Rahul Yadav

72nd National Film Awards 2026-

Edition: 72nd National Film Awards

Ceremony: 22 September 2026, at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat;

Films considered: Films released in 2024

Best Feature Film: Article 370 — Hindi

Best Actor: Mammootty — Bramayugam and Kartik Aaryan — Chandu Champion (joint)

Best Actress: Yami Gautam — Article 370

Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy — Amaran

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kalki 2898 AD

Best First Film of a Director: Swatantrya Veer Savarkar — Randeep Hooda

Best Telugu Film: Committee Kurrollu

Special Mention: Dhanush — Captain Miller

Special Mention: Meiyazhagan — Sound Mixing

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26th SCO Summit 2026.

Summit: 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit

Date: 31 August – 1 September 2026

Venue: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Host: Kyrgyzstan

Theme: “25 Years of the SCO: Together for Sustainable Peace, Development and Prosperity”

Significance: Marked 25 years of SCO.

Declaration: Bishkek Declaration adopted.

Members: 10 — China,Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India Iran and Belarus.

6 Founding Member
India & Pakistan -2017
Iran-2023
Belarus-2024

Chairmanship: Transferred from Kyrgyzstan → Pakistan for 2026-27.

Focus areas: Regional security, counter-terrorism, connectivity, trade, energy and economic cooperation.

SCO Plus: Meeting held alongside the summit on 31 Aug–1 Sept.

India: Continued emphasis on
1. Security
2. Connectivity
3. Anti Narcotics

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BRICS 2026 — Exam Key Points

1. History

BRIC term coined: 2001 by Jim O’Neill, Goldman Sachs.

First BRIC Foreign Ministers’ meeting: 2006, New York.

1st BRIC Summit: 2009, Yekaterinburg, Russia — Brazil, Russia, India & China.

South Africa joined: 2010;
first participated in summit in 2011
BRIC became BRICS.

2024 expansion: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran & UAE joined.

2025: Indonesia joined.

Note :: Saudi Arabia did not confirm yet.

2. 18th BRICS Summit — 2026

Edition: 18th BRICS Summit

Host: India

Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

Date: 12–13 September 2026

Chair: India

2026 Theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”.

3. 4 Key Focus Areas of India’s 2026 Presidency

Remember: R-I-C-S

R – Resilience

I – Innovation

C – Cooperation

S – Sustainability

4. Total Nations

10 BRICS Member Countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇮🇳 India | 🇨🇳 China | 🇿🇦 South Africa
🇪🇬 Egypt | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 🇮🇷 Iran | 🇦🇪 UAE | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |


Important: BRICS also has 10 partner countries.

5. Original 3 BRICS PillarS

Political & Security

Economic & Financial

People-to-People / Cultural Exchanges


New Development Bank (NDB).

Full name: New Development Bank (NDB)

Also called: BRICS Bank

Established: 2014 — Fortaleza, Brazil

Became operational: 2015

Founding members: Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa

HQ: Shanghai, China

Current President: Dilma Rousseff (Brazil) — since 2023.

First President: K. V. Kamath (India)

Purpose:
Financing infrastructure & sustainable-development projects in emerging/developing economies.

Initial authorized capital: $100 billion

Initial subscribed capital: $50 billion

India Regional Office: GIFT City, Gujarat — established in 2022.

🔥 Latest — 2025/26

New members approved in 2025: Colombia & Uzbekistan.

NDB — Total Members: 11

🇧🇷 Brazil — Founding member

🇷🇺 Russia — Founding member

🇮🇳 India — Founding member

🇨🇳 China — Founding member

🇿🇦 South Africa — Founding member

🇧🇩 Bangladesh — 2021

🇦🇪 UAE — 2021

🇪🇬 Egypt — 2023

🇩🇿 Algeria — 2025

10th - Uzbekistan
.11th - Columbia


Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Established: 1966

Headquarters: Manila, Philippines

Members: 69 — 50 from Asia-Pacific region

President: Masato Kanda (Japan) — took office in November 2025

First President: Takeshi Watanabe (Japan)


India became a member: 1966, one of the founding members.

India's ADB constituency: India is in a constituency with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal & Sri Lanka.

Official currency/accounting unit: ADB dollar


Largest shareholder: Japan and USA (equal voting power).

India: One of ADB's largest borrowers.

🔥 Exam Facts

ADB = Manila + 1966 + 69 members + Masato Kanda + India founding member

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🌍 World Economic Outlook 2026 — IMF

Released by: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Latest update: July 8, 2026

Theme: “Global Economy in Crosscurrents of War and Technology”

Global GDP growth:

2026: 3.0%

2027: 3.4%


Global inflation (2026): 4.7% — disinflation has stalled.


🇮🇳 India

For the April 2026 WEO, IMF projected India's growth at
6.5% in 2026.
6.5% in 2027.

🌍 Top 5 Largest Economies — 2026(Nominal GDP)....

