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*🛡️Sixth Schedule*

♟️Provides power to tribal communities to administer tribal areas in Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, And Mizoram under art 244 (2) and art 275 (1) of the constitution.

*💎Advantages*

♟️Democratic devolution of powers
♟️Preserves and promotes distinct culture of region
♟️Protect agrarian rights such as land
♟️Enhance transfer of funds

*💎Issues*

♟️Limited geographical coverage
♟️Financial mismanagement and rampant corruption
♟️Financial dependency over state authority
♟️Conflicts over consultation between governor and council of ministers
♟️Lack authority of resources for implementing schemes like mgnrega.
♟️Lack of codification of customary laws
♟️Lack of skilled professionals.

♟️Creation of elected village councils
♟️Regular election by state election commission
♟️Recognize gram sabha under laws
♟️Bring transparency in planning, implementation, and monitoring of developmental programmes.

India–EU Partnership: A Strategic Momentum 🇮🇳🇪🇺

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📊 $136 Billion Trade: The EU is India’s largest goods trading partner in 2024–25
💼 Services Surge: Indian services exports doubled to €37 billion between 2019 and 2024
🤝 Tech & Green Focus: Trade and Technology Council driving digital & clean energy cooperation
🛡️ Security Ties Deepen: Talks underway for a new India–EU Security & Defence Partnership
🌍 People Connect: Over 9.3 lakh Indians reside in the EU, strengthening mobility and education links
📌 Why it matters: The upcoming 16th India–EU Summit (Jan 2026) signals a stronger, future-ready partnership.

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*🛡️Amendment By Simple Majority*

♟️A number of provisions in the Constitution can be amended by a simple majority of the two Houses of Parliament outside the scope of Article 368. These provisions include:-

1. Admission or establishment of new states.

2. Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states.

3. Abolition or creation of legislative councils in states.

4. Second Schedule–emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of the president, the governors, the Speakers, judges, etc.

5. Quorum in Parliament.

6. Salaries and allowances of the members of Parliament.

7. Rules of procedure in Parliament.

8. Privileges of the Parliament, its members and its committees.

9. Use of English language in Parliament.

10. Number of puisne judges in the Supreme Court.

11. Conferment of more jurisdiction on the Supreme Court.

12. Use of official language.

13. Citizenship–acquisition and termination.

14. Elections to Parliament and state legislatures.

15. Delimitation of constituencies.

16. Union territories.

17. Fifth Schedule–administration of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.

18. Sixth Schedule–administration of tribal areas.

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*International Data Privacy Day 2026*
Strengthening Confidence in India’s Evolving Digital Ecosystem

*Key Highlights:*
💠 *International Data Privacy Day is observed on 28 January* to raise global awareness about the importance of protecting personal data in the digital age.

💠 India has built a strong, citizen-centric data protection framework through the *Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023,* supported by robust rules and institutional mechanisms.

💠 National systems like *CERT-In,* *I4C*, *Cyber Swachhta Kendra*, and *NCRP* strengthen cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and rapid response.

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*🛡️Sixth Schedule*

♟️Provides power to tribal communities to administer tribal areas in Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, And Mizoram under art 244 (2) and art 275 (1) of the constitution.

*💎Advantages*

♟️Democratic devolution of powers
♟️Preserves and promotes distinct culture of region
♟️Protect agrarian rights such as land
♟️Enhance transfer of funds

*💎Issues*

♟️Limited geographical coverage
♟️Financial mismanagement and rampant corruption
♟️Financial dependency over state authority
♟️Conflicts over consultation between governor and council of ministers
♟️Lack authority of resources for implementing schemes like mgnrega.
♟️Lack of codification of customary laws
♟️Lack of skilled professionals.

♟️Creation of elected village councils
♟️Regular election by state election commission
♟️Recognize gram sabha under laws
♟️Bring transparency in planning, implementation, and monitoring of developmental programmes.

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*🏔️ Highest Peaks of Indian States*

👉 Trick: “Kanchen loves Kamal”

Kanchen ➨ Kanchenjunga (Sikkim)

Kamal ➨ Kamet (Uttarakhand)

Nanda ➨ Nanda Devi (Uttarakhand)

Anai ➨ Anai Mudi (Kerala – South India’s highest)

*🌍 Countries bordering India*

👉 Trick: “My Brother Never Bangs China”

My ➨ Myanmar

Brother ➨ Bhutan

Never ➨ Nepal

Bangs ➨ Bangladesh

China ➨ China

(Also Pakistan – easy to remember separately)

*🛕 States where Sun Temple is located*

👉 Trick: “Kota Mod Sun”

Ko ➨ Konark (Odisha)

Ta ➨ Tamil Nadu (Kumbakonam, etc.)

Mo ➨ Modhera (Gujarat)

*🛣️ National Highways – Golden Quadrilateral Cities*

👉 Trick: “DKCM” = Delhi-Kolkata-Chennai-Mumbai

D ➨ Delhi

K ➨ Kolkata

C ➨ Chennai

M ➨ Mumbai

*🏞️ Indian Rivers & Their Nicknames*

👉 Trick: “G-G-KM”

Ganga ➨ Holy River

Godavari ➨ Dakshin Ganga (Ganga of the South)

Krishna ➨ Maharashtra’s lifeline

Mahanadi ➨ Odisha’s lifeline

*🏛️ First in Indian Constitution*

👉 Trick: “Raja made Ambedkar drink”

Raja ➨ Rajendra Prasad (First President)

Made ➨ Rajendra Prasad again (First Food Minister)

Ambedkar ➨ First Law Minister

Drink ➨ Sukumar Sen (First CEC – Election)

*🛡️Women & Gender Data Highlights*

♟️Overall sex ratio = 1020 women for every 1000 men, sex ratios at birth abnormally low = 929/1000

♟️Increase in share of gender budget in total union budget to 6.5% in 2024

♟️Female Labour Force Participation Rate - 2023 = 37% (2018 = 23%), global average = 65%

♟️PMJDY - 55% account holders are women

♟️India ranked 129/146 in Global Gender Gap Index 2024, ranked behind neighbours like B’desh (99), China (106), Nepal (117), Sri Lanka (122), Bhutan (124)

♟️Women in India on average earn 70% of what men earn for the same job (globally = 80%)

♟️Women in Indian Parliament = 14.7% (lower than global avg of 27%)

♟️Literacy rate of women in India is 65% while that of men is 82%

♟️Women make up > 40% of STEM graduates but constitue < 15% of STEM professionals employed in R&D institutions

♟️More than 90% of women are involved in unpaid domestic services for household members (men = 27%)

♟️57% of the women aged 15-49 are anaemic

♟️74.10% of married women have their demand for family planning met by any modern method

♟️210 among every 1,000 persons in managerial positions are women

♟️55.63% Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan accounts held by women.