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Welfare economist and activist Jean Drèze was honored with the 2026 Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA) at the World Inequality Conference in Paris for his extensive work on poverty, inequality, and social policy in India.

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Airbus C295 (India)
• C295 is a medium tactical military transport aircraft developed by Airbus.
• India signed a deal for 56 C295 aircraft to replace the ageing Avro HS-748 fleet of the Indian Air Force.
• 16 aircraft to be delivered in fly-away condition from Spain; 40 aircraft to be manufactured in India.
• Manufactured at the Final Assembly Line (FAL), Vadodara, Gujarat.
• First military aircraft to be manufactured in India by a private sector consortium (Airbus–Tata Advanced Systems Limited).
• Major initiative under Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
• Capable of troop transport, cargo transport, medical evacuation, paradropping, and special missions.
• Can operate from short and unprepared airstrips.
• First Made-in-India C295 completed its maiden test flight from Vadodara (2026).

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-->Project 75 (P-75): Six Kalvari-class (Scorpene) diesel-electric attack submarines built in India with French assistance.

-->Project 75(I): Proposed acquisition of 6 next-generation conventional submarines with Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) under Strategic Partnership Model.

-->Project 76 (P-76): Indigenous conventional submarine programme with AIP, lithium-ion batteries and 75–90% indigenisation.

-->Project 77 (P-77): Indigenous programme for nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) for the Indian Navy.

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Prakriti 2026 asked in BPSC steno —> probability of SAPLING in 72 BPSC

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