Vashishtha Narayan Singh
Field: Renowned mathematician from Bihar; specialised in mathematics, particularly operator theory.
Research: PhD thesis - Reproducing Kernels and Operators with a Cyclic Vector, University of California, Berkeley (1969).
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Field: Renowned mathematician from Bihar; specialised in mathematics, particularly operator theory.
Research: PhD thesis - Reproducing Kernels and Operators with a Cyclic Vector, University of California, Berkeley (1969).
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CCUS = Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage
1. Meaning: Technology to capture CO₂ emissions from industries, preventing their release into the atmosphere.
2. Three stages:
Capture CO₂ at emission source.
Transport captured CO₂.
Utilise it in products or store it permanently underground.
3. Applications: Decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors – Steel, Cement, Power, Refineries and Chemicals; CO₂ can also produce fuels, chemicals and building materials.
4. Union Budget 2026–27: ₹20,000 crore allocated over 5 years for CCUS development and deployment in the above five sectors.
5. India’s first integrated CCUS Field Laboratory: Inaugurated at IIT Bombay (11 May 2026) by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan; pilot facility has a capacity of 3 tonnes CO₂ per day.
Important facts:
India’s Net Zero target: 2070.
NITI Aayog released CCUS Policy Framework and Deployment Mechanism in 2022.
Keyword: CCUS helps decarbonise hard-to-abate industries where emissions cannot be eliminated easily through renewable energy or electrification alone.
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1. Meaning: Technology to capture CO₂ emissions from industries, preventing their release into the atmosphere.
2. Three stages:
Capture CO₂ at emission source.
Transport captured CO₂.
Utilise it in products or store it permanently underground.
3. Applications: Decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors – Steel, Cement, Power, Refineries and Chemicals; CO₂ can also produce fuels, chemicals and building materials.
4. Union Budget 2026–27: ₹20,000 crore allocated over 5 years for CCUS development and deployment in the above five sectors.
5. India’s first integrated CCUS Field Laboratory: Inaugurated at IIT Bombay (11 May 2026) by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan; pilot facility has a capacity of 3 tonnes CO₂ per day.
Important facts:
India’s Net Zero target: 2070.
NITI Aayog released CCUS Policy Framework and Deployment Mechanism in 2022.
Keyword: CCUS helps decarbonise hard-to-abate industries where emissions cannot be eliminated easily through renewable energy or electrification alone.
#CA2026
Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY)
Ministry: Social Justice & Empowerment.
Launched: 2021; umbrella scheme for welfare of senior citizens (60 years and above).
Objective: Healthcare, shelter, protection and dignified ageing.
Major Components:
IPSrC: Financial assistance to NGOs for running old-age homes and care facilities.
RVY (Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana): Free assistive devices (wheelchairs, hearing aids, walking sticks) to eligible senior citizens with age-related disabilities.
Elderline (14567): National toll-free helpline for senior citizens.
SAGE: Supports start-ups developing innovative products and services for elderly care.
SCOPE: Connects senior citizens with employment opportunities.
SAPSrC: Supports state-level action plans for senior citizens.
Additional Facts:
AVYAY subsumed the earlier National Action Plan for Senior Citizens (NAPSrC).
Silver Economy: Economic activities involving products and services catering to the elderly.
IPSrC = Old-age homes | RVY = Assistive devices | SAGE = Start-ups | Elderline = Helpline.
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Ministry: Social Justice & Empowerment.
Launched: 2021; umbrella scheme for welfare of senior citizens (60 years and above).
Objective: Healthcare, shelter, protection and dignified ageing.
Major Components:
IPSrC: Financial assistance to NGOs for running old-age homes and care facilities.
RVY (Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana): Free assistive devices (wheelchairs, hearing aids, walking sticks) to eligible senior citizens with age-related disabilities.
Elderline (14567): National toll-free helpline for senior citizens.
SAGE: Supports start-ups developing innovative products and services for elderly care.
SCOPE: Connects senior citizens with employment opportunities.
SAPSrC: Supports state-level action plans for senior citizens.
Additional Facts:
AVYAY subsumed the earlier National Action Plan for Senior Citizens (NAPSrC).
Silver Economy: Economic activities involving products and services catering to the elderly.
IPSrC = Old-age homes | RVY = Assistive devices | SAGE = Start-ups | Elderline = Helpline.
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Odisha Rare-Earth Corridor
Union Budget 2026–27: Rare-earth corridors announced in 4 states - Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Odisha corridor: Planned along Ganjam-Puri coast; Gopalpur (Ganjam) identified as anchor location.
Mineral significance: Odisha accounts for ~30% of India’s heavy-mineral beach-sand deposits.
Monazite: Source of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and thorium.
Ilmenite: Important source of titanium(UPSC/BPSC PYQ)
Interlink:
https://t.me/bpscweb/43416
https://t.me/bpscweb/40722
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Union Budget 2026–27: Rare-earth corridors announced in 4 states - Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Odisha corridor: Planned along Ganjam-Puri coast; Gopalpur (Ganjam) identified as anchor location.
Mineral significance: Odisha accounts for ~30% of India’s heavy-mineral beach-sand deposits.
Monazite: Source of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and thorium.
Ilmenite: Important source of titanium(UPSC/BPSC PYQ)
Interlink:
https://t.me/bpscweb/43416
https://t.me/bpscweb/40722
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A Declining Gini Index: Why It Matters for India.
India's Gini Index score of 23, based on recent World Bank data, shows a remarkably equal distribution of income, ranking ahead of major economies like the USA, UK, China, France, and Italy in terms of income equality because a lower score means wealth is shared more evenly across the population.
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India's Gini Index score of 23, based on recent World Bank data, shows a remarkably equal distribution of income, ranking ahead of major economies like the USA, UK, China, France, and Italy in terms of income equality because a lower score means wealth is shared more evenly across the population.
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India voted in favour of the 2026 UNGA resolution demanding an end to the US trade embargo against Cuba (imposed since 1962).
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India’s Outward FDI (FY 2025–26): USA became the 2nd-largest destination after Singapore, receiving $5.7 billion (12.1%) of India’s outward FDI-the highest since 2008–09.
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