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🔆 Empowering Youth, Transforming India 📍 Amrit Peedhi for Viksit Bharat@2047 ✅ Nearly 65% of India’s population is below 35 years. ✅ Government focus: education, skilling, employment, entrepreneurship, sports, health & civic participation. 📍 MY Bharat ✅ Launched in October 2023 for youth aged 15–29 years. ✅ 2.22 crore+ youth registered as of July 2026. ✅ 1.52 lakh+ volunteering opportunities and 24,900+ experiential learning programmes. 📍 Education & Innovation ✅ India has 14.67 lakh schools, serving 24.72 crore students. ✅ Secondary-school dropout rate fell from 14.54% (2013–14) to 7% (2025–26). ✅ Higher-education enrolment rose from 3.4 crore to 4.5 crore between 2014–15 and 2023–24. ✅ 10,000+ Atal Tinkering Labs have engaged 1.1 crore+ students. 📍 Digital & Flexible Learning ✅ 3,123 institutions onboarded on Academic Bank of Credits. ✅ 35.27 crore+ APAAR IDs issued. ✅ SWAYAM: 20,370+ courses and 6.5 crore+ enrolments. ✅ DIKSHA: 19.06 crore enrolments and 15.02 crore completions. 📍 Skilling & Employment ✅ 6 crore+ people empowered through government skilling initiatives. ✅ PMKVY: 1.64 crore+ youth trained since 2015. ✅ NAPS: 54.41 lakh+ apprentices engaged. ✅ Unemployment rate declined from 7.71% (2014) to 4.2% (2025). ✅ Startup India: 2.47 lakh+ startups by August 2026. 📍 Sports & Health ✅ Khelo India: 1,067 centres, 267 academies and 349 infrastructure projects worth ₹3,176 crore. ✅ 63,000+ athletes participated in Khelo India Games since 2018. ✅ Tele-MANAS: 43.70 lakh+ calls handled. ✅ Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: reached 30.05 crore+ people, including 11.86 crore youth. 📍 UPSC Focus GS-II: Education | Youth Development | Social Sector GS-III: Skill Development | Employment | Entrepreneurship | Demographic Dividend ✍️ MAINS PRACTICE QUESTION India’s demographic dividend can become a development dividend only when youth are equipped with relevant skills, employment opportunities and avenues for participation. Discuss. (10 marks · 150 words) #Society

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🔆 India–Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation: Administrative Arrangement for Uranium Supply 📍 Why in Focus? India and Australia have finalised the Administrative Arrangement under the India–Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, enabling long-term Australian uranium exports for India’s civilian nuclear programme under IAEA safeguards. The arrangement strengthens India’s energy security, supports the 100 GW nuclear power target by 2047, and reinforces the SHANTI Act, 2025. 📍 Key Highlights: ✅ The Arrangement operationalises the 2014 India–Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, ensuring long-term uranium supply for peaceful purposes under IAEA safeguards. Australia holds over one-third of the world’s uranium resources, enhancing India’s fuel security. ✅ It complements the Nuclear Energy Mission (100 GW by 2047) and the SHANTI Act, 2025, which enables participation of Indian private companies and joint ventures in the nuclear power sector. ✅ India currently operates 24 nuclear reactors (8.78 GW), has 10 reactors (8,000 MW) under construction, and another 10 under pre-project activities. The ₹20,000 crore allocation in Union Budget 2025–26 supports indigenous Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), with at least five SMRs targeted by 2033. ✅ The agreement diversifies uranium imports, strengthens the India–Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, supports India’s net-zero by 2070 commitment, and reaffirms Australia’s support for India’s NSG membership. ✅ India is advancing its three-stage nuclear programme, including the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, to eventually utilise its vast thorium reserves. 📍 Challenges / Issues / Implications: ✅ Continued dependence on imported uranium until indigenous thorium technology matures. ✅ Expansion of nuclear power requires robust safety, waste management, and regulatory oversight. ✅ India’s NSG membership remains pending despite a strong non-proliferation record. ✅ Mains Question: Discuss the significance of the India–Australia Civil Nuclear Cooperation Administrative Arrangement in strengthening India’s energy security and clean energy transition. How does it complement India’s long-term nuclear power strategy? (250 words) #Energy #InternationalRelations

