India FLFPR: 40% ; Bihar: 24.7% (PLFS, 2025)

India FLFPR: 32.4% (ILO 2025)

Female dropout rate (Bihar):
• Primary: 8.7%
• Secondary: 25.9%
• Higher Secondary: 25.1%

Fertility Rate:
• Bihar: 2.8 (highest in India)
• All-India: 1.9

Population Growth Rate:
• Bihar: 1.43%
• India: 0.9%

STEM Link (#GS2mains)
• Bihar’s Low FLFPR (24.7%) + High dropout (secondary onwards)—> shrinking pipeline for girls entering STEM education
• High fertility + population growth—> more dependents —> early exit of girls from education —> weak STEM participation
• Result: Bihar has labour surplus but STEM-skilled female deficit

Link: https://t.me/bpscweb/43395

#BIHARspecial

Bihar’s First Global Multidisciplinary University—> Pravaha

Pravaha is a new, multidisciplinary university being developed in Loma, Vaishali (62 km from Patna), Bihar, focused on high-demand fields like AI, technology, and entrepreneurship.

It is a project aimed at transforming higher education in the state, with Phase 1 construction starting in April 2026 and the inaugural cohort of a one-year postgraduate fellowship expected in August 2027

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CHAR DHAM (UTTARAKHAND)
Temples (Himalayan Char Dham)
• Yamunotri —> Source of Yamuna River
• Gangotri —> Origin of Ganga (actual source: Gomukh glacier)
• Kedarnath —> Dedicated to Lord Shiva (12 Jyotirlingas)
• Badrinath —> Dedicated to Lord Vishnu

👉 Located in Garhwal Himalayas (Uttarakhand)

ASSOCIATED SITES:-

1.Near Yamunotri
• Janaki Chatti (base camp)
• Surya Kund (hot water spring)
• Divya Shila (worshipped before temple entry)

2.Near Gangotri
• Gomukh —> Glacier snout, origin of Bhagirathi
• Tapovan (meadow near Shivling peak)
• Dayara Bugyal (alpine meadow)
• Nachiketa Tal (linked to Kathopanishad legend)

3.Near Kedarnath
• Vasuki Tal
• Triyuginarayan Temple —> Mythological marriage site of Shiva-Parvati
• Chopta —> “Mini Switzerland of India”
• Tungnath (highest Shiva temple in the world)

4.Near Badrinath
• Mana Village —> Near Indo-China border
• Valley of Flowers
• Auli
• Vasudhara Falls
• Satopanth Tal (triangular glacial lake)

#GEOGRAPHY

PANCH PRAYAG (RIVER CONFLUENCES)
1. Devprayag —> Forms Ganga
2. Rudraprayag —> Alaknanda + Mandakini
3. Karnaprayag —> Alaknanda + Pindar
4. Nandaprayag —> Alaknanda + Nandakini
5. Vishnuprayag —> Alaknanda + Dhauliganga
👉 All located along Alaknanda River system

PANCH BADRI
1. Badrinath (Vishal Badri)
2. Yogadhyan Badri
3. Bhavishya Badri
4. Vridha Badri
5. Adi Badri
👉 Associated with different forms of Lord Vishnu

Panch Kedar:- (Associated with Shiva – body parts legend after Mahabharata) 👉 Formed where Shiva’s body parts appeared to Pandavas
1. Kedarnath Temple
-Hump (back) of bull
-Only Jyotirlinga among Panch Kedar
2. Tungnath Temple
-Arms of Shiva
-Highest Shiva temple in the world (~3680 m)
3. Rudranath Temple
-Face of Shiva
4. Madhyamaheshwar Temple
-Navel (middle part)
5. Kalpeshwar Temple
-Hair (jata) of Shiva
-Only Panch Kedar temple open throughout the year

#GEOGRAPHY

As of April 2026, the President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is Annalena Baerbock of Germany

#CA2026
#PERSON

E-PRAAPTI

#CA2026

BPSC

Option E : Unattempted Answers , need to mandatorily mark E

Top marine fish producer:- Tamil Nadu > Gujarat

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#DATA

India’s Role in Global Rebalancing
• Polycrisis context:fragmented global economy (geopolitics + finance + supply chains)
• Capital importer (structural): CAD ~ 1–2% of GDP (recent avg) —> sustainable
• Absorber of global savings: channels surplus (US/EU/China) into productive investment
• “Good CAD”: deficit driven by capital formation (infra, manufacturing), not consumption
• Investment-led growth model: past GCF ~40% of GDP (2008 peak); needed for 7–8% growth till 2047
• Demand-driven economy: domestic demand/services-led, unlike export-led East Asia
• GVC integration: trade openness + tech transfer + manufacturing push
• Macro stabiliser: reduces global imbalances without external stress
• Competition + openness: key for efficient capital allocation
• Natural bridge economy: links ageing surplus economies with young deficit economy (India)
• Forex buffer use: part inflows —> reserves accumulation (external stability)

#GS2mains

Bharat Taxi--> National Economic Mobility(NEM) for Bharat

#CA2026

• Rare earth ≠ rare in occurrence —> rare in economically viable extraction
• Permanent magnet ≠ electromagnet —> no external current required

Link: https://t.me/bpscweb/40638

#CA2026

Agentic AI refers to AI systems that can autonomously perceive, decide, and act to achieve goals with minimal human intervention.

Distinction:-
• Traditional AI —> Responds to inputs (reactive)
• Agentic AI —> Takes initiative, plans actions, adapts dynamically
• Not same as Generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT)
• Not just automation or RPA
👉 It includes agency (decision + action)

Application Areas
• Personal finance management
• Autonomous vehicles
• Smart assistants with task execution
• Defence (autonomous drones)

Risk/Concern
• Lack of transparency (black-box decisions)
• Ethical concerns (autonomy vs control)
• Trust deficit in high-stakes sectors

#GS2mains

Buddha's relevance

#HISTORY

The DRDO and the Indian Navy jointly and successfully conducted the first 'salvo launch' of the 'Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short Range' (NASM-SR) from an Indian Navy helicopter platform off the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Odisha.

Link:- https://t.me/bpscweb/43413

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#DEFENCE