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1. Multi-Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System (MHEW-DSS) was officially launched in January 2024 as a real-time digital forecasting platform developed in-house by the India Meteorological Department.

2. The system was developed under Mission Mausam and marks a shift from fragmented forecasting processes to an integrated and automated forecasting and warning generation framework.

1. India’s space programme, led by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), began with a rocket launch in 1963 and expanded from Aryabhata in 1975 to major global missions steadily.

2. By 2025, India had launched over 400 satellites for 34 nations using its launch vehicles, strengthening its reputation for reliable, cost-effective, and internationally trusted space services worldwide today.

1. India’s semiconductor market was valued at 38 billion dollars in 2023, rose to 45-50 billion dollars in 2024-25, and is projected to reach 100-110 billion dollars by 2030.

2. India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) was approved by the Union Cabinet in December 2021 with an outlay of 76,000 crore rupees to support fabrication, display manufacturing, and chip design initiatives.

1. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 was passed by Parliament on 21 August 2025 to prohibit harmful online money games and promote safer digital gaming.

2. The Bill seeks to protect citizens from addiction, financial ruin, social distress, and deceptive gaming platforms that exploit users through misleading promises of quick financial returns.

1. India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) was launched in 2021, and the government announced a ₹76,000 crore incentive programme to build a domestic semiconductor and display ecosystem.

2. Out of the ₹76,000 crore programme outlay, nearly ₹65,000 crore had already been committed by September 2025 toward approved semiconductor initiatives.

1. India’s bioeconomy grew from USD 10 billion in 2014 to USD 165.7 billion in 2024, contributing 4.25 percent to national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and targeting USD 300 billion by 2030.

2. Four major subsectors drove the 2024 bioeconomy: BioIndustrial at USD 78.2 billion or 47 percent, BioPharma at USD 58.4 billion or 35.2 percent in total value terms nationally.

1. India observed a major rise in cybersecurity incidents, increasing from 10.29 lakh in 2022 to 22.68 lakh in 2024, showing the growing scale of cyber threats.

2. More than 86 percent of Indian households are now connected to the internet, reflecting the rapid expansion of the country’s digital ecosystem and online service access.

1. National Blockchain Framework was officially launched on 4 September 2024 as India’s indigenous architecture for secure, scalable, and trusted blockchain-based governance applications.

2. The framework was initiated in March 2021 with a budget outlay of ₹64.76 crore to support blockchain adoption across governance and industry.

1. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), is India’s national agency for cyber incident response under Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

2. In 2025, CERT-In handled more than 29.44 lakh cyber incidents, showing the scale of India’s national cyber response and threat-management capability across sectors.

1. India has built population scale digital public infrastructure for over 1.4 billion people through open, interoperable systems linking identity, payments and data exchange to governance, welfare delivery and inclusion.

2. The JAM trinity combined Jan Dhan accounts, Aadhaar enrolment and mobile connectivity, creating the foundational digital rails that enabled direct benefit transfers, reduced leakages and strengthened service delivery.