🔆 Rural & Tribal Development: Expanding the Development Horizon 📍 Decentralised & Inclusive Development ✅ Transfers to Gram Panchayats increased from ₹2.36 lakh crore (15th FC) to ₹4.35 lakh crore (16th FC). ✅ Rural development budget rose from ₹87,765 crore (2016–17) to ₹2.73 lakh crore (2026–27). ✅ Tribal Affairs budget increased from ₹4,826 crore to ₹15,421.97 crore. 📍 Basic Needs & Social Security ✅ Jal Jeevan Mission: 15.91 crore+ rural households have tap-water connections; 2.89 lakh villages reported 100% coverage. ✅ SBM-Grameen: 12.19 crore+ household toilets; India declared ODF in 2019. ✅ PM Ujjwala: 10.57 crore+ LPG connections to women from BPL households. ✅ Ayushman Bharat: 45.51 crore+ Ayushman Cards and 1.86 lakh+ Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. ✅ PMGKAY: Free foodgrains to 81.35 crore+ beneficiaries. Google.pdf 📍 Education & Connectivity ✅ Female secondary-school dropout rate fell from 14.5% (2013–14) to 8% (2025–26). ✅ Girls’ secondary GER increased from 75.5% to 83.4%. ✅ PMAY-G: 3.13 crore+ houses completed. ✅ PMGSY: 99.6% of eligible habitations connected by all-weather roads. ✅ BharatNet: 2.19 lakh Gram Panchayats connected. 📍 Livelihoods & Women Empowerment ✅ DAY-NRLM: 10.19 crore households mobilised into 94.46 lakh SHGs. ✅ 3.46 crore Lakhpati Didis created. ✅ DDU-GKY: 18.45 lakh candidates trained and 12.35 lakh placed. ✅ e-Shram: 31.87 crore registrations. ✅ PM Vishwakarma: 30 lakh+ traditional artisans registered. ✅ PM SVANidhi: 78.17 lakh beneficiaries; ₹18,971.18 crore loans disbursed. ✅ PM MUDRA: 59.14 crore+ loans sanctioned. 📍 Financial Inclusion & Social Security ✅ PM Jan Dhan: 58.90 crore beneficiaries. ✅ Atal Pension Yojana: 9.29 crore beneficiaries. ✅ PMJJBY: 27.90 crore people covered. ✅ PMSBY: 58.78 crore people covered. 📍 Tribal Development ✅ PM-JANMAN: 540 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras benefiting 46,042 PVTG persons. ✅ PM-JVM: 4,172 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras benefiting 12.48 lakh tribals. ✅ PM-JUGA: 7.60 lakh tribal houses completed and 28,303 tribal villages provided drinking water access. ✅ EMRS: Operational schools increased from 129 to 511, with 1.68 lakh students enrolled. ✅ PM-YASASVI: 20.61 lakh pre-matric and 24.53 lakh post-matric beneficiaries 📍 UPSC Focus GS-II: Welfare Schemes | Inclusive Growth | Panchayati Raj | Tribal Development | Social Justice GS-III: Rural Economy | Financial Inclusion | Livelihoods | Infrastructure ✍️ MAINS PRACTICE QUESTION “India’s rural development strategy is gradually shifting from welfare delivery towards empowerment and livelihood creation.” Discuss the role of decentralisation, digital connectivity and community institutions in achieving inclusive rural development. (15 marks · 250 words) #Governance

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Honorable PM Sir's Independence Day Speech Keywords: 1. Fragile Five Economy (I heard this for the first time!) 2. Digital Census 3. Fortune 500 Vision (India should have 50 companies) 4. New Semiconductor Plants (5–7 plants) 5. The same Nuclear Aim of 100 GW by 2047 and those 5 SMRs (Small Modular Reactors) 6. 100% Rail Electrification 7. Mention of Nari Shakti Vandan 8. 150 Years of Vande Mataram 9. Most Important and Unique: 10. Road to Olympics 2036 (Har Ghar Talent Campaign for ages 5–15) 11. PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijlee Yojana 12. "No-Go Area" to "Go-Ahead Area" 13. Critical Mineral Corridor 14. Samudra Manthan 15. Nagarik Devo Bhava (New) 16. 1st Private Space Start-up 17. Shrimp Export 18. Weaponisation of Resources The rest, like AI Skilling, Viksit Bharat, Atmanirbhar Bharat, and Naxal-free India, are common. #mains Join https://t.me/CSE_EXAM

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🔆 SASHAKT NARI, SASHAKT BHARAT 📍 WOMEN POWERING INDIA’S GROWTH ✅ Women are increasingly moving from beneficiaries to active drivers of development through education, health, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and governance. 📍 HEALTH & MATERNITY ✅ PMMVY: ₹5,000 for the first living child; ₹6,000 for a second child if a girl. 5.13 crore beneficiaries enrolled. ✅ PMSMA: 7.50+ crore pregnant women examined; 1.03 crore high-risk pregnancies identified for digital tracking. ✅ JSSK: Free delivery, transport, diagnostics, medicines, blood and diet in public health institutions. ✅ Institutional births increased from 78.9% → 90.6% between NFHS-4 and NFHS-6. 📍 EDUCATION & SKILLS ✅ Female school enrolment reached 11.96 crore in 2025–26. ✅ KGBV enrolment: 6.07 lakh → 7.58 lakh between 2020–21 and 2025–26. ✅ Women’s higher-education enrolment reached 2.18 crore in 2022–23. ✅ Women constitute 53%+ of UGC NET-JRF scholars in STEM. ✅ PMKVY: Nearly 45% beneficiaries are women. ✅ NAVYA: Trains girls aged 16–18 in digital marketing, cybersecurity and AI-enabled services. 📍 FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ✅ Jan Dhan: 58.90 crore accounts; 32.68 crore belong to women. ✅ PMMY: Two-thirds of sanctioned loans have gone to women entrepreneurs. ✅ DAY-NRLM: SHGs have accessed ₹12.18 lakh crore in bank credit. ✅ Lakhpati Didi: 10.14 crore SHG members across 34 States/UTs. ✅ NaMo Drone Didi: Targets 15,000 drones for women SHGs. ✅ Womaniya-GeM: ₹28,000 crore+ contracts awarded to women MSMEs in FY 2025–26. 📍 SAFETY, DIGNITY & REPRESENTATION ✅ Mission Shakti combines Sambal (safety) and Samarthya (empowerment). ✅ SHe-Box enables online reporting of workplace harassment. ✅ PMAY: 1 crore PMAY-U 2.0 houses allotted to women. ✅ Women constitute nearly 46% of elected Panchayati Raj representatives. ✅ Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 provides 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, effective after post-census. 📍 WAY FORWARD ✅ Shift from welfare to empowerment and leadership. ✅ Strengthen women’s participation in education, STEM, entrepreneurship and formal employment. ✅ Improve access to credit, digital tools, markets and decision-making spaces. ✅ Ensure safety, dignity and effective implementation of existing laws and schemes. 🔆 MAINS PRACTICE QUESTION “Women’s empowerment is not merely a social welfare objective but a prerequisite for achieving Viksit Bharat.” Discuss the role of education, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and political representation in advancing women’s empowerment in India. (15 Marks · 250 Words) #SocialSecurity

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