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2/17/2025, 1:55:41 PM

🔆 Project Shaurya Gatha: Preserving India's Military Heritage ✅Context : Launched by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, the Project Shaurya Gatha aims to conserve and promote India’s military heritage through education and tourism. 📌 About the Project ✅ Initiative by: Department of Military Affairs in collaboration with the United Service Institution (USI) of India. ✅ Aim: To preserve and promote India’s military legacy through awareness and tourism. 📌 Indian Military Heritage Festival (IMHF) ✅ Formation: First organized in 2023 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. ✅ Objective: Enhance public understanding of India’s military history, heritage, and strategic priorities. ✅ Organizers: Conducted by USI of India through its Centre for Military History and Conflict Studies (CMHCS). #Security #mains #gs3

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2/20/2025, 5:31:41 AM

🔆 Global Events 📍 Namibia ✅ Facing its worst drought in a century, worsened by El Niño. ✅ Located in Southwest Africa, bordering Angola, Zambia, South Africa, and Botswana. 📍 Sudan ✅ Ongoing war continues to devastate the country. ✅ Located in Northeast Africa, bordering Egypt, Chad, Central African Republic, Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. 📍 Brunei ✅ India’s first bilateral visit to Brunei Darussalam. ✅ A small Southeast Asian nation on Borneo Island, bordered by Malaysia’s Sarawak state and the South China Sea. ✅ Part of the Commonwealth & ASEAN. 📍 Vietnam ✅ Typhoon Yagi has killed 143 people in northern Vietnam. ✅ Located in Southeast Asia, sharing borders with China, Laos, Cambodia, and maritime borders in the South China Sea. 📍 Mexico ✅ Reformed its judicial system, becoming the first country to elect judges at all levels. ✅ Located in North America, bordering U.S., Guatemala, Belize, and has coastlines along the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. 📍 Gulf of Mexico ✅ Hurricane Francine disrupted 42% of crude oil and 53% of natural gas production in the U.S. ✅ Large ocean basin, bordered by U.S., Mexico, and Cuba, draining the Mississippi and Rio Grande rivers. 📍 Amazon River ✅ Experiencing unprecedented drought, with historic low water levels. ✅ Originates in the Peruvian Andes, the largest river by water volume, draining into the Atlantic Ocean. #Places_in_news

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2/22/2025, 3:00:47 PM

🔆 Literary Activities in Ancient India 📍 Early Grammar and Law Books ✅ Ashtadhyayi – Panini (5th C. BC), the earliest grammar book, also called Bhagavati Sutra ✅ Mahabhashya – Written by Patanjali ✅ Manusmriti – A law book ✅ Arthashastra – Written by Kautilya ✅ Indica – By Megasthenes, a source of Mauryan society and administration ✅ Chandsutra – Written by Pingala 📍 Buddhist and Classical Literary Works ✅ Buddhacharita – By Aswaghosha ✅ Raghuvamsa – By Kalidasa ✅ Naishad Charita – By Sri Harsha 📍 Classical and Poetic Literature ✅ Kamasutra and Arya Manjushree – By Vatsyayana ✅ Pavandhoot – By Dhoyi ✅ Swapna Vasavadatta – By Bhasa ✅ Matavilasa Prahasana – By Mahendravarman I ✅ Harshacharita – Written by Banabhatta ✅ Vikramadeva Charita – Written by Bilhana 📍 Sanskrit and Other Classical Works ✅ Dasakumaracharit – By Dandin ✅ Vasavadatta – By Subandu ✅ Brihat Kathamanjari – By Kshemendra ✅ Kathasaritsagara – By Somadeva ✅ Panchatantra – By Vishnusharma ✅ Hitopadesha – By Narayan Pandit 📍 Travel and Historical Accounts ✅ Fo-kyo-ki – By Fa-hien ✅ Si-yu-ki – By Hiuen Tsang 📍 Scientific and Astronomical Texts ✅ Panchasidhantika – By Varahamihira ✅ Suryasidhantika and Aryabhatiyam – By Aryabhatta ✅ Nitisara – By Kamandaka ✅ Charak Samhita – By Charaka ✅ Hastayurveda – By Palkapya 📍 Legal and Medical Texts ✅ Mitakshara – By Vigneswara ✅ Dayabhaga – By Jimutavahana ✅ Sidhanta Siromani – By Bhaskaracharya ✅ Nigahantu – By Dhanvantari 📍 Historical and Political Works ✅ Mudrarakshasa – By Vishakadatta ✅ Prabhanda Chintamani – By Meruthunga ✅ Geography of India – By Ptolemy ✅ Brihat Kathakosh – By Harisena ✅ Mrichakatika – By Sudraka ✅ Prithviraj Vijaya – By Jayanak ✅ Nala Vemba – By pugalendi #history

