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UPSC Prelims & Mains
PIB Snippets — September 2, 2026
PM-DDKY district scores rise, Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar 5.0 launched, India-Nepal BHASHINI cooperation, Army’s PNG transition, PMMSY fisheries push in Puducherry, and CARA’s year-round adoption awareness drive.
🌾 PM-DDKY
🌊 Swachh Sagar 5.0
🗣 BHASHINI Sangam
🔥 Army PNG Transition
🐟 PMMSY Fisheries
👶 CARA Adoption
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Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY)
News Context
- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed PM-DDKY progress on September 1, 2026 — average district score improved from 22.54 (April) to 38.85 (July 2026).
Key Facts for Prelims
- Launched by PM on 11 October 2025; Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; modelled on the Aspirational Districts Programme.
- Targets 100 districts on: low agricultural productivity, low cropping intensity, low agricultural credit disbursement.
- Six objectives: productivity, crop diversification, post-harvest storage, irrigation, credit access, governance/service delivery.
- Convergence of 36 Central schemes across 11 Ministries plus State schemes and private participation.
Monitoring
121 indicators (74 output + 47 outcome); PM-DDKY Dashboard; Central Nodal Officers; National/State/District committees.
Capacity Building (Jan–Jul 2026)
6,90,530 farmers & 88,961 extension workers trained; 2,20,683 trained in natural farming via KVKs.
Source: PIB
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Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar 5.0 (SSSS v.5.0)
News Context
- Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the 5th edition of “Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar 2026,” a nationwide Jan Bhagidari movement for clean beaches and ocean conservation — a week-long programme, September 12–19, 2026.
Key Facts for Prelims
- Meaning: “Clean Coast, Safe Seas.” Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
- Implementing body: National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), hosts the pledge portal. Inspired by Swachh Bharat and the Deep Ocean Mission.
- India’s coastline spans over 11,000 km (mainland coastline ~7,517 km; ~11,000 km includes island territories/updated measurement).
Source: PIB
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BHASHINI & BHASHINI SANGAM Workshop (India–Nepal)
News Context
- Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) organised “BHASHINI SANGAM” in Kathmandu, based on an MoU with Kathmandu University, focused on multilingual AI, language preservation and digital inclusion.
Key Facts for Prelims
- BHASHINI = “Bhasha Interface for India” — India’s national platform for AI-powered multilingual digital inclusion. Nodal Ministry: MeitY; managed by DIBD under the Digital India Corporation. Launched 2022.
- Enables speech recognition, real-time translation, voice interaction, document processing. BhashaDaan: crowdsourcing initiative — “Donate your language.”
- Supports 36 Indian text languages, 23 Indian voice languages, 35 international languages. Powers 800+ govt websites; 9 billion+ cumulative AI inferences, 24 million+ daily.
- India-Nepal focus: applications in Nepali, Newari, and Maithili — reflecting shared linguistic/cultural ties.
Source: PIB
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Indian Army PNG Transition Webinar 2026
News Context
- Indian Army organised the “PNG Transition Webinar-2026” in Delhi to promote Piped Natural Gas (PNG) use in its establishments; plans to convert 41 Army Stations to PNG in FY 2026-27.
Key Facts for Prelims
- PNG: natural gas supplied via pipelines (City Gas Distribution/CGD network) for cooking, heating, industrial use — main component methane (CH₄); cleaner/cheaper than LPG.
- PNGRB: statutory body under the PNGRB Act, 2006 — regulates refining, transport, distribution and marketing of petroleum/gas; oversees CGD networks.
- India aims to raise natural gas share in its energy mix from ~6% to 15% by 2030; related schemes: PM Urja Ganga, National Gas Grid, One Nation One Gas Grid.
Source: PIB
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Fisheries Infrastructure, PMMSY & Blue Economy (Puducherry)
News Context
- Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched ₹36.49 crore of fisheries infrastructure projects in Puducherry under PMMSY, also promoting cooperative-led seaweed farming.
Key Facts for Prelims
- PMMSY: launched 2020; Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying; aims for the “Blue Revolution.” Upgraded PMMSY 2.0 planned, with deep-sea fishing vessel support.
- India’s fish production rose from 95.7 lakh tonnes (2013-14) to 197.7 lakh tonnes (2024-25) — more than doubled; 2nd in aquaculture globally after China.
- Related terms: FIDF (infra fund), PM-MKSSY (formalisation sub-scheme), FFPOs (Fish Farmer Producer Organisations).
- EEZ deep-sea fishing rules issued; Access Pass/Letter of Authorization fee cut from ₹25,000 to ₹5,000, priority to cooperatives/women SHGs.
Source: PIB
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CARA & Adoption Awareness 2026
News Context
- CARA launched “Adoption Awareness 2026” — theme “Legal Adoption. Safe Childhood. Secure Future.” — now a year-round campaign, not confined to November as before.
Key Facts for Prelims
- CARA: Central Adoption Resource Authority; Ministry of Women and Child Development; statutory body under the JJ Act, 2015.
- Central Authority for inter-country adoptions under the 1993 Hague Convention (India ratified 2003).
- Key institutions: CWCs (declare children legally free for adoption), DCPUs, SAAs, CCIs; CARINGS portal for online adoption processing.
- 2021 Amendment to the JJ Act empowered District Magistrates to issue adoption orders (earlier done by courts) to speed up the process.
Source: PIB
