Chenab Rail Bridge – world’s highest? USBRL ముఖ్య వివరాలు?
Chenab Rail Bridge: World’s highest railway bridge – 359 m above Chenab River. Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir. Part of USBRL (Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link). Arch bridge. Taller than Eiffel Tower. Anji Khad Bridge: India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge – also on USBRL. USBRL: ₹43,780 Cr; 272 km; Connects J&K to Indian Railways network. Work started 1990s. PM Modi June 6, 2025: first Srinagar–Katra Vande Bharat. April 30, 2026: Extended to Jammu Tawi. USBRL significance: All-weather rail connectivity to Kashmir; ends road dependency in winter; strategically important.
Ayushman Bharat scheme – PM-JAY, HWCs వివరాలు? PMJAY coverage?
Ayushman Bharat: PM Narendra Modi launched 2018. Two components: (1) PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana): ₹5 lakh/year/family health insurance; 55 crore+ beneficiaries; Secondary & Tertiary hospital care; cashless treatment at empanelled hospitals. (2) Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs/AB-HWCs): 1.5 lakh+ centres; Primary healthcare; now called Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. Ayushman Bharat Diwas: ఏప్రిల్ 30 annually. NHA: National Health Authority – PM-JAY implement. PMJAY beneficiaries: Bottom 40% economically vulnerable families (SECC 2011 data). SDG 3.8: Universal Health Coverage target 2030.
CARICOM అంటే ఏమిటి? India-CARICOM relations?
CARICOM: Caribbean Community. Established: 1973, Treaty of Chaguaramas. HQ: Georgetown, Guyana. 20 member states including Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Guyana, Belize, Haiti etc. 5 associate members. India-CARICOM: India-CARICOM Foreign Ministers Meeting platform; India provides development cooperation, medicines, vaccines (Vaccine Maitri), scholarships (ICCR), digital connectivity. Jamaica Capital: Kingston. Aarogya Maitri CARICOM: First BHISHM Cube deployment in Caribbean region. India HADR framework: Neighbour-first policy; extended to Indian Ocean + Caribbean through Aarogya Maitri. RailTel + Green Genome India implementation partners.
SEBI అంటే ఏమిటి? India Financial Regulators full list?
SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India. Established: January 30, 1992 (SEBI Act 1992). HQ: Mumbai. Powers: Statutory body for securities market regulation. Current Chairman: Tuhin Kanta Pandey (2025). India Key Financial Regulators: (1) SEBI – Securities market; (2) RBI – Banking & Monetary policy; (3) IRDAI – Insurance (HQ: Hyderabad); (4) PFRDA – Pension; (5) NABARD – Agriculture & Rural development; (6) NHB – Housing finance; (7) IFSCA – International Financial Services Centres. PaRRVA: Past Risk & Return Verification Agency – SEBI initiative; CARE Ratings agency; NSE data centre; full ops May 4, 2026.
India Agni Missile Series – full details?
Agni Series (DRDO/SFC): Agni-I: 700 km; Agni-II: 2000 km; Agni-III: 3000 km; Agni-IV: 4000 km; Agni-V: 5000–8000 km (MIRV tested – Mission Divyastra, March 11, 2024); Agni-VI (proposed): 10,000–12,000 km ICBM with MIRV (up to 10 warheads). DRDO Chairman Samir V. Kamat: April 30, 2026 – Agni-VI ready for development pending govt approval. SFC: Strategic Forces Command – India’s nuclear triad command. CCS: Cabinet Committee on Security – ICBM approval needed. India nuclear doctrine: No first use; credible minimum deterrence; NFU exceptions in case of non-nuclear WMD attack.
Vande Bharat Express vs Amrit Bharat Express – తేడా ఏమిటి?
Vande Bharat Express: Semi-high speed (top speed 160 km/h); AC chair car + executive class; Self-propelled EMU; shorter distances (200–600 km range); launched 2019. Amrit Bharat Express: Long-distance overnight train; Non-AC sleeper + AC 3-tier; Push-pull loco-hauled design; replaces Superfast/Mail trains on long routes; fares 15-17% above regular express; launched 2024. Vande Bharat flagged off (April 30, 2026): Jammu Tawi–Srinagar (extension). Amrit Bharat flagged off: Varanasi–Pune + Ayodhya–Mumbai LTT (April 28, Varanasi). Railway Minister: Ashwini Vaishnaw. Indian Railways: 4th largest network globally; 68,000+ route km.
73rd Constitutional Amendment – Panchayati Raj details? National Panchayati Raj Day?
73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992: Gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). Added Part IX (Articles 243-243O) + 11th Schedule (29 subjects). Key provisions: Three-tier system (Gram, Block, District); Direct elections; Reservations (SC/ST/Women min 1/3); State Finance Commissions; State Election Commissions; 5-year terms; Gram Sabha. National Panchayati Raj Day: ఏప్రిల్ 24 (73rd Amendment enacted on this day, 1993). Celebrated annually. PAI 2.0 released on National Panchayati Raj Day 2026 (ఏప్రిల్ 24). Panchayati Raj Minister: Rajiv Ranjan Singh “Lalan Singh”. India’s Panchayats: 2.5 lakh+ GPs; ~30 lakh elected representatives; largest democratic decentralization globally.
UPEIDA అంటే ఏమిటి? UP Expressways list?
UPEIDA: Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority. Nodal agency for expressway development in UP. CM Yogi Adityanath oversight. Major UP Expressways: (1) Yamuna Expressway: 165 km, Noida–Agra, 2012; (2) Agra–Lucknow Expressway: 302 km, 2016; (3) Purvanchal Expressway: 341 km, Lucknow–Ghazipur, 2021; (4) Bundelkhand Expressway: 296 km, 2022; (5) Gorakhpur Link Expressway: 91 km, 2022; (6) Ganga Expressway: 594 km, Meerut–Prayagraj, 2026 (longest). UP Expressways significance: Economic corridors, industrial hubs, defense airstrips. UP: India’s most populous state; largest Lok Sabha seats (80). UP target: $1 trillion economy.