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📍 Table of Contents
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Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS)
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Key Operational Facts & Significance
- News Context: Details regarding India’s planned indigenous space station were provided by MoS for Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in the Rajya Sabha. Approved by the Union Cabinet in June 2023.
- Timeline & Orbit: The first module is targeted for launch by 2028, with the fully operational 52-tonne station completed by 2035. It will operate at an altitude of approximately 400 km.
- Capacity & Purpose: Will initially support 3 to 4 astronauts. Serves as a primary platform for microgravity research, deep space mission preparation, and Earth observation.
- Strategic Importance: The International Space Station (ISS) is slated for deorbit after 2030. BAS ensures India’s uninterrupted, long-term strategic presence in space.
BAS will make India only the fourth country globally to have its own space station architecture, following the USA, Russia, and China (whose Tiangong station became fully operational in 2022).
📰 Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
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National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)
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Digital Legislature Implementation
- What is NeVA? An online platform to digitise the legislative processes of all State and UT Assemblies, fulfilling the vision of “One Nation, One Application.”
- Digital India MMP: It is one of the 44 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) under the Digital India Programme.
- Cloud Infrastructure: NeVA is securely hosted on Meghraj 2.0 (India’s national cloud), guaranteeing scalability and absolute data integrity.
- Challenges Addressed: Diverse rules of procedure, ICT infrastructure variations, and digital capacity gaps were bridged through customized configurations and continuous State-UT coordination.
Key Features
Real-time access to bills, agendas, and reports. Device-agnostic, member-centric, and multilingual to cater to regional linguistic diversity.
Role & Impact
Assists House Chairs in conducting smooth proceedings and integrates Parliament and all State Legislatures onto a single digital interface.
📰 Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
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Mission Karmayogi
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Civil Services Capacity Building
- Overview: Formally known as the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB), it covers all civil servants across the Union Government.
- Core Shift: Moves the bureaucracy from a rigid, rule-based approach to a dynamic, role-based (Rule to Role) capacity-building model.
- Competency-Driven (ASK): Competencies are strictly defined as a combination of Attitudes, Skills, and Knowledge (ASK).
- 70-20-10 Mandate: Learning is structured as 70% on-the-job experience, 20% collaborative work, and 10% planned formal training.
Institutional Framework
Overseen by the PM’s Public Human Resources Council (PMPHRC). The Capacity Building Commission (CBC) acts as the standard-setting regulatory body.
iGOT Platform
The Integrated Government Online Training (iGOT) portal serves as the primary launchpad and performance-monitoring dashboard for Mission Karmayogi.
📰 Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
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Skill India Mission and RPL
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Vocational Framework & New Age Skills
- RPL Milestone: As of July 2026, over 1.5 crore workers have been officially certified under the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) initiative.
- Major Schemes: Includes PMKVY (flagship short-term training), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS for non-literates), SANKALP (World Bank-assisted), and NAPS (apprenticeships).
- Apex Regulator: NCVET (National Council for Vocational Education and Training) was established in 2018 by merging NCVT and NSDA to regulate the entire VET ecosystem.
- NSQF: The National Skills Qualifications Framework organizes competencies across 10 distinct levels.
New Age Initiatives: PM-SETU (₹60,000 crore) introduces an industry-led Hub and Spoke ITI model. Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Training (DGT) has integrated 31 new-age courses covering AI, cybersecurity, drone technology, and cloud computing.
📰 Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
