The Ministry of Culture told the Lok Sabha that more than 1.19 crore manuscripts had been reported in the nationwide survey. This is an inventory-stage figure covering identified holdings, repositories and custodians. It does not mean that all reported manuscripts.

The survey was launched on 16 March 2026 across all States and Union Territories. It aims to identify and document manuscript holdings with institutions, libraries, museums, temples, mutts, scholars, private individuals and other custodians. The government did not set district-wise.

The National Mission for Manuscripts defines it as a handwritten composition at least 75 years old, on paper, bark, cloth, metal, palm leaf or another material, with significant scientific, historical or aesthetic value. Lithographs and printed volumes do not qualify.

No. Survey reporting, detailed cataloguing, conservation, digitisation and public access are different stages. In August 2026, the government reported more than eight lakh digitised manuscripts across the country and more than 4.40 lakh available on the Gyan Bharatam portal.

The Ministry of Culture leads the mission through a distributed network of Cluster Centres, Independent Centres, State and Union Territory nodal coordinating authorities, participating repositories and technical partners. Centres are selected for factors such as collection significance, capacity, infrastructure, regional.

A Heat Action Plan is a locally adapted framework that connects heat forecasts with vulnerability mapping, public warnings, health-system readiness, protection of exposed groups and longer-term mitigation. A useful plan specifies triggers, responsible departments, resources, target populations and measurable actions.

A Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs reply dated July 20, 2026 reported plans prepared by 23 States, 195 districts and 64 cities. These are administrative categories, not necessarily mutually exclusive units, and the figures do not by themselves measure.

States, district authorities and Urban Local Bodies carry the main implementation responsibility. NDMA provides national guidelines and advisories, IMD provides forecasts and warnings, MoHUA supports planning and urban programmes, and local departments translate alerts into health, water, labour, education and.

Many informal workers face direct sun, physical exertion, limited rest, insecure wages and poor access to water or cooling. NDMA’s advisory recommends shaded vending zones, hydration facilities, cooling centres, flexible work hours and timely alerts, with health, safety and gender.

Cool roofs reduce solar heat absorbed by the roof and can lower indoor heat gain. In low-income housing, this can improve thermal comfort, sleep and conditions for home-based work while reducing cooling demand. Material, roof condition, maintenance, cost and local.

Among 209,266 births, each additional consecutive sweltering day across pregnancy was associated with about 1% higher adjusted odds of low birth weight. First-trimester exposure was associated with preterm birth, while second-trimester exposure was associated with low birth weight. These are.

They calculated the India Heat Index from temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and solar radiation. A sweltering day exceeded the survey cluster’s 90th-percentile daily mean IHI, and a consecutive event required at least three such days. The threshold was locally.

It combined retrospective NFHS birth histories with modelled cluster-level outdoor exposure. It did not directly measure each woman’s personal heat, indoor conditions, hydration or biomarkers. Recall error, exposure misclassification and unmeasured factors such as occupation, disease, nutrition and healthcare use.

The statistical signal depended on the outcome. First-trimester exposure was associated with higher preterm-birth odds, and second-trimester exposure with higher low-birth-weight odds. The third-trimester stillbirth estimate was elevated, but its confidence interval included 1, so it was not conventionally statistically.

Plausible pathways include thermoregulatory and cardiovascular strain, dehydration, altered uteroplacental blood flow, uterine activity, inflammation, oxidative stress and impaired placental function. The study discussed these pathways but did not measure them directly; prospective biomarker studies are needed to test them.

It means 600,868 of 601,328 inhabited villages in the official dataset had a bank branch, Business Correspondent or India Post Payments Bank outlet within a 5 km radius. It does not mean every village has a full-service branch or that.

The official figures leave 460 inhabited villages outside the stated threshold as of the reported date. These may include difficult locations facing connectivity, infrastructure, suitable-premises or commercial-viability constraints, which require location-specific solutions.

A Business Correspondent is an intermediary authorised by a bank to deliver specified services closer to customers. Depending on the arrangement, a BC can support account opening, deposits, withdrawals, remittances and digital transactions. It is not automatically equivalent to a.

The Ministry of Finance reported 58.77 crore PMJDY accounts with a total balance of ₹3,12,414 crore as on 17 July 2026. The figure counts accounts, not unique individuals, and the total balance does not show how deposits or account activity.

A nearby outlet may be offline, short of cash or unable to provide credit and grievance support. Meaningful inclusion also requires regular use, suitable products, affordable service, financial literacy, consumer protection and confidence that errors or fraud will be resolved.

The Institute for Social and Economic Change reported that every ₹1 invested under KCC-MISS contributes ₹2.30 to net value addition in agriculture and allied activities. It also found positive effects on cropping intensity, multi-season cultivation, input timing, diversification, allied livelihoods.

No. The figure is a reported estimate of net value addition associated with programme investment. It is not a cash transfer, a guaranteed farmer-level profit or the amount returned by a bank. The public release does not provide the full.

KCC is the bank-credit product that provides flexible finance for crop, post-harvest, household, asset-maintenance and allied needs. MISS is the government subsidy mechanism that lowers the interest cost of an eligible short-term KCC loan and rewards prompt repayment.

RBI’s framework includes individual or joint owner cultivators, tenant farmers, oral lessees, sharecroppers, and farmer SHGs or JLGs. Separate activity rules cover animal husbandry and fisheries. Actual sanction still depends on documentation, assessed need and the lending institution’s appraisal.

Eligible short-term KCC borrowing is offered at a concessional 7% annual rate. A farmer who repays within the prescribed period can receive a 3% Prompt Repayment Incentive, reducing the effective interest cost on the eligible amount to 4% per annum.

Glaw Lake is a freshwater mountain lake in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh. It lies within Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary and Kamlang Tiger Reserve near Wakro in the Eastern Himalayas. The state forest department places it at about 1,168 metres elevation.

On August 3, 2026, the Union Environment Minister announced Glaw Lake’s designation as India’s 101st Ramsar Site. It is Arunachal Pradesh’s first site on the Ramsar List. The announcement highlighted its freshwater ecology, perennial mountain-stream inflows and rich plant diversity.

The Arunachal Pradesh forest department describes Glaw Lake as spread over about 82 hectares. This figure describes the lake and should not automatically be treated as the formally delimited Ramsar-site area. The precise international-site boundary and area should be taken.

Glaw Lake adds a perennial freshwater habitat to the forested Kamlang protected landscape. PIB reported more than 150 tree species and 49 orchid species within the site and its catchment. Its streams, waterbody and vegetation work together, so catchment stability.

No. The Convention’s organising idea is wise use, which means maintaining ecological character through ecosystem approaches within sustainable development. Site-specific domestic protections and management rules still apply. Because Glaw Lake lies inside a wildlife sanctuary and tiger reserve, its use.

No. MoRTH has issued draft amendments. The proposal sets AIS-230 conformity from 1 October 2027 for systems that are fitted and mandatory fitment from 1 October 2028 for L, M and N category vehicles manufactured from that date. Comments must.

V2V describes communication between nearby vehicles. V2X is the broader set covering vehicles, infrastructure, pedestrians and networks. C-V2X is the 3GPP cellular technology family used to support those links, including direct PC5 communication and network-linked Uu communication.

AIS-230 is the proposed Automotive Industry Standard for factory-installed V2V systems on Indian roads. PIB says it covers radio performance, positioning, electrical supply, environmental performance, electromagnetic compatibility, cybersecurity, communication security and road-safety applications such as emergency-brake and wrong-way warnings.

DoT’s G.S.R. 466(E) permits qualifying licence-exempt OBU operation in 5875-5905 MHz under technical and equipment-approval conditions. The wider policy and AIS discussion covers 5875-5925 MHz, with the upper 20 MHz retained for future ITS requirements in the approach recorded by.

Yes, direct C-V2X communication can use the PC5 sidelink between nearby vehicles without routing the message through a telecom base station. Network-linked V2N services use the Uu interface. Reliable operation still depends on compatible radios, spectrum conditions, positioning, certificates and.

Both numbers describe different counts. The Bill fixes a maximum of 37 judges excluding the Chief Justice of India under Section 2 of the 1956 Act. Adding the CJI produces a total sanctioned strength of 38. The amendment creates four.

No. The May 2026 Ordinance had already substituted 37 for 33 in the Act, excluding the CJI. The Bill replaces that temporary Ordinance through Parliament and preserves actions taken under it. It maintains the same four-post increase and does not.

Article 124(1) establishes the Court and allows Parliament by law to prescribe a larger number of judges besides the CJI. Parliament exercises that power through the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 and its amendments. A constitutional amendment is.

Article 123 permits the President to promulgate an Ordinance except when both Houses are in session, if circumstances require immediate action. The 16 May 2026 Ordinance brought the four-seat increase into force at once. The later Bill follows the parliamentary.

They can create more benches and protect time for larger constitutional benches, but only after appointments and support systems are in place. Pendency also depends on filings, adjournments, registry processes, case grouping, government appeals and disposal rates. The Bill adds.

It divides registrations delayed beyond one year into two bands. Delays from one to two years remain with the District Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, or authorised Executive Magistrate. A delay beyond two years requires verification and an order from a Judicial.

As of August 4, 2026, the Bill had passed the Lok Sabha and still required consideration and passage by the Rajya Sabha, followed by presidential assent, before becoming an Act. Its provisions should be described as proposed law until those.

The stated aims are to encourage timely reporting and strengthen the reliability of delayed registrations. A false foundational entry can affect connected records and claims. The key scrutiny question is whether a two-year threshold and mandatory judicial route are supported.

No. A birth certificate records the fact, date, and place of a registered birth and serves as proof for specified purposes under the 1969 Act. Citizenship depends on the Constitution and the Citizenship Act, 1955, including the law applicable on.

People with the weakest documentation may face the highest burden: remote and migrant families, homeless persons, older people, home-born persons, and communities affected by disaster or conflict. Travel, legal assistance, wage loss, language barriers, and uncertainty can turn a verification.