• Awarded to Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay
• For novel: Hara Parvati Katha
• Instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation (1991)

Key Highlights:

• Prize: ₹15 lakh + citation + plaque
• Eligibility: Works published in last 10 years
• Languages: 22 languages (Eighth Schedule)

👉 First winner: Harivansh Rai Bachchan

• Developed by:
• • IIT Hyderabad (TiHAN)
  • Intech Additive Solutions

Technology:

• Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)

Importance:

• Reduces dependency on imports
• Useful in defense & space sector

• Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon
• Organized by: World Trade Organization

Key Topics:

• WTO reforms
• E-commerce moratorium
• Agriculture & fisheries subsidies

👉 India represented by Piyush Goyal

• Government retains 4% target (range: 2–6%)

Key Facts:

• Framework adopted in 2016
• Controlled by Reserve Bank of India
• Last review: 2021

👉 Helps maintain economic stability

• Announced: March 25, 2026

Key Points:

• 3-year exemption (AY 2026–29)
• For National Cooperative Federations
• Condition: Dividend must be redistributed

👉 Boosts cooperative sector growth

• SC status lost after conversion to:
• • Christianity / Islam

Based on:

• Constitution (SC Order, 1950)

Bench:

• Justice P. K. Mishra
• Justice Manmohan

👉 Impacts reservation eligibility

• Target: 47% emission intensity reduction by 2035

Background:

• Under Paris Agreement

Goals:

• 50% power from non-fossil fuels by 2030
• Net Zero by 2070

1. Saraswati Samman 2025 winner:
   A) Amitav Ghosh
   B) Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay ✅
   C) Chetan Bhagat
   D) Ruskin Bond
2. Akasha300 is related to:
   A) AI
   B) Space tech
   C) Metal 3D printing ✅
   D) Robotics
3. WTO MC14 held in:
   A) Geneva
   B) Nairobi
   C) Yaoundé ✅
   D) Paris
4. India’s inflation target is:
   A) 2%
   B) 3%
   C) 4% ✅
   D) 6%
5. SC status is lost after conversion to:
   A) Buddhism
   B) Sikhism
   C) Islam/Christianity ✅
   D) Jainism
6. India’s NDC target (2035):
   A) 40%
   B) 45%
   C) 47% ✅
   D) 50%