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🔆 PM SVANidhi 2.0 📍 What’s new? The Cabinet has extended & restructured PM SVANidhi till 31 March 2030, targeting 1.15 crore street vendors (incl. 50 lakh new). 📍 About PM SVANidhi (2020) ✅ Launched by MoHUA to support street vendors hit by COVID-19 ✅ Collateral-free working capital loans in tranches ✅ Incentives: interest subsidy, digital transaction cashback, higher next loan eligibility ✅ SVANidhi se Samriddhi: links vendors with social security & welfare schemes 📍 Performance so far (July 2025) ✅ 96 lakh+ loans disbursed ✅ ₹13,797 crore credit support ✅ Benefited 68 lakh vendors 🏆 PM’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration (2023) 📍 PM SVANidhi 2.0 – Key Enhancements ✅ Higher loan amounts in 1st & 2nd tranches ✅ UPI-linked RuPay Credit Card after 2nd loan repayment ✅ Coverage expanded to census towns & peri-urban areas ✅ Monthly Lok Kalyan Melas to deepen welfare convergence ✅ Capacity building in entrepreneurship, digital skills & food safety (with FSSAI) ✅ Joint implementation: MoHUA + DFS 📍 Why it matters? 🔹 Strengthens urban informal economy 🔹 Boosts financial inclusion & digitalisation 🔹 Supports self-employment & livelihoods 📝 Mains Question: How does PM SVANidhi 2.0 strengthen livelihood security and financial inclusion of urban informal workers? #goverment_schemes Join https://t.me/PIB_UPSC https://t.me/upsc_government_scheme

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🔆 Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Oct 2025 ✅ Key Findings (CWS, Age 15+): 🟢 LFPR: Rural 57.8% | Urban 50.5% | All-India 55.4% 🟢 WPR: Rural 55.2% | Urban 47.0% | All-India 52.5% 🟢 Unemployment Rate: Rural 4.4% | Urban 7.0% | All-India 5.2% 🟢 Female LFPR: Rural 38.4% > Urban 25.4% 🟢 Urban women UR significantly higher (9.7%) ✅ What’s New in PLFS (2025 Revamp): 🟢 Monthly labour market estimates (earlier quarterly/urban-only) 🟢 Higher sample size & better district coverage 🟢 NIC-2025 adopted for improved sectoral classification 📍 Source: PLFS Monthly Bulletin, Oct 2025 | MoSPI 📝 UPSC Mains Practice Question 📌 What do the latest PLFS findings reveal about structural issues in India’s labour market, especially female participation and urban unemployment? Suggest policy measures. #Economy

🔆 India’s First Indigenous Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vessel Launched in Varanasi 📍 Key Highlights ✅ India launches its first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell vessel at Namo Ghat, Varanasi. ✅ Major step toward clean, sustainable inland water transport. ✅ Supports long-term frameworks: Maritime India Vision 2030 & Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047. 📍 Why It Matters ✅ Zero-emission mobility → boosts green transport on rivers. ✅ Enhances pilgrim & public connectivity with comfort & dignity. ✅ Strengthens waterways infrastructure & reduces logistics costs. 📍 Big Picture ✅ Positions Varanasi as a hub for next-generation eco-transport & green innovation. 📍 Mains Question How can hydrogen-based transport revolutionise India’s inland waterways and contribute to sustainable mobility? Discuss. #GS3 #Infrastructure

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🔆 GI-Tagged Indi Lime Enters Oman Market ✅ 3 MT GI-tagged Indi Lime from Vijayapura, Karnataka exported to Oman ✅ Marks first agri-export to Oman under India–Oman CEPA ✅ Follows successful exports to UAE & UK ✅ GI tag boosts premium pricing, shelf life & global demand ✅ Supported by APEDA → higher farmer income & export diversification 📝 Mains Question: How do GI tags and FTAs like India–Oman CEPA strengthen India’s agri-exports and farmer incomes? #GS3 #Agriculture https://t.me/Upsc_agriculture_mains

🔆 Stable Fertiliser Prices & Balanced Nutrient Use ✅ Urea MRP unchanged since 2018; DAP prices stable since 2023–24 ✅ Govt absorbs subsidy on Urea & P&K fertilisers to protect farmers ✅ Fertiliser availability monitored via iFMS portal & weekly State reviews ✅ Push for organic, bio, nano fertilisers under Fertiliser Control Order ✅ PKVY & MOVCDNER promote organic farming with DBT support ✅ Soil Health Card Scheme ensures balanced & judicious fertiliser use 📝 Mains Question: How does India’s fertiliser subsidy and soil health strategy balance farm income support with long-term soil sustainability? #GS3 #Agriculture https://t.me/Upsc_agriculture_mains

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🔆 Strengthening Agriculture & Rural Livelihoods ✅ ATMA: Farmer-centric agri-extension in 734 districts ✅ STRY: Skill training for rural youth (86,000+ trained) ✅ SMAM: 40–50% subsidy on farm machinery ✅ DAY-NRLM: SHG-led non-farm livelihoods, women entrepreneurship & market access 📝 Mains Question: How do ATMA, STRY, SMAM and DAY-NRLM together address structural challenges in Indian agriculture and rural livelihoods? #GS3 #GS2