• Total Beneficiaries: More than 4.5 crore women have benefited from this scheme so far.
• Financial Assistance: Over ₹19,000 crore has been directly transferred by the government to the beneficiaries' bank accounts (through DBT).
• Objective: To compensate for wage loss during pregnancy and improve maternal and child nutrition.

Benefits under the Scheme:

• For the first child: Total assistance of ₹5,000 (in two installments)
• For the second child, if it is a girl: A one-time assistance of ₹6,000 as a special incentive.
• Additional Benefit: When combined with the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), the total cash benefit amounts to approximately ₹6,000 to ₹7,000.

• Headquarters: The administrative center of the new district will be in Quepem.
• Talukas included: Quepem, Sanguem, Dharbandora, and Canacona
• Current district structure in Goa:
• North Goa (Headquarters: Panaji): Talukas - Tiswadi, Bardez, Pernem, Bicholim, and Sattari
• South Goa (Headquarters: Margao): Talukas - Ponda, Salcete, and Mormugao
• Kushavati (Headquarters: Quepem): Talukas - Quepem, Sanguem, Dharbandora, and Canacona

Kushavati River:

• Origin: Western Ghats, Drainage basin: South Goa, River type: Seasonal river, Final confluence: Arabian Sea
• Importance: Useful for irrigation and local water supply
• Its basin area is very fertile for agriculture (especially rice and coconut).

• Location: Eastern part of India
• Capital: Kolkata
• Bordering Countries: Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan
• Bordering States: Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, Assam
• Major Rivers: Ganges (Hooghly), Teesta, Damodar, Ajay
• National Parks: Sundarbans National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Folk Dance: Chhau

• Capital: Gandhinagar
• Largest city: Ahmedabad
• Bordering states: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
• Bordering country: Pakistan
• Major rivers: Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati, Mahi, Luni
• Geographical regions: Rann of Kutch, Kathiawar (Saurashtra) Peninsula, Gujarat Plains

• Salvo Launch Meaning: Firing two missiles in quick succession from the same mobile launcher.
• Target Accuracy: Both missiles followed their predetermined trajectories and hit the targets with precision.

'Pralay' Missile:

• Missile Type: It is a surface-to-surface quasi-ballistic missile.
• Range: It has a range of 150 to 500 kilometers.
• Evasion of Interceptors: Being quasi-ballistic, it can change its trajectory during flight, making it almost impossible for enemy air defense systems to intercept it.
• Payload: It is capable of carrying conventional warheads weighing 500 to 1000 kilograms.
• Technology: It utilizes state-of-the-art navigation and integrated avionics systems.

• Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota
• Duration: The test lasted for 108 seconds, with all parameters found to be close to the predicted values.
• Advanced Design: It features a new carbon-epoxy motor case, resulting in reduced weight, and a more efficient igniter and nozzle system.
• Benefits: This will increase the SSLV's payload capacity by approximately 90 kg.
• Result: This test qualifies the advanced version of the SS3 motor for flight, making the SSLV even more capable for launching small satellites.

• This framework was created by scientists at the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata.
• The team of Dibyendu Maiti and Shahirah Shahid, led by Professor Suman Chakraborty, developed it.
• Published in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation.
• Methodology: PathGennie is based on a direction-guided adaptive sampling algorithm that launches a swarm of ultrashort, unbiased molecular dynamics trajectories. It enhances productive pathways while discarding unproductive ones, without the need for bias forces or elevated temperatures.

• Established: October 1, 2000
• Nature: Public Sector Undertaking (PSU)
• Ministry: Ministry of Communications, Government of India
• Headquarters: New Delhi

• Previously, he was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Air Command (SWAC), Gandhinagar.
• He succeeded Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Tiwari, who retired.
• During his distinguished flying career, he has flown all variants of the MiG-21 and MiG-29 aircraft and has accumulated over 3400 hours of flying experience on various fighter and training aircraft.

• An alumnus of the NDA, commissioned into the fighter stream in 1987.
• He has over 4500 flying hours and is a Category 'A' Qualified Flying Instructor.
• Previously served as the AOC-in-C of Training Command.
• Commanded a fighter squadron, a radar station, a fighter base, and the AOC of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (2007) and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2022).

• Established: October 8, 1932 (Hence, 'Air Force Day' is celebrated every year on October 8)
• Motto: "Nabhah Sprisham Deeptam" (Touch the sky with glory). This is taken from the 11th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita.
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Supreme Commander: The President of India

• This is India's first trade agreement in which a developed country has completely eliminated tariffs on 100% of Indian products.
• Previously, tariffs were zero on 98.3% of tariff lines, which will now be a full 100%.
• Indian exports to Australia increased by eight percent in 2024-25.
• India-Australia ECTA Signed: April 2, 2022 (Implemented: December 29, 2022)
• India-Australia Bilateral Trade Target: 100 billion Australian dollars by 2030

Gross Collection: ₹1,74,550

Central GST (CGST): ₹34,289

State GST (SGST): ₹41,368

Integrated GST (IGST): ₹98,894

Cess: ₹4,238

• Total number of transactions: 21.63 billion
• Year-on-year growth (YoY): A 29% increase compared to the previous year (December 2024)
• Transaction value: The total value of transactions in December was approximately ₹23.64 trillion, representing a 30% year-on-year increase.

• A total of 128 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide last year.
• 56 journalists were killed in Palestine alone.
• Most of these journalists were covering the Gaza war.
• Other affected countries included Yemen with 13 deaths, Ukraine with 8, Sudan with 6, India and Peru with 4 deaths each, and Pakistan, Mexico, and the Philippines with three deaths each.

• To ensure a smooth transition, the Bulgarian lev will remain in circulation alongside the euro until the end of January, and from February 1st, the euro will become the country's sole legal tender.
• Joining the Eurozone has been a priority for the Bulgarian government since joining the European Union in 2007.
• The Eurozone was established on January 1, 1999, with 11 founding members.
• Currently, the zone has 27 members, of which six – Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Denmark – have not yet adopted the euro.