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Infrastructure Transformation ●Rail electrification: 99.6% by July 2026. ●Kavach 4.0: commissioned on 2,633 route-km. ●Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train: first indigenous trainset; 10 coaches, ~2,600 passengers; Jind–Sonipat route. Water vapour + heat are by-products. ●PMGSY-IV: launched Sept 2024 → connectivity to 25,000 unconnected habitations by 2029. ●Chenab Bridge: world’s highest railway arch bridge; 359 m above Chenab. ●Anji Khad: India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge. ●Pamban Bridge: India’s first vertical-lift railway sea bridge. ●Atal Tunnel: world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 ft. ●Modified UDAN: targets 100 new airports + 200 modern helipads by 2035–36. ●National Waterways: 111 notified; 32 operational. ●PM GatiShakti: integrates infrastructure planning across 58 Ministries/Departments. ●BHAVYA: 100 new plug-and-play industrial parks.

Bharat Taxi ●Bharat Taxi: cooperative-led digital mobility platform. ●Operated by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Ltd. (STCL), a multi-state cooperative society. ●Based on Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002. ●Officially launched in Delhi-NCR, Gujarat, Maharashtra & Rajasthan; rollout is phased. ●As of 4 Aug 2026: 8.48 lakh drivers (Sarathis) + 44.27 lakh customers. ●11,106 daily rides; cumulative driver earnings ₹83.70 crore. ●Yatri Sathi ≠ Bharat Taxi: ●Bharat Taxi → STCL/cooperative model. ●Yatri Sathi → DITE, Government of West Bengal. ●19 July 2026: STCL signed MoU with West Bengal for collaboration with Yatri Sathi.

One Herb, One Standard ●MoU renewed: PCIM&H (Ministry of AYUSH) + Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare). ●Initiative aims to create uniform scientific standards for the same medicinal plant across traditional systems. ●Covers Ayurveda, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani & Homoeopathy. ●Renewed MoU: 3 years. ●First phase began in 2022 → 50 medicinal-plant monographs developed. ●Standards consider Indian + international quality requirements. ●Monograph: detailed standards/specifications used for identification, purity and quality of a medicinal substance. ☆Remember the two institutions — PCIM&H + IPC — and the 5 systems + Homoeopathy covered.

●World Elephant Day: 12 August. India has nearly 60% of world’s wild Asian elephants. ●SAIEE 2021–25: India’s wild elephant population = 22,446. ●Project Elephant: flagship programme of MoEFCC. ●India: 33 Elephant Reserves + 150 identified corridors. ●Elephant Corridors of India, 2023: 150 corridors across 4 regions; West Bengal has the highest (26). ●SAIEE 2021–25 used India’s first DNA-based synchronised elephant census using dung samples + genetic profiling. ●Management Effectiveness Evaluation framework for Elephant Reserves launched in 2023. ●Gajah Suchana app: national genetic database of registered captive elephants. ●Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024 regulate movement of captive elephants. ●Elephant = keystone species; important for seed dispersal, nutrient cycling and forest regeneration.

Stop Calling It 'Loyalty' When It's Really Just Convenience. Real loyalty doesn't disappear the moment you stop being useful. Real loyalty doesn't come with conditions, expiration dates, or silent scorekeeping. If someone only shows up when they need something and vanishes when you do, that's not loyalty-that's manipulation with good marketing. You've felt it before. That sinking feeling when you realize the person who called you their "ride or die" only rides when you're driving and dies when it's their turn to show up. They remember your number when their world is falling apart but forget your birthday. They know exactly where to find you when they need emotional labor but go ghost when you need the same energy returned. Stop romanticizing one-sided relationships. Stop calling it loyalty when someone only invests in you during their convenience hours. Stop making excuses for people who treat your friendship like a subscription service they can pause and resume whenever they feel like it. True loyalty shows up when it's inconvenient. It answers the phone at 2 AM not because they have nothing else to do, but because you matter more than their sleep. It celebrates your wins even when they're going through their own losses. It defends you in rooms you're not in, not because they have to, but because they genuinely respect who you are. The people who truly value you don't keep a mental receipt of every favor. They don't treat your relationship like a bank account where deposits are expected and withdrawals are unlimited. They don't disappear during your healing seasons and reappear during your winning seasons. You deserve people who choose you consistently, not conveniently. People who see your worth even when you can't offer them anything in return. People who understand that real loyalty isn't about what you can do for them-it's about who you are to them. So stop accepting convenience and calling it love. Your worth isn't measured by your usefulness. @Noir Affluence

