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
✅ Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA)
✅ LeadIT (Leadership Group for Industry Transition)

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🔆 Shyamji Krishna Varma (1857–1930)

📍 Who was he?
✅ Shyamji Krishna Varma was a revolutionary, journalist and philanthropist.
✅ Born in Mandvi.

📍 Key Contributions
✅ Founded the Indian Home Rule Society in 1905 to encourage Indians to participate in revolutionary activities.

✅ Established India House in London.
➡️ It became a major centre for Indian revolutionaries abroad.

✅ Served as the first President of the Bombay Arya Samaj.

✅ Influenced prominent revolutionaries such as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

📍 Literary Contribution
✅ Published The Indian Sociologist to spread nationalist ideas and oppose British rule.

📍 Values
✅ Courage
✅ Patriotism
✅ Selfless Service
✅ Commitment to Freedom

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🔆 Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)

📍 Launch
✅ Launched in 2025 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
✅ Scheme outlay: ₹40,000 crore.
✅ Duration: Six years (FY 2025–26 to FY 2031–32).

📍 Objective
✅ To develop a robust electronics component manufacturing ecosystem in India.
✅ Aims to attract both domestic and global investment across the value chain.
✅ Seeks to integrate India’s electronics industry with Global Value Chains (GVCs).

📍 Types of Incentives
✅ ECMS provides:
➡️ Turnover-linked incentives
➡️ Capex-linked incentives
➡️ Hybrid incentives

✅ Incentives cover:
➡️ Sub-assemblies
➡️ Bare components
➡️ Supply-chain ecosystem development

📍 Target Segments
✅ Focuses on high-value electronics components such as:
➡️ Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
➡️ Camera modules
➡️ Display modules
➡️ Lithium-ion cells
➡️ Other advanced electronic sub-components

📍 Recent Development
✅ The Government has approved 29 investment proposals worth ₹7,104 crore under the scheme.

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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 30 MARCH 2026

🔆 REGULATORY BODIES

📍 India’s Forex Reserves Fall Sharply
✅ India’s forex reserves fell by $11.413 billion to $698.346 billion for the week ended 20 March
✅ Previous week had already seen a fall of $7.052 billion
✅ Forex reserves had touched an all-time high of $728.494 billion on 27 February 2026
✅ Decline began after the West Asia conflict
✅ Components of reserves:
• Foreign Currency Assets (FCA)
• Gold Reserves
• Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)
• Reserve Position with IMF

🔆 INTERNATIONAL

📍 UN Task Force on Strait of Hormuz
✅ UN announced a new task force to address disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz due to West Asia conflict
✅ Announced by António Guterres
✅ Task force to be led by Jorge Moreira da Silva
✅ Members include:
• UNCTAD
• International Maritime Organization
• International Chamber of Commerce
✅ Aim: ensure uninterrupted maritime trade and humanitarian supply chains

📍 UK Introduces Strict Screen-Time Rules for Children
✅ United Kingdom introduced fresh screen-time guidelines under PM Keir Starmer
✅ Children below 2 years: no screen time recommended
✅ Age 2–5 years: maximum 1 hour per day
✅ Parents advised to avoid screens during meals and 1 hour before sleep
✅ Similar steps being taken by countries like France, Denmark and Netherlands

📍 Japan Launches World’s First Cargo Bullet Train
✅ Developed by East Japan Railway Company
✅ Runs on the Shinkansen network
✅ Maximum speed: 275 km/h
✅ Capacity: nearly 1,000 boxes or 17.4 tonnes cargo per trip
✅ Passenger seats removed and replaced with cargo space
✅ Aim: faster and more efficient logistics

🔆 NATIONAL

📍 India’s First Port of Refuge Operationalised
✅ Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone launched India’s first Port of Refuge
✅ Aim: help ships in distress and improve maritime safety along India’s coastline
✅ Locations:
• Dighi Port – West Coast
• Gopalpur Port – East Coast
✅ Services available:
• Salvage and wreck removal
• Firefighting
• Pollution containment
• Emergency coordination

📍 India’s First Hydrogen Train Completes Trials
✅ India’s first hydrogen-powered train successfully completed oscillation trials
✅ Conducted by Research Designs and Standards Organisation
✅ Train covered 20 km and reached speed of 70 km/h
✅ Route: Jind–Sonipat in Haryana
✅ Developed by Integral Coach Factory
✅ Uses hydrogen fuel and emits only water vapour