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2/17/2025, 1:55:38 PM

🔆Key Themes of Paris AI Action Summit 2025:  ✅Public Interest AI: Developing open AI infrastructure for social, economic, and environmental benefits.  ✅Future of Work: Ensuring AI’s responsible use through sustained social dialogue.  ✅Innovation & Culture: Creating sustainable AI ecosystems, especially for creative industries.  ✅Trust in AI: Establishing scientific consensus on AI safety and security.  ✅Global AI Governance: Shaping an inclusive and effective international AI governance framework

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2/17/2025, 1:55:31 PM

🔆 Clean Plant Programme (CPP) 📍 Context ✅ The Union Cabinet launched the Clean Plant Programme (CPP) under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) with a budget of ₹1,766 crore. 📍 About Clean Plant Programme (CPP) ✅ Objective: Enhance horticulture quality by ensuring high-quality, virus-free planting material. ✅ Under MIDH: Supports farmers & horticulture sector by increasing crop yield, health, and quality. ✅ Implementation: Led by National Horticulture Board (NHB) in collaboration with ICAR. ✅ Core Components: Clean Plant Centers (CPCs): Establish 9 state-of-the-art CPCs in Pune, Srinagar, Bengaluru, etc. Certification & Legal Framework: Quality control under Seeds Act, 1966. Infrastructure Support: Large nurseries to propagate virus-free planting material. 📍 About MIDH (Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture) ✅ Launch: 2014-15, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. ✅ Objective: Holistic growth of fruits, vegetables, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, and cocoa. ✅ Key Components: National Horticulture Mission (NHM): Launched in 2005 for horticulture development. Horticulture Mission for Northeast & Himalayan States (HMNEH): Special focus on NE & Himalayan regions. National Bamboo Mission (NBM): Supports bamboo cultivation. Coconut Development Board (CDB): Promotes the coconut sector, HQ in Kochi, Kerala. Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH): Provides training in Nagaland, primarily for NE farmers. 📍 Additional Info ✅ NHB: Established in 1984, HQ in Gurugram. ✅ Father of Indian Horticulture: M.H. Marigowda. #Government_Schemes

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2/20/2025, 5:31:47 AM

🔆 Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana 📍 Launched: September 2018, by PM in Ranchi, Jharkhand 📍 Structural Mandate ✅ Nodal Agency: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ✅ Administered under PM-JAY for structured implementation of India's health insurance network ✅ Implemented in empaneled hospitals across urban and rural areas ✅ Centralized digital system for tracking treatments and expenses for accountability 📍 Aims and Objectives ✅ Universal healthcare for senior citizens ✅ Reduces financial burden by cutting out-of-pocket expenses ✅ Encourages preventive care for age-related conditions 📍 Targeted Beneficiaries ✅ Senior citizens aged 70 and above 📍 Funding Mechanism ✅ Funded under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ✅ Free treatment for ~2,000 medical procedures ✅ Additional ₹5 lakh per year for those already covered under AB PM-JAY 📍 Features ✅ Covers medical consultations, treatments, hospitalization expenses, and complex procedures like angioplasty ✅ Implemented in empaneled hospitals across India ✅ Ensures transparency and accountability via digital tracking #Government_Schemes

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2/23/2025, 3:05:22 PM

📜 Eminent Personalities of Ancient India 🇮🇳 ✅ Alexander – Ruler of Macedonia, invaded India in 326 BC, reached river Beas. ✅ Ajatashatru – Son of Bimbisara, established Pataliputra. ✅ Arien – Greek historian, wrote about Alexander’s invasion. ✅ Ashwaghosa – Wrote Buddha Charita, Sutralankar, and Sandaranand. ✅ AmarSimha – Sanskrit scholar, wrote Amarakosha in Chandragupta’s court. ✅ Aryabhatta – Explained solar & lunar eclipses, declared Earth is round, wrote Aryabhattiyam. ✅ Bimbisara – Founded Magadha Empire (Haryanka Dynasty), first influential king. ✅ Banabhatta – Court poet of Harshavardhana, wrote Harsha Charita & Kadambari. ✅ Charak – Ayurvedic expert, wrote Charak-Samhita. ✅ Amoghavarsha – Famous Rashtrakuta ruler. ✅ Patanjali – Founded ‘Yoga Shastra’, Hindu philosophy school. ✅ Dhanananda – Powerful Magadha king; Alexander did not invade Magadha due to his reputation. ✅ Darius I – Persian ruler who invaded India in 6th century BC. ✅ Gautami Putra Satakarni – Most famous Satavahana king (2nd century). 📜 Other Key Personalities ✅ Harisena – Wrote Prayaga Prashasti (Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta). ✅ Kharavela – Ruler of Kalinga in 1st century AD, known for Hathigumpha inscription. ✅ Kanishka – Kushan king, started Shaka Era, organized 4th Buddhist Council (Kundalvana, Kashmir). ✅ Karikala – Chola ruler, founded Puhar (Kaveri Pattinam). ✅ Kautilya (Chanakya) – Wrote Arthashastra, compared to Machiavelli. ✅ Kalidasa – Sanskrit poet; wrote Raghuvamsa, Abhijnana Shakuntalam, Meghadutam. ✅ Kamban – Tamil poet (11th century), wrote Ramayanam in Tamil. ✅ Mihir Bhoja – Famous Pratihara ruler (9th century). ✅ Kalhana – Kashmiri poet & historian, wrote Rajatarangini. ✅ Marco Polo – Venetian traveller, visited India (13th century). ✅ Menander – Indo-Greek king, embraced Buddhism, known as Milinda Panho. ✅ Nagarjuna – Buddhist monk, propounded Madhyamaka philosophy. ✅ Makkali Gosala – Founder of Ajivika Sect (6th century BC). ✅ Mihirkula – Huna conqueror, defeated by Yashodharma. ✅ Skandagupta – Last mighty Gupta ruler. 📜 Scholars & Scientists of Ancient India ✅ Sushrut – Doctor, wrote Sushruta-Samhita. ✅ Pulikeshi II – Powerful Chalukya king, defeated Harshavardhana. ✅ Pushya Mitra Sunga – Killed last Mauryan ruler, founded Sunga Dynasty (185 BC). ✅ Pliny – Roman historian, wrote Natural History, documented Mauryas of India. ✅ Panini – Sanskrit grammarian, wrote Ashtadhyayi. ✅ Varahamihira – Astronomer, wrote Brihat Samhita. ✅ Sankaracharya – Propagated Advaita philosophy, born in Kaladi, Kerala. #history #history #prelims_facts

