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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.

1. Madhya Pradesh is expanding its public transport network through the MP Passenger Transport Vision Summit 2026.

2. The initiative focuses on sustainable and green mobility infrastructure.

1. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) was launched in June 2015 with the objective of “Housing for All” in urban areas.

2. PMAY-U provides all-weather pucca houses with basic civic amenities to eligible urban households.

1. The “GYANII” framework serves as the core socio-economic development model guiding the Madhya Pradesh Budget 2026-27.

2. The model expands upon the previous year’s “GYAN” framework by integrating Infrastructure and Industry as two additional structural pillars.

1. The Government of Madhya Pradesh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) entered into a Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) agreement for renewable-energy development.

2. The agreement represents ADB’s first Transaction Advisory Services mandate in India.