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Glaw Lake becomes Arunachal Pradesh's First Ramsar Site: India's Ramsar Sites tally reaches 101

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Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communication ●Ministry: Road Transport & Highways. ●V2V enables nearby vehicles to exchange real-time speed, position, direction & acceleration. ●Technology: Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X). ●Frequency band: 5.875–5.925 GHz; exempted from licensing requirements by DoT. ●AIS-230 → specifies technical, functional, performance, environmental & security requirements. ●Proposed mandatory implementation: □1 Oct 2027: L, M & N category vehicles fitted with V2V → must comply with AIS-230. □1 Oct 2028: L, M & N category vehicles → V2V systems conforming to AIS-230 mandatory. ●Safety applications: Emergency Brake Alert, Forward Collision Warning, Wrong-way Driving, Emergency Vehicle Alert. ●V2V can provide information beyond direct line of sight and complement ADAS

Two-Wheeled Road Ambulance ●Ministry: Road Transport & Highways. ●Draft amendment to Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. ●AIS-209 (Part 1):2026 → construction & functional requirements for life-support two-wheeled road ambulances. ●Applicable to L2-category two-wheeled ambulances manufactured from 1 Oct 2027. ●Treated as transport vehicles → fitness certificate renewal every 2 years. ●Registration/area of operation determined by State Governments. ●Covers stability, braking, patient restraint, stretcher locking, emergency lights & warning systems.

African Swine Fever (ASF) Vaccine ●ASF: viral disease affecting domestic & wild pigs; mortality can approach 100%. ●First detected in India in 2020. ●Developer: ICAR–National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (ICAR-NIHSAD), Bhopal. ●India’s first indigenous ASF vaccine. ●Type: MA-104 cell-line-based live attenuated vaccine. ●Uses attenuated ASFV Genotype II with specific gene deletions. ●Recommended for healthy pigs above 8 weeks; 1 mL IM injection + booster after 14 days. ●Uses widely available MA-104 cell line, unlike proprietary cell lines used in existing commercial vaccines in Vietnam. ☆ASF is caused by a virus, not bacteria

Green Credit Programme (GCP) ◇Ministry: Environment, Forest & Climate Change. ◇Green Credit Rules, 2023 → notified under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. ◇Administrator: Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun. ◇Promotes environmentally positive actions and is linked with Mission LiFE. ◇Forest restoration: Green Credit can be claimed after minimum 5 years of restoration + 40% minimum canopy density. ◇State Forest Department: identifies/registers degraded forest-land parcels after ground verification. ◇Designated Agency: verifies restoration claims. ☆Prelims trap: Green Credits ≠ Carbon Credits; GCP covers broader environmental actions, not just carbon reduction.

○99.92% of inhabited villages have a banking outlet within 5 km. ○Coverage through Bank Branch / Business Correspondent (BC) / India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). ○Jan Dhan Darshak App → helps locate banking service points and monitor banking access. ○Dadra & Nagar Haveli: 100% banking coverage. ○As of Jan 2026: 1.79 lakh bank branches + 16.23 lakh BCs + 1.65 lakh IPPB centres. ○PMJDY accounts: 57.48 crore; women = 55.76%; rural/semi-urban = 78.22%. ☆Remember the 5-km criterion and the three channels-Branch + BC + IPPB.

Q. Consider the following statements Statement-I: 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day. Statement-II: It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Q. Consider the following statements Statement-I: 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day. Statement-II: It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

National Handloom Day