• India remained the world’s largest remittance recipient in 2024 with ~US$137 billion — only country to cross US$100 bn.
• Top remittance recipients (2024):
1. India
2. Mexico
3. Philippines
• Report: World Migration Report 2026 by International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva.
• Remittance = money sent by migrants/NRIs to home country; counted under Current Account of Balance of Payments (BoP), not Capital Account
• India has remained top remittance recipient since 2010.
• Major remittance-sending countries in 2024: USA (largest), followed by Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Germany.
India-related connection:
Large Indian diaspora in Gulf countries + USA is a major reason behind India’s high remittance inflow; diaspora also supports forex reserves and rupee stability.
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• Top remittance recipients (2024):
1. India
2. Mexico
3. Philippines
• Report: World Migration Report 2026 by International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva.
• Remittance = money sent by migrants/NRIs to home country; counted under Current Account of Balance of Payments (BoP), not Capital Account
• India has remained top remittance recipient since 2010.
• Major remittance-sending countries in 2024: USA (largest), followed by Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Germany.
India-related connection:
Large Indian diaspora in Gulf countries + USA is a major reason behind India’s high remittance inflow; diaspora also supports forex reserves and rupee stability.
Asked in UPPSC: https://t.me/bpscweb/36890
https://t.me/bpscweb/36889
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India's first water neutral railway station--> Kankaria Depot, Ahmedabad
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India's steel sector--> world's second largest steel producer since 2018 with China at top.
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The First International Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, or Santa Marta Summit, took place from April 24–29, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia.
Co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, the summit gathered representatives from over 50 nations to create a concrete roadmap for phasing out coal, oil, and gas, aiming for a "just transition".
Notable Absences: Despite the attendance of major producers like Australia, Canada, Nigeria, and Brazil, significant polluters including the United States and China were notably absent
The next conference will be held in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, aiming to establish a global panel to create a transition road map.
Link: https://youtu.be/O6mV9gT73HM?si=jgkWAnUWFPboQaKO
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Co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, the summit gathered representatives from over 50 nations to create a concrete roadmap for phasing out coal, oil, and gas, aiming for a "just transition".
Notable Absences: Despite the attendance of major producers like Australia, Canada, Nigeria, and Brazil, significant polluters including the United States and China were notably absent
The next conference will be held in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, aiming to establish a global panel to create a transition road map.
Link: https://youtu.be/O6mV9gT73HM?si=jgkWAnUWFPboQaKO
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UPSC PYQ 2025
Like AI Action Summit 2025 where UPSC focused on non-signatories (US & UK), the absence of major polluters like US and China from the Santa Marta Summit also becomes prelims-relevant under the growing UPSC trend of asking “absentee/non-signatory countries” in global summits.
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Like AI Action Summit 2025 where UPSC focused on non-signatories (US & UK), the absence of major polluters like US and China from the Santa Marta Summit also becomes prelims-relevant under the growing UPSC trend of asking “absentee/non-signatory countries” in global summits.
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India’s forex reserves have 4 major components:
1. Foreign Currency Assets (FCA) —> largest component (~79%–80%)
2. Gold reserves —> around 17% now (rising steadily)
3. SDRs (Special Drawing Rights) with IMF
4. Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) in IMF
• As per RBI weekly statistical supplement (2026), India’s total forex reserves are around $698–700 billion; gold share has risen sharply in recent years.
• RBI gold reserves stored in India crossed ~680 tonnes; share of domestically stored gold rose from ~48% (2023) to nearly ~60%+ by 2026.
• Gold repatriation = bringing sovereign gold reserves back from foreign vaults like Bank of England or BIS vaults.
• Why countries are repatriating gold:
– Fear of Western financial sanctions/freezing of overseas assets (Russia precedent after Ukraine war)
– Gold at home reduces geopolitical vulnerability
– Physical control improves crisis-time liquidity confidence
– Gold stored domestically remains outside many foreign jurisdiction risks
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1. Foreign Currency Assets (FCA) —> largest component (~79%–80%)
2. Gold reserves —> around 17% now (rising steadily)
3. SDRs (Special Drawing Rights) with IMF
4. Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) in IMF
• As per RBI weekly statistical supplement (2026), India’s total forex reserves are around $698–700 billion; gold share has risen sharply in recent years.
• RBI gold reserves stored in India crossed ~680 tonnes; share of domestically stored gold rose from ~48% (2023) to nearly ~60%+ by 2026.
• Gold repatriation = bringing sovereign gold reserves back from foreign vaults like Bank of England or BIS vaults.
• Why countries are repatriating gold:
– Fear of Western financial sanctions/freezing of overseas assets (Russia precedent after Ukraine war)
– Gold at home reduces geopolitical vulnerability
– Physical control improves crisis-time liquidity confidence
– Gold stored domestically remains outside many foreign jurisdiction risks
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