India Achieves Global Rank 3 in Start-Ups: Minister Jitendra Singh.
- India secured Global Rank 3 in start-ups over the past decade, driven by government initiatives.
- ₹20,000 crore allocated for R&D and Innovation in Union Budget 2025-26 to boost deep-tech sectors.
- Patent grants surged 17 times since 2014, and India improved its Global Innovation Index ranking from 81st to 39th.
India May Have 440 Million Overweight People by 2050.
- India could have over 440 million overweight and obese people by 2050, according to a Lancet study.
- The number of overweight and obese adults is estimated to be 218 million men and 231 million women, making it the second highest in the world, after China.
- The study was part of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021, involving researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats Initiative.
- The Ministry of Panchayati Raj will launch its transformative initiative to develop Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats (MWFGP) at a National Convention on 5th March 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- The Primary Objective is to establish at least one Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayat in each district.
- Nationwide Mahila Gram Sabhas to be Organized Pan India on International Women’s Day.
Tata Motors: first-ever trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks.
- Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Pralhad Joshi flagged off the first-ever trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks launched by Tata Motors in New Delhi.
- These trucks, equipped with new age Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines (H2-ICE) and Fuel Cell (H2-FCEV) technologies, will be tested on India’s most prominent freight routes.
Uttarakhand Cabinet Approves Unified Pension and Excise Policy.
- Uttarakhand Cabinet approved the implementation of the Unified Pension Scheme for state employees, operational from April 1, 2025.
- New Excise Policy 2025 bans liquor sales near religious places and enforces stricter controls on alcohol pricing.
- CM Dhami announced that the government will provide financial assistance to 45 writers this year.
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