⚠️What is the Orange Economy?

✔️Refers to economic activities based on culture, creativity, and intellectual property (IP).

✔️Includes sectors like:
• Film & Media
• Entertainment
• Design
• Animation
• Music
• Arts & Literature

✔️Leverages cultural capital to generate wealth, jobs, and soft power.

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Which of the following claims about RNA silencing in plants is true?

1. Plants naturally use RNA silencing as a defense mechanism against viral infections.
2. Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is introduced into plants by viruses.
3. In reaction, the plant releases Dicer-like enzymes (DCLs), which cut the dsRNA into tiny pieces known as small interfering RNAs (siRNAs).

Consider the following statements regarding Recent I4C’s inclusion under PMLA, 2002

1.I4C is the 27th entity authorized to share information with the Enforcement Directorate under Section 66 of PMLA, 2002.
2.I4C operates under the Ministry of Finance to combat cyber-enabled financial crimes.

Consider the following statements regarding Pandit Chatur Lal

1.He was the first Indian percussionist to introduce tabla to the West in the 1950s.
2.He formed the Indo-jazz ensemble Shakti.

Consider the following statements regarding the National Investigation Agency (NIA)

1.The NIA was established under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
2.NIA comes under the Ministry of Defence.

Consider the following statements regarding the senior healthcare-centric extension of Ayushman Vay Vandana scheme

1.It provides Rs 5 lakh health coverage to all citizens aged 70 years and above, regardless of socio-economic status.
2.Senior citizens must forgo private health insurance to avail benefits under this extension.

❇️Dear APPSC Group-1 Mains Aspirants,
Wishing you the very best as you take on the APPSC Group 1 Mains examination — a challenge that rewards your months (and years) of perseverance, hard work, and dedication.
☑️This exam is not just a test of knowledge, but a reflection of your clarity of thought, depth of understanding, and ability to present ideas effectively under time pressure. ☑️Believe in your preparation and back yourself with confidence. You have already crossed one major milestone — now it’s time to rise to the next.
☑️You are not just writing an exam; you’re scripting the beginning of your service journey for Andhra Pradesh.
☑️May your pen flow with clarity, your mind remain calm, and your effort be rewarded with success.

Ink your dreams into reality — all the best for APPSC Group 1 Mains!💐💐💐💐💐

#### NATIONAL #####
1.Port economy will drive India’s growth: PM
2.‘Worried’ by tensions between N-powers: Vance
3. Restore ‘flagship scheme status’ of previous health initiatives in Rajasthan: Jan Swasthya Abhiyan
4.Caste census to boost opportunities for the needy: Sitharaman
5.Modi restarts unfinished projects worth ₹58,000 crore in Amaravati
6.Ministers stress need for inclusive global discourse
##### EDITORIAL #####
1. Aprofound shift in the global order
2. Strengthening parliamentary oversight in India
3.Fire and smoke
4.Minerals gamble

##### GROUND ZERO #####
1.The chatter in Moscow’s Red Square

##### SPOTLIGHT #####
1.The people who bear the weight of a divided history

##### SPOTLIGHT #####
1.Resolving Bengaluru’s parking woes: The need to bell the cat

##### SPOTLIGHT #####
1.From millets to mistrust, a harvest gone sour

##### INTERNATIONAL #####
1.Germany’s AfD is branded as ‘extremist’ by spy agency
2.Bangladesh’s Islamists ready for polls with a promise to implement sharia