📍 PLFS Annual Report 2025 Released
✅ Published by National Statistical Office under Ministry of Statistics
✅ Survey period changed from July–June to January–December
✅ Key figures for 2025:
• Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): 59.3%
• Worker Population Ratio (WPR): 57.4%
• Unemployment Rate (UR): 3.1%
✅ Rural unemployment: 2.4%
✅ Urban unemployment: 4.8%

📍 Jewar Airport Inaugurated
✅ PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Phase-1 of Noida International Airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh
✅ Phase-1 investment: around ₹11,200 crore
✅ It becomes NCR’s second airport
✅ Passenger capacity:
• 12 million passengers/year in Phase-1
• 70 million passengers/year by 2036
✅ Airport connected through Yamuna Expressway and future metro/RRTS links
✅ Designed as a green and energy-efficient airport

📍 Maternal Deaths in India: Lancet Study
✅ India recorded 24,700 maternal deaths in 2023 according to a study in The Lancet
✅ Maternal Mortality Ratio estimated at 116 per lakh live births
✅ India’s official SRS estimate is lower at 88
✅ India has reduced maternal mortality by 86% since 1990
✅ SDG target: reduce MMR below 70 by 2030

🔆 DEFENCE

📍 Indian Navy Conducts IMEX TTX 2026
✅ Conducted at Maritime Warfare Centre, Kochi
✅ Participating countries included Bangladesh, France, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Singapore, Sri Lanka and others
✅ Focus: maritime security challenges in the Indian Ocean Region
✅ India also assumed chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium for 2026–28 after 16 years

🔆 MoUs

📍 Delhi Govt–Prasar Bharati MoU
✅ Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation signed MoU with Prasar Bharati
✅ Aim: develop Delhi as a media and entertainment hub

✅ Focus areas: film production, TV and AVGC sector

📍 India–EU Aviation Pact Signed
✅ India signed a working arrangement with the European Union for aviation cooperation
✅ Agreement signed between DGCA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency
✅ Focus: aviation manufacturing cooperation and global safety standards
✅ Includes assembly of Airbus H125/AS350 helicopters in Bengaluru under Make in India

🔆 SCHEMES

📍 PM E-DRIVE Scheme Extended
✅ Government extended PM E-DRIVE scheme till 31 March 2028
✅ Total outlay: ₹10,900 crore
✅ Focus shifted towards:
• E-rickshaws
• Commercial electric 3-wheelers
✅ Incentives for electric two-wheelers available only till 31 July 2026
✅ Subsidy fixed at ₹2,500 per kWh with maximum ₹5,000 per vehicle

📍 PM Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana
✅ Pension scheme for unorganised workers launched in 2019
✅ Provides monthly pension of ₹3,000 after age 60
✅ Government contributes equal amount as worker contribution
✅ Eligible age: 18–40 years
✅ Monthly income limit: ₹15,000
✅ Target groups include street vendors, construction workers, domestic workers and small shopkeepers

🔆 APPOINTMENTS

✅ Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes
✅ She succeeds Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

🔆 AWARDS

📍 Hockey India Annual Awards 2025
✅ Men’s Player of the Year: Hardik Singh
✅ Women’s Player of the Year: Navneet Kaur
✅ Lifetime Achievement Award: Zafar Iqbal
✅ Men’s U-21 Award: Prince Deep Singh
✅ Women’s U-21 Award: Sakshi Rana
✅ Best Member Unit: Hockey Unit of Jharkhand

🔆 SPORTS

📍 Ashwin Signs for San Francisco Unicorns
✅ Ravichandran Ashwin signed with San Francisco Unicorns
✅ Becomes the first India-capped player to play in Major League Cricket

📍 Pramod Bhagat Wins 3 Medals at Spanish Para Badminton International 2026
✅ Pramod Bhagat won 1 gold and 2 silver medals
✅ Gold in Mixed Doubles with Manisha Ramdass
✅ Silver in Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles
✅ Other Indian gold medal winners:
• Nitesh Kumar
• Manasi Joshi
• Thulasimathi Murugesan

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