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2/22/2025, 3:00:51 PM

🔆 Exercises in News 📍 Bilateral Military Exercises ✅ Nomadic Elephant (🇮🇳 India - 🇲🇳 Mongolia) – Joint military exercise in Meghalaya. ✅ Exercise Maitree (🇮🇳 India - 🇹🇭 Thailand) – Joint army exercise in Thailand. ✅ Udara Shakti (🇮🇳 India - 🇲🇾 Malaysia) – Joint air force exercise. ✅ Mitra Shakti (🇮🇳 India - 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka) – Annual military exercise for operational proficiency. ✅ Parvat Prahar (🇮🇳 India) – Army exercise focusing on high-altitude warfare. 📍 Multilateral & Naval Exercises ✅ RIMPAC (Multiple nations, incl. 🇮🇳 India) – Largest international maritime exercise for Indo-Pacific security. ✅ Exercise Pitch Black (🇮🇳 India - 🇦🇺 Australia - Other nations) – Indian Air Force participation in Australia-led exercise. ✅ Tarang Shakti (🇮🇳 India & multiple nations) – India's first multinational air exercise for air dominance. ✅ Exercise Freedom Edge (🇰🇷 South Korea - 🇺🇸 USA - 🇯🇵 Japan) – Trilateral air exercise in Indo-Pacific. 📍 Naval & Security Exercises ✅ Exercise Sagar Kavach (🇮🇳 India) – Coastal security exercise along Andhra Pradesh coast. ✅ Maritime Partnership (🇮🇳 India - 🇷🇺 Russia) – Naval drill in MPX (Maritime Partnership Exercise). 📍 Special Operations & Space Exercises ✅ Poorvi Prahar (🇮🇳 Indian Tri-Services) – Security drill in Arunachal for intelligence & mobilization. ✅ Antariksha Abhyas (🇮🇳 Indian Defence Space Agency) – First-of-its-kind space-military integration exercise. *WhatsApp:- 👇👇👇* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaB7gCuCcW4iatKFwn21

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2/17/2025, 1:55:28 PM

🔆 Key Ideas from The Pandemic Century by Mark Honigsbaum 📍 Recurring Pandemics ✅ History repeats itself: From the Spanish Flu (1918, 50M deaths) to COVID-19 (2020, global paralysis). ✅ Human errors: Political denial, scientific arrogance, and misinformation fuel pandemics. 📍 Silent Accelerators ✅ Urbanization, climate change, and global travel accelerate disease spread. ✅ Ebola (2014): Initially dismissed as an "African problem," nearly became a global threat. 📍 Governance Failures ✅ SARS (2002) & COVID-19: Delayed responses due to government cover-ups. ✅ Misinformation & anti-vaccine movements worsen crises. 📍 One Health Approach 🌍 ✅ Solution: Integrating human, animal, and environmental health to prevent future outbreaks. Honigsbaum’s message: Pandemics are not just biological disasters but governance failures—we must act before history repeats again. 🚨 #essay

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2/17/2025, 1:55:34 PM

🔆State of India’s Fisheries Sector ✅India is the 3rd largest fish producer and 2nd largest aquaculture nation in the world after China. ✅India ranks 4th globally in fish exports, contributing 7.7% to global fish production. ✅Top fish-producing states: Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka. ✅Inland fisheries account for over 75% of total output. 📍Government's Initiatives: ✅Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana ✅Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) ✅Kisan Credit Card (KCC) ✅Marine Products Export Development Authority