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1. The Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) was approved on 18 April 2026 and formally launched on 12 May 2026.

2. BMIP is India’s first domestic maritime insurance pool, with an underwriting capacity of ₹13,906.50 crore (USD 1.5 billion).

1. Make in India was launched on 25 September 2014 to develop India as a global hub for manufacturing, design and innovation.

2. Make in India 2.0 now focuses on 27 sectors, including 15 manufacturing sectors and 12 service sectors.

1. WAVES OTT was launched on 20 November 2024 at the 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa as Prasar Bharati’s public-service Over-the-Top (OTT) platform.

2. WAVES OTT integrates live television, radio, on-demand programmes, archival content, educational programmes, devotional content, publications, games and shopping on a single digital platform.

1. The National Single Window System (NSWS) was launched on 22 September 2021.

2. NSWS is implemented by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

1. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA) was signed on 7 August 2026 by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan.

2. The agreement was signed during the Makkah Joint Defence Summit held at Al-Safa Palace in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

1. Weak governance in peripheral regions refers to inadequate administrative, political and socio-economic capacity in border areas, remote regions and fragile neighbouring territories.

2. Peripheral regions may be internal, such as remote areas of Northeast India, Left-Wing Extremism-affected regions and high-altitude border villages.

1. More than 9 lakh Community Resource Persons (CRPs) are active across rural India in areas such as livelihoods, banking, insurance, financial literacy, gender awareness and community development.

2. Nearly 4.08 lakh CRPs are engaged in livelihood-related activities covering agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forest produce and enterprise development.

1. Madhya Pradesh has declared 2026 as “Kisan Kalyan Varsh” (Farmer Welfare Year).

2. Kisan Kalyan Varsh is a major agriculture-focused initiative under the Madhya Pradesh Budget 2026–27.

1. India supports the agenda of “Reformed Multilateralism” to make global institutions more representative of present geopolitical and economic realities.

2. India supports reform and expansion of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

1. A rolling budget system is also known as a continuous budget or rolling forecast.

2. It is a financial planning method in which the budget is continuously extended over time.