Answer C: Operation Sadbhav

India recently launched 'Operation Sadbhav' to provide humanitarian assistance to Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos, hit by Typhoon Yagi. A powerful storm that has left hundreds dead in Southeast Asia. Under the operation, India provided assistance worth $1,00,000 Dollars each to Vietnam and Laos. A consignment of 35 tonnes of humanitarian assistance, including water purification items, water containers, blankets, kitchen utensils, and solar lanterns, among others, was airlifted to Vietnam by a special aircraft. In the last decade, India has proven to be the 'first responder' during any global crisis and emerged as 'Vishwa Bandhu'

🔆Goa Maritime Symposium 2024

✅The Indian Navy is hosting the fifth edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium at Naval War College, Goa.

✅It is a forum for fostering collaborative thinking, cooperation, and mutual understanding between India and key maritime nations of the Indian Ocean Region.

✅Theme: The theme for the event is Common Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region: Progressing Lines of Efforts to Mitigate Dynamic Threats such as illegal and unregulated fishing and other illegal maritime activities.

✅It will be participated by the representatives from 12 Indian Ocean Littoral countries- Bangladesh, Comoros, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Observers from Kenya and Tanzania

Project Akashteer

It is a cutting-edge initiative designed to automate air defense control and reporting processes by digitizing them.

It is developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) as part of the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative.

It aims to deliver an unprecedented level of situational awareness and control for the force to ensure the safety of friendly aircraft and engage hostile aircraft in contested airspace.

It will enable monitoring of low level airspace over the battle areas of Indian Army and effectively control the Ground Based Air Defence Weapon Systems.

Sarang systems:

It is an advanced Electronic Support Measure system for helicopters of the Indian Navy.
It is designed and developed indigenously by Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad under the programme Samudrika.

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 - 𝐀) 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐦

Mission Mausam has been approved by the to Make Bharat Climate smart and Weather ready by 2026.
It is a multi-faceted and transformative initiative to tremendously boost India's weather and climate-related science, research, and services. As part of the Mission Mausam, India will exponentially expound research and development, and capacity in atmospheric sciences, especially weather surveillance, modeling, forecasting, and management.
It will help farmers, industries, citizens and the government itself, in tackling and preparing for extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change.

🔆 Goods and Services Tax (GST) :

✅ Introduced - 101st Constitution Amendment Act, 2016
✅ Slogan -  ‘One Nation One Tax’.
✅ Legislative Basis :
🔸️In India, GST Bill was first introduced in 2014 as The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill.
🔸️This got an approval in 2016 and was renumbered in the statute by Rajya Sabha as The Constitution (101 Amendment) Act, 2016.
✅ Subsumed Indirect Taxes - Excise duty, Value Added Tax (VAT), Service tax, Luxury tax etc.
✅ 4-Tier Tax Structure - 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%.
✅ Components 4️⃣ : Central GST (CGST), State GST (SGST), Union Territories GST (UTGST), and Integrated GST (IGST).

⭕️ The Goods and Services Tax Council :

✅️ Constitutional body , Article 279A
✅️ Secretariat - New Delhi
✅️ Chairperson - The Union Finance Minister
✅️ Members :
🔸The Union Minister of State in charge of Revenue or Finance
🔸The Minister in charge of Finance or Taxation or any other Minister nominated by each state government
✅️ Vice -Chairperson - Council from the States have to choose one amongst themselves as the Vice-Chairperson of the Council.

🔆 CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION (CWC) :
✅ Premier Technical Organization of India in the field of Water Resources
✅ Attached Office of the Ministry of Jal Shakti
✅ Under Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation
✅ Headquarters - New Delhi
✅ Background - Previously known as the Central Waterways, Irrigation, and Navigation Commission (CWINC)
✅ Formed - 1945 , On The Recommendation of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
✅ Chairman - Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India.
✅ Constitutes : 3️⃣ Wings
🔸️ Designs and Research (D&R) Wing
🔸️ River Management (RM) Wing 
🔸️ Water Planning and Projects (WP&P) Wing
✅ Function - Responsible for the management & Utilization of water resources in the country. This includes creating and coordinating strategies for the use, conservation, and regulation of water resources. 

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Correct Answer D) USA

India is set to establish its first national security semiconductor fab plant in partnership with the USA. Aptly named ‘Shakti’, the fab will be located in Kolkata and will concentrate on producing infrared, gallium nitride, and silicon carbide semiconductors.
The fab becomes not only India's first, but one of the world's first multi-material fab for national security.

India’s rise in the Asia Power Index 2024 places it among the top 3 most powerful nations
Fueled by rapid economic growth, immense future potential, and increasing cultural influence, India now stands as a global powerhouse, solidifying its position among the world’s leading nations.

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞!

From 81st in 2015 to 39th in 2024 on the Global Innovation Index, India's innovation journey is remarkable. Leading the way in innovation output too, with a strong 33rd rank.

🔆Important Supreme Court Judgements

✅A.K. Gopalan Case (1950)
✅Romesh Thapar Case (1950)
✅Shankari Prasad Case (1951)
✅Berubari Union case (1960)
✅Kedar Nath Singh vs State Of Bihar (1962)
✅Golaknath case (1967)
✅Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)
✅Indira  Gandhi v. Raj Narain case (1975)
✅Habeas Corpus Case (1976 )
✅Maneka Gandhi case (1978)
✅Minerva Mills case (1980)
✅Waman Rao Case (1981)
✅Shah Bano Begum case (1985)
✅MC Mehta and Union Of India (1986)
✅Mohini Jain vs State of Karnataka (1989)
✅Indra Sawhney and Union of India (1992)
✅S. R. Bommai case (1994)
✅Vishaka and State of Rajasthan (1997)
✅Samatha and State of Andhra Pradesh (1997)
✅L Chandra Kumar Case (1997)
✅Lily Thomas v Union of India (2000)
✅I.R Coelho and State of Tamil Nadu 2007
✅Pedophilia case (2011)
✅Aruna Shanbaug Case (2011)
✅NOTA judgement (2013)
✅Lily Thomas and Union Of India (2013)
✅Nirbhaya Case (2014)
✅National Legal Services Authority and Union of India (2014)
✅Triple Talaq Judgement (2016)
✅Right To Privacy (2017)
✅Puttuswamy Case (2017)
✅Repealing Section 377 (2018)
✅Public Interest Foundation v. Union of India (2018)

GlobE Network

➕ What it is: 
● The GlobE Network (Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities) was launched in  2021 during a UN General Assembly Special Session against Corruption (UNGASS) under the G20 framework.

➕ Key Features:
●  Global Cooperation: Facilitates exchange of best practices and criminal intelligence across 121 member countries and 219 authorities.
●  Anti-Corruption Focus: Helps nations recover stolen assets and addresses corruption effectively through collaboration.   
● India's Role: In 2024, India was elected to the steering committee, represented by the Ministry of Home Affairs with the CBI and Enforcement Directorate as key authorities.

➕ Why It Matters:
●  Global Impact: Strengthens international efforts against corruption and aligns with India's global leadership, especially post its G20 presidency in 2023.