• It is a monthly radio program presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• Objective: To communicate with the general public and raise awareness on various social issues

• First aired: 3 October 2014
• Broadcast: Last Sunday of every month
• 100th episode: Aired on 30 April 2023
• January 2015 episode: US President Barack Obama also participated

1. Open Category: Open to all Indian citizens including filmmakers, students, hobbyists, professionals and drone enthusiasts.
2. Drone Didi Category: For women trained under initiatives like the Namo Drone Didi Yojana, which aims to empower women in rural and semi-urban areas through drone training.

• The Union Cabinet approved the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) on 8th April 2025.
• Objective of the Scheme: To develop a strong component ecosystem by attracting large-scale investments (global/domestic) in the electronics component manufacturing ecosystem, enhance domestic value addition (DVA) by developing capacity and capabilities and integrate Indian companies with global value chains (GVCs)
• Scheme Budget Outlay: ₹22,919 crore
• Scheme Period: 6 years (1 year of maturity period) i.e. from FY 2025-26 to FY 2031-32
• The scheme offers various financial incentives, such as: (a) Turnover-linked incentive (b) Capex-linked incentive (c) Hybrid incentive [i.e. combination of both (a) and (b)]

• The advisory lays down eight key directives, asking the media to exercise restraint, avoid source-based news, and strictly follow existing laws and regulations. The move comes in the wake of heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack.
• The ministry cited past incidents like the Kargil war, 26/11 Mumbai attacks and the Kandahar hijacking to say that live coverage had harmed national interests.

Surgery:

• A medical procedure that involves making an incision in a part of the body to perform treatment, such as removing diseased tissue, transplanting an organ, or repairing an injury.
• Father of Surgery: Sushruta

Glaucoma:

• An eye disease that damages the optic nerve, leading to permanent loss of vision
• Types: Open-angle glaucoma, Closed-angle glaucoma, Normal-tension glaucoma, Congenital glaucoma

• According to the Department of Atomic Energy, foreign companies including Westinghouse Electric, GE-Hitachi, Electricité de France and Rosatom are interested in participating in the country's nuclear power projects as technology partners, suppliers, contractors and service providers.
• Indian groups including Reliance Industries, Tata Power, Adani Power and Vedanta Ltd have also held discussions with the government to invest about $26 billion in the nuclear power sector.

• Kailash Mansarovar: It is a sacred religious place, located in Tibet (China).
• This place is highly revered by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bon religion followers.
• It is also called the "center of the earth".

Religious significance:

• Hinduism: Kailash is considered to be the abode of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati. Bathing in Mansarovar and circumambulating Kailash is said to be the path to salvation.
• Buddhism: It is called "Kang Rinpoche" and is worshipped as a symbol of Buddhahood.
• Jainism: Jain Tirthankara Rishabhdev (Adinath) attained enlightenment here.
• Bonpo religion: Kailash is also considered sacred in ancient Tibetan religion.

• India has lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23.
• The rate of extreme poverty has declined from 18.4% to 2.8% in rural areas and from 10.7% to 1.1% in urban areas during this period, narrowing the rural-urban poverty gap from 7.7 percentage points to 1.7 percentage points. This represents a decline of about 16% per year.
• India has now joined the ranks of lower-middle income countries, where the poverty rate at the $3.65 per day poverty line has declined from 61.8% to 28.1%, lifting 378 million people out of poverty. Rural poverty has declined from 69% to 32.5% and urban poverty has declined from 43.5% to 17.2%