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- Why in News?
- NITI Aayog has released its report “AI for Viksit Bharat: The Opportunity for Accelerated Economic Growth”, highlighting the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in driving India’s future economy.
- Key Provisions:-
- The report suggests that AI adoption could boost India’s GDP growth beyond 8%, supporting the vision of Viksit Bharat. It estimates that AI could bridge nearly half of the growth gap required to raise GDP from a projected $6.6 trillion to $8.3 trillion by 2035.
- Three major levers are identified: large-scale AI integration across sectors like banking and manufacturing (30–35% impact), generative AI-driven R&D in areas such as drug discovery and mobility (20–30%), and innovation in technology services (15–20%).
- Key outcomes include India emerging as a global data hub, strengthening AI-skilling frameworks, unlocking sectoral growth, and future-proofing jobs. The report emphasizes infrastructure, skilling, governance, and industry-academia partnerships as essential enablers for realizing AI’s potential.
- Why in News?
- The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced India’s first National Policy on Geothermal Energy, aiming to integrate geothermal power into the renewable energy portfolio and support the nation’s 2070 net-zero target.
- Key Provisions:-
- The policy identifies 381 hot springs across 10 geothermal provinces and promotes both high-enthalpy applications such as electricity generation, and low to medium-enthalpy uses including heating, cooling, agriculture, and industry. It covers the full value chain from resource mapping to end-use, with focus on hybrid systems, storage solutions, and repurposing oil and gas wells.
- Sustainability is addressed through safe reinjection, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement. To encourage investment, the framework allows 100% FDI, risk-sharing, concessional loans, viability gap funding, green bonds, tax exemptions, and land on concessional terms. It also proposes international cooperation, skill development, and a centralized geothermal data repository.
- Geothermal energy, derived from Earth’s internal heat, can power electricity and provide sustainable heating and cooling solutions.
- Why in News
- The Prime Minister inaugurated a state-of-the-art Sex Sorted Semen facility in Bihar, developed under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM).
- Sex-sorting technology is a scientific method that enhances the chances of producing female calves with nearly 90% accuracy, thereby supporting dairy farmers by increasing the population of high-yielding milch animals.
- Key Provisions:-
- The Rashtriya Gokul Mission, launched in 2014, is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. It is implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying with the aim of promoting sustainable livestock development.
- Its primary objectives include conservation and development of indigenous cattle breeds, genetic improvement of the bovine population, and boosting milk production and productivity. By integrating modern reproductive technologies such as semen sexing, the mission seeks to enhance farmers’ income while preserving India’s rich bovine biodiversity and strengthening the dairy sector as a whole.
- Why in News
- The Prime Minister inaugurated a state-of-the-art Sex Sorted Semen facility in Bihar, developed under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM).
- Sex-sorting technology is a scientific method that enhances the chances of producing female calves with nearly 90% accuracy, thereby supporting dairy farmers by increasing the population of high-yielding milch animals.
- Key Provisions:-
- The Rashtriya Gokul Mission, launched in 2014, is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. It is implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying with the aim of promoting sustainable livestock development.
- Its primary objectives include conservation and development of indigenous cattle breeds, genetic improvement of the bovine population, and boosting milk production and productivity. By integrating modern reproductive technologies such as semen sexing, the mission seeks to enhance farmers’ income while preserving India’s rich bovine biodiversity and strengthening the dairy sector as a whole.