NRC Demand in Manipur
What is NRC?
The National Register of Indian Citizens (NRC) records genuine Indian citizens to identify illegal migrants. It derives authority from Section 14A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Citizenship Rules, 2003. Unlike the Census, which counts all residents, NRC verifies citizenship.

Why demanded in Manipur?
-Myanmar factor: Porous border and political instability in Myanmar have raised concerns over undocumented migration.
-Indigenous identity: Locals fear pressure on tribal identity, customary land rights, jobs and limited resources.
-Fair delimitation: The student-led Campaign for Just and Free Delimitation (JFD) demands NRC before the Census and delimitation so that undocumented migrants do not distort population data, constituency boundaries and political representation.
-National security: Unregulated migration may facilitate arms, drugs and insurgent movement.

Concerns: Lack of documents may exclude genuine citizens; an ethnicity-driven process may deepen Meitei–Kuki and hill–valley tensions and violate Articles 14 and 21.

Way Forward: NRC must be transparent, ethnicity-neutral and supported by legal aid, appeals, effective border management and a national refugee policy.

Conclusion: NRC should protect indigenous rights and electoral integrity without becoming an instrument of ethnic exclusion.

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Defence Indigenisation: Towards Strategic Autonomy
Context: The Ministry of Defence notified the 6th Positive Indigenisation List (PIL), covering 405 strategically important items with a business potential of Rs. 3,070 crore.

Key Features
The list includes 389 DPSU items and 16 Indian Coast Guard items, which will be procured only from domestic industry after specified timelines.
It covers components of LCA, ALH, LUH, Su-30MKI, T-72, T-90, BMP-II, warships and missile systems such as MRSAM, Konkurs-M and Invar.
Indigenisation will be pursued through the Make procedure, in-house development and participation of private companies, MSMEs and start-ups.
The SRIJAN Defence Portal, launched in 2020, connects the Armed Forces and DPSUs with domestic manufacturers for import substitution.

Progress
Over 33,000 defence items had been offered for indigenisation by June 2026.
More than 15,700 items were indigenised in five years, achieving import substitution worth nearly Rs. 9,000 crore.
DPSUs placed domestic procurement orders worth around Rs. 10,000 crore up to March 2026.

Significance
Reduces dependence on foreign suppliers and vulnerability to wartime supply disruptions.
Promotes strategic autonomy, technology absorption and indigenous defence manufacturing.
Creates opportunities for MSMEs, start-ups, skilled employment and defence exports.
Conserves foreign exchange and strengthens India’s defence-industrial ecosystem.

Challenges: Dependence on imported engines and critical technologies, limited indigenous R&D, lengthy procurement cycles, testing delays and inadequate economies of scale.

Way Forward: Increase defence R&D expenditure, promote industry–DRDO–academia collaboration, ensure assured long-term orders, simplify procurement and focus on indigenous design and intellectual property- not merely local assembly.

Conclusion: Positive Indigenisation Lists are shifting India from being a major arms importer towards becoming a designer, manufacturer and exporter of advanced defence systems, strengthening Atmanirbhar Bharat and strategic sovereignty.

Interlink: https://t.me/bpscweb/37452
Interlink: https://t.me/bpscweb/44694

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1. What do you understand by the indigenization of Technology in Indian context? [68th BPSC]

2. India has augered its defense system through inclusion of variety of arsenals under make in India program for its safety and security. Justify the statement on the basis of scientific development in defence Technology. [66th BPSC]

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UPSC Mains 2026

Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme
Key Changes: The maximum education loan limit has been reduced from Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh; applications above Rs. 2 lakh must be made through the PM-Vidyalaxmi Portal.

Repayment period: 3 years for loans up to Rs. 2 lakh, 5 years for Rs. 2–4 lakh, and 10 years for Rs. 4–10 lakh. The revised rules will remain effective till 2031.

Timely repayment gives 30% interest incentive, increased to 40% for female, Divyang and transgender (Mangalamukhi) beneficiaries.

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SHG Haat: Market-Led Women Empowerment in Bihar
-Bihar will establish SHG product haats in every district to connect rural women directly with national and international markets; 30 lakh+ women entrepreneurs are linked with 1.81 crore SHG members.
-The initiative will overcome the key constraint of poor market access, enabling regular sale of products such as handicrafts, jewellery and food items beyond fairs and tourist centres.
-It strengthens the JEEViKA model by shifting women from subsistence activities to enterprise, income generation and financial self-reliance.
-Dedicated local markets can reduce middlemen, promote district-specific products, strengthen rural value chains and support the vision of ‘Lakhpati Didi’.
-For effective implementation, haats should be integrated with branding, quality certification, digital commerce, credit, storage, packaging and logistics support.

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Internationalisation of Rupee
Context: DGFT amended FTP 2023, allowing exporters to receive payments in rupees while retaining export incentives.

How it promotes internationalisation: Rupee can now be used for export invoicing, payment settlement and fulfilment of export obligations, expanding its role as an international trade currency.
Supporting mechanism: Payments are settled through RBI’s Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs), introduced in 2022.
Benefits: Reduces dependence on the US dollar, lowers exchange-rate risk and transaction costs, preserves forex reserves and facilitates trade with sanction-hit countries.
Challenges: Limited global acceptability and convertibility, persistent trade deficit, exchange-rate volatility and shortage of attractive rupee-denominated assets.

Way Forward: Expand rupee-based bilateral trade, deepen financial markets, maintain macroeconomic stability and gradually liberalise the capital account.

Interlink: https://t.me/bpscweb/25342

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The Harvest 2026: The Hidden Cost of Women’s Invisible Work in Indian Agriculture report by Arya.ag finds that women earn 20–30% less despite performing over half of farm work. Equal access to land, finance and technology could raise women-run farm yields by 20–30% and add ₹1.2–2 trillion annually to India’s farm economy.

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UPSC CSE MAINS GS 1 2026 Question Paper

India–Japan:
—> Dharma Guardian – Bilateral exercise between the Indian Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

—>JAIMEX – Bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

—> Veer Guardian – Bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force; Veer Guardian 2026 is scheduled this year.

—>Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN) – India–Japan initiative for transporting personnel and relief supplies during natural disasters; its second tabletop exercise is scheduled at Japan’s Defence Ministry in September 2026.

India—-> Japan relations were elevated to a “Special Strategic and Global Partnership” in 2014.

Interlink: https://t.me/bpscweb/45828

About Japan: https://t.me/bpscweb/45371

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Kajari
Kajari is a folk song and dance form of the Bhojpuri region of Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar, traditionally sung during the rainy/monsoon season.

It is also part of the Hindustani semi-classical tradition, especially associated with the Benaras Gharana; noted exponents include Rasoolan Bai, Siddheshwari Devi and Girija Devi.

Jhijhiya: https://t.me/bpscweb/45547

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Answer: SraVaani (SraVaani 1.0).
It is an open-source multilingual Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) model covering 65 Indian languages and dialects, developed using the Project Vaani corpus by researchers associated with IISc/ARTPARK.

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