🇺🇸 USA — $32.38 trillion

🇨🇳 China — $20.85 trillion

🇩🇪 Germany — $5.45 trillion

🇯🇵 Japan — $4.38 trillion

🇬🇧 United Kingdom — $4.26 trillion

6th — 🇮🇳 India: $4.15 trillion

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For IBPS PO Mains 2026,
important BRICS meetings/summits + core areas:

18th BRICS Summit
12–13 Sept, New Delhi
Global governance, resilience, innovation, sustainability

BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
14–15 May, New Delhi
Political-security, economic-financial & people-to-people cooperation

5th BRICS SAI Leaders’ Summit
7–8 May, Bengaluru
Ease of Living + Urban Mobility; public-sector audit

BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting
12–13 June, Indore, m.p.
Agriculture, food security & sustainable farming

11th BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting
26 June, Gurugram ,Haryana.
Energy security, clean energy & smart grids


10th BRICS Industry Ministers’ Meeting
6 Aug, Jaipur
MSMEs, Startups, Photovoltaics & Logistics


16th BRICS Trade Ministers’ Meeting
7 Aug, Jaipur
Trade, MSMEs, services & resilient supply chains

🔥 Must Remember

Summit → Global governance
Foreign Ministers → 3 pillars
SAI → Urban Mobility
Agriculture → Food Security
Energy → Energy Security
Industry → MSMEs + Startups + Solar
Trade → MSMEs + Supply Chains

Overall BRICS 2026 Theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability” — Humanity First.

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🌾 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) — Key Points

Launched: formally launched on 1 July 2015.

Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti;

Main motto: “Har Khet Ko Pani” and “Per Drop More Crop.”

Core objective: Expand assured irrigation, improve on-farm water-use efficiency, reduce water wastage and promote sustainable water conservation.

🔑 Major Components

AIBP – Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme

HKKP – Har Khet Ko Pani

CAD&WM: Command Area Development & Water Management

SMI: Surface Minor Irrigation

RRR: Repair, Renovation & Restoration

PDMC – Per Drop More Crop

DIP = District Irrigation Plan

SIP = State Irrigation Plan

Original tenure: 2015–16 to 2019–20

Extended: 2021–22 to 2025–26 under PMKSY 2.0

Total current tenure: 2021–22 to 2025–26 (5 years) with an outlay of ₹93,068 crore.

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REPM Scheme

REPM = Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
Official name: Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets(SPM- REPM).

Approved: 26 November 2025 by Union Cabinet.

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI).

Total outlay: ₹7,280 crore

Target capacity: 6,000 MTPA integrated REPM manufacturing capacity.

Beneficiaries: Up to 5 manufacturers, selected through global competitive bidding.

Maximum allocation per beneficiary: 1,200 MTPA.

Minimum allocation: 600 MTPA per beneficiary.

Sales-linked incentive: ₹6,450 crore over 5 years.

Capital subsidy: ₹750 crore for setting up manufacturing facilities.

Duration: 7 years → 2-year gestation + 5-year incentive period

⭐ Exam Fact Box

₹7,280 cr | 6,000 MTPA | 5 beneficiaries | ₹6,450 cr SLI | ₹750 cr subsidy | 7 years | MHI

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⚖️ DISHA Scheme — Key Points

DISHA = Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice

Ministry: Ministry of Law & Justice

Implementing department: Department of Justice

Type: Central Sector Scheme

Objective: Provide easy, accessible, affordable and citizen-centric access to justice,

Constitutional basis: Articles 14, 21 & 39A

Original DISHA: 2021–26, with an outlay of ₹250 crore.


🆕 DISHA 2.0 — Most Important for Exams

Period: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2031

Outlay: ₹255 crore

Funding: 100% Gross Budgetary Support by Government of India

Target: 3 crore cumulative beneficiaries

Supports SDG-16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.


4 Components of DISHA 2.0

1. Tele-Law – Reaching the Unreached

Free pre-litigation legal advice

toll-free number 14454


2. Nyaya Bandhu

Provides free legal assistance/representation to eligible beneficiaries.




3. Legal Literacy & Legal Awareness Programme (LLLAP)

Creates awareness about legal rights, duties and entitlements



4. VIDHI-Sanjeevani 🆕

New component under DISHA 2.0
AI-powered multilingual Nyaya Setu chatbot.



🎯 One-line exam revision

DISHA 2.0 = ₹255 crore + 2026–31 + 4 components + 3 crore beneficiaries + SDG-16 + VIDHI-Sanjeevani.

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✈️ Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – Modified UDAN:

Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik).

🔹 Original UDAN

Launched: 21 October 2016.

First UDAN flight: Shimla → Delhi on 27 April 2017.

Objective: Make air travel affordable and connect unserved/underserved airports, especially Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.

Provides Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to selected airlines.


🆕 Modified UDAN — Important for 2026 Exams


📌 Exam One-Liners

UDAN = Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
Ministry = Civil Aviation
Launch = 2016
First flight = Shimla–Delhi, 2017
Modified UDAN outlay = ₹28,840 crore
Duration = 10 years (2026-27 to 2035-36)
100 airports + 200 helipads + ~441 aerodromes
VGF = ₹10,043 crore

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ECLGS 5.0 — Key Points

ECLGS = Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme

ECLGS 5.0 = West Asia Crisis + MSMEs + Airlines

₹2.55 lakh crore → Target additional credit flow

₹5,000 crore → Specifically earmarked for airlines

100% → Guarantee for MSMEs

90% → Guarantee for non-MSMEs & airlines

₹100 crore → Maximum additional credit for MSMEs/non-MSMEs

₹1,500 crore → Maximum for airlines

5 years + 1-year moratorium → Other businesses

7 years + 2-year moratorium → Airlines

NCGTC → Guarantee provider

31 March 2027 → Current end date

The scheme is designed to help businesses maintain operations, protect employment and sustain supply chains amid disruptions linked to the West Asia situation.

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