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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.

1. The Indian diaspora includes Indian citizens and people of Indian origin living outside India, either temporarily or permanently.

2. India has the world’s largest overseas population, with approximately 35 million people of Indian origin living across more than 200 countries.

1. One District One Product (ODOP) aims to identify, brand and promote one distinctive product from each district of Madhya Pradesh.

2. The scheme promotes local entrepreneurship, agro-processing, value addition and export potential.

1. A data centre is a secure facility that houses computing, storage and networking equipment for processing, managing, storing and distributing digital information.

2. Data centres support services such as online banking, digital payments, e-Governance, cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

1. The term BRIC was coined by Goldman Sachs in 2001 in its paper titled “The World Needs Better Economic BRICs.”

2. The original BRIC countries were Brazil, Russia, India and China.

1. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) was launched in 2020 to transform India’s fisheries sector.

2. PMMSY is built on the objectives of the Blue Revolution and focuses on production, infrastructure, livelihoods and sustainability.

1. The Government approved the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 on 5 May 2026 to support businesses affected by external economic disruptions.

2. ECLGS 5.0 is implemented by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC).