🔴 TODAY’S HIGH-VALUE UPSC PRIORITIES

1. 🏭 ECONOMY + INDUSTRY

12 YEARS OF MAKE IN INDIA

The Government has released a detailed assessment marking 12 years of Make in India, launched on 25 September 2014 with the objective of making India a global hub for manufacturing, design and innovation.

Why is this especially important today?

This is not merely an anniversary.

It provides a consolidated picture of India’s shift towards:

Manufacturing + domestic value addition + technology + exports + strategic self-reliance

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Key data

Manufacturing GVA at constant prices recorded a 10.88% CAGR between 2022-23 and 2025-26, while the manufacturing component of IIP grew 7% during April–July 2026 over the corresponding period of 2025.

Make in India 2.0

The initiative now covers:

27 sectors

• 15 manufacturing
• 12 services

Policy ecosystem

Make in India is supported by:

• Production Linked Incentive schemes
• National Single Window System
• PM GatiShakti
• India Industrial Land Bank
• Semiconductor programmes
• Industrial parks
• Specialty steel initiatives
• Rare-earth magnet manufacturing

Recent strategic addition

Semicon 2.0, approved in July 2026, has an allocation of:

₹1,27,500 crore

covering:

design + manufacturing + advanced packaging + materials + equipment + R&D + talent.

UPSC Concept

Do not equate:

Make in India = only foreign investment.

Its broader logic is:

Investment → manufacturing → technology → jobs → domestic value addition → exports → strategic resilience

GS-III

• Industrial policy
• Manufacturing
• FDI
• MSMEs
• PLI
• Supply-chain resilience
• Strategic autonomy

Mains Link

“India’s manufacturing strategy is gradually moving from assembly-led growth towards deeper domestic value addition.” Examine.

Prelims Fact

Make in India launched: 25 September 2014.

2. 🦠 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS + HEALTH

UN HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON PANDEMIC PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE

🔴 TODAY / UPCOMING — 25 SEPTEMBER

A major High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) is being held today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The meeting runs from:

10:00 AM–6:00 PM US Eastern Time

and includes plenary and multi-stakeholder sessions.

Theme

“Fostering a multilateral and intergenerational approach to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics and public health emergencies, through the principles of equity and solidarity.”

Why important?

COVID-19 demonstrated that:

A local outbreak can become a global crisis extremely rapidly.

Pandemic preparedness therefore involves:

Surveillance + laboratories + health workforce + vaccines + diagnostics + therapeutics + financing + supply chains

Key issues today

The UN meeting focuses on:

• Pandemic prevention
• Preparedness
• Response capacity
• Equitable access
• Sustainable financing
• Research and development
• Manufacturing capacity
• Health-system resilience

WHO linkage

The World Health Organization identifies several developments since the COVID-19 pandemic:

• WHO Pandemic Agreement
• Strengthened International Health Regulations
• Pandemic Fund
• WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
• WHO BioHub System
• Global Health Emergency Corps

UPSC Concept

Pandemic preparedness ≠ pandemic response

GS-II

• Public health
• International institutions
• Global health governance
• Human security
• Multilateralism

GS-III

• Biotechnology
• Disease surveillance
• Health infrastructure
• Supply-chain resilience

Mains

“Pandemic preparedness should be treated as a permanent public-health investment rather than an emergency expenditure.” Discuss.

3. 🚗 ECONOMY + ENVIRONMENT

PM E-DRIVE — GOVERNMENT–INDUSTRY DIALOGUE

🔴 TODAY / SCHEDULED

The Ministry of Heavy Industries is scheduled to conduct:

“PM E-DRIVE: Dialogue with the Industry”

today at 9:00 AM at the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar.

No post-event outcome is being presented here because a verified outcome was not available at the morning cut-off.

Expected focus

• EV adoption
• Domestic manufacturing
• Charging infrastructure
• Localisation
• Technology development
• Cost competitiveness
• Industry implementation challenges

Why important?

Electric mobility involves more than replacing petrol/diesel vehicles.

It requires:

Vehicles + batteries + charging + electricity generation + grid capacity + minerals + recycling

Policy ecosystem

Connect PM E-DRIVE with:

• PLI Auto & Auto Components
• Advanced Chemistry Cell battery PLI
• FAME legacy framework
• Charging infrastructure
• Battery recycling
• Critical minerals

GS-III

Energy transition + industrial policy + climate mitigation

Prelims Concept

EV ≠ zero-emission vehicle in the absolute sense.

Its lifecycle emissions depend partly on:

Electricity-generation mix + battery manufacturing + vehicle lifecycle.

4. 💊 SOCIETY + HEALTH

WORLD PHARMACISTS DAY 2026

TODAY — 25 SEPTEMBER

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) observes World Pharmacists Day today.

2026 Theme

“Empowering pharmacists for healthier futures”

FIP says the theme highlights pharmacists’ roles in:

• Prevention
• Access to medicines
• Health-system resilience
• Patient care
• Sustainability
• Digital transformation

Static Fact

World Pharmacists Day:

25 September

The date marks the founding of FIP in:

1912

The campaign was adopted by the FIP Council in 2009.

UPSC relevance

India’s pharmaceutical and healthcare ecosystem can be understood through:

Pharmacists → primary care → rational medicine use → antimicrobial stewardship → vaccination → chronic disease management

GS-II

• Public health
• Universal Health Coverage
• Essential medicines
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Healthcare workforce

Mains

“A resilient healthcare system requires integration of pharmacists into primary and preventive healthcare.” Discuss.

5. 🌧️ GEOGRAPHY + DISASTER MANAGEMENT

BAY OF BENGAL SYSTEM WEAKENS INLAND

TODAY’S WEATHER RELEVANCE

The deep depression that crossed the north Andhra Pradesh coast on the night of 23–24 September has moved inland and is weakening, but heavy rainfall remains a concern across parts of eastern and central India. A morning report based on IMD forecasts indicates heavy to very heavy rainfall potential over Odisha, Chhattisgarh and East Uttar Pradesh, among other areas.

Important point

The system did not need to become a named cyclone to produce serious rainfall and flood impacts.

UPSC concept

Tropical system intensity

Low Pressure Area

↓

Depression

↓

Deep Depression

↓

Cyclonic Storm

The current system’s importance lies particularly in its:

rainfall + flood + drainage impacts, not merely wind intensity.

Geography chain

Bay of Bengal moisture

↓

Deep depression

↓

Landfall

↓

Moisture transport inland

↓

Heavy rainfall

↓

Flooding / landslides / waterlogging

Map

Trace:

Bay of Bengal → Andhra Pradesh → Odisha → Chhattisgarh → Jharkhand → East Uttar Pradesh

Rivers to mark

• Mahanadi
• Godavari
• Krishna
• Subarnarekha

GS-I

• Monsoon
• Tropical disturbances
• Drainage
• Physical geography

GS-III

• Floods
• Early warning
• Disaster resilience

6. 🛡️ DEFENCE

YUDH ABHYAS 2026 — INDIA–US INTEROPERABILITY

Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026, the 22nd India–US Army exercise, continues at the Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan, and the Auli training location in Uttarakhand.

Recent drills have included interoperability involving:

• HIMARS
• Pinaka
• M777
• Dhanush
• L70
• Counter-UAS systems

Why important?

It illustrates the evolution from simple joint exercises towards:

Integrated multi-domain interoperability

Modern battlefield chain

ISR

↓

Target acquisition

↓

Precision fires

↓

Counter-drone

↓

Electronic warfare

↓

Battlefield networking

India–US strategic linkage

Defence cooperation contributes to:

• Interoperability
• Technology cooperation
• Logistics
• Maritime security
• Indo-Pacific stability

GS-II + GS-III

India–US relations + defence modernisation + Indo-Pacific

Map

Mahajan Range → Bikaner → Rajasthan → Thar Desert

Auli → Chamoli → Uttarakhand → Himalayas

The two locations also demonstrate preparation for different terrain environments.

7. 🌐 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

UNGA 81 — GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES

The 81st General Assembly’s High-Level General Debate continues today.

The debate runs:

22–26 September and 28 September 2026

under the theme:

“Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all.”

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is leading India’s delegation and is scheduled to address the General Debate on 26 September.

India’s broader diplomatic themes

For UPSC, watch for:

• Global South
• UN reform
• Development finance
• Climate action
• Terrorism
• Digital governance
• Strategic autonomy
• Multilateral cooperation

GS-II

A recurring Mains theme:

Reformed multilateralism

India’s position generally combines:

Multilateral engagement

Strategic autonomy

Issue-based partnerships

Global South leadership

8. 🏛️ POLITY

ELECTION COMMISSION + SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVISION

The Election Commission remains in the news over implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and questions concerning institutional decision-making.

Reports today indicate continuing political controversy around the Chief Election Commissioner and SIR-related processes.

Static Constitutional Linkage

Article 324

The Election Commission has:

“superintendence, direction and control”

over elections to:

• Parliament
• State Legislatures
• President
• Vice-President

Why SIR matters?

Electoral-roll revision involves balancing:

Accuracy of electoral rolls

with

Universal adult suffrage

and

Protection against wrongful exclusion.

UPSC conceptual issue

A clean electoral roll requires:

Inclusion of eligible citizens

AND

Removal of ineligible/duplicate entries

without creating unreasonable exclusion.

GS-II

• Election Commission
• Electoral reforms
• Democracy
• Citizenship
• Electoral rolls
• Institutional independence

Prelims Trap

The ECI is a:

Constitutional body

not merely a statutory body.

9. 🏦 ECONOMY

BANKING STRIKE + GOVERNMENT PAYMENT MANAGEMENT

A three-day bank strike is scheduled for 28–30 September 2026, prompting the Centre to arrange early salary and pension disbursement for central government employees and pensioners today.

Reports indicate the government has taken steps to ensure payments are not disrupted by the strike.

Why UPSC relevant?

This provides a useful example of:

Financial infrastructure → public administration → payment systems → contingency planning

Important distinction

A bank strike is a labour/industrial action issue; it does not mean:

banking system failure.

GS-III

• Banking sector
• Payment systems
• Labour relations
• Public finance
• Financial infrastructure

10. 🌾 AGRICULTURE

WEAK MONSOON + KHARIF/RABI LINKAGES

The 2026 monsoon has faced substantial regional variability, with rainfall deficits and uneven spatial distribution raising questions about:

• Kharif yields
• Reservoir storage
• Soil moisture
• Rural incomes
• Rabi sowing

Recent assessments have highlighted that the agricultural impact is uneven because central India’s rainfall performance is different from that of several other regions.

UPSC Concept

Do not ask only:

“Was monsoon above or below normal?”

Instead ask:

Where did the rain fall, when did it fall, and for which crop?

Agricultural chain

Rainfall

↓

Soil moisture

↓

Sowing

↓

Crop growth

↓

Yield

↓

Food prices

↓

Rural income

Rabi linkage

Weak late-season rainfall can also influence:

Reservoir storage → irrigation availability → rabi crops

GS-III

• Monsoon agriculture
• Food security
• Irrigation
• Crop diversification
• Rural economy

11. 🧪 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

SEMICONDUCTORS + STRATEGIC MANUFACTURING

The government’s latest Make in India assessment highlights Semicon 2.0, approved in July 2026, with an allocation of:

₹1,27,500 crore

for India’s semiconductor ecosystem.

Coverage

• Chip design
• Semiconductor manufacturing
• Advanced packaging
• Materials
• Equipment
• Research
• Talent

Why important?

Semiconductors are now critical infrastructure for:

• AI
• Defence
• Telecommunications
• Automobiles
• Space
• Consumer electronics
• Data centres

Prelims concepts

Fab

= fabrication facility for semiconductor manufacturing.

OSAT

= Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test.

Advanced packaging

= increasingly important because chip performance depends not only on transistor fabrication but also on how multiple components are packaged/interconnected.

GS-III

Technology + industrial policy + supply-chain resilience + strategic autonomy

12. 🪔 HISTORY + CULTURE

GANESH VISARJAN / ANANT CHATURDASHI

TODAY — 25 SEPTEMBER

Anant Chaturdashi falls today, and the day marks the traditional culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, including immersion of Ganesha idols.

Reports confirm Ganesh Visarjan is scheduled for 25 September 2026.

UPSC relevance

The important angle is not ritual detail but:

Culture + urbanisation + environment

Environmental linkage

Traditional immersion can raise concerns related to:

• Plaster of Paris idols
• Synthetic paints
• Heavy metals
• Water pollution
• Solid waste

Sustainable practices

• Natural clay idols
• Natural colours
• Artificial immersion tanks
• Community collection systems
• Idol recycling/reuse

GS-I

• Indian culture
• Festivals
• Religious traditions

GS-III

• Water pollution
• Waste management
• Sustainable urban practices

Mains

“Environmental sustainability increasingly requires adapting traditional urban festivals without undermining their cultural character.” Discuss.

13. 🧑‍⚕️ SOCIETY + PUBLIC HEALTH

WORLD PHARMACISTS DAY — POLICY ANGLE

Beyond the commemorative aspect, the 2026 theme raises a broader public-health issue:

How can pharmacists strengthen primary healthcare?

Potential areas include:

• Medication adherence
• Vaccination
• Screening
• Chronic disease management
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Rational drug use
• Patient counselling

FIP specifically links pharmacist empowerment with prevention, access to care, health-system resilience and sustainability.

Mains enrichment

India’s healthcare challenge is increasingly shifting from:

“More hospitals”

to:

“Stronger primary and preventive healthcare.”

14. 🏭 ECONOMY — MANUFACTURING DEPTH

The latest Make in India assessment gives several useful sectoral facts.

Electronics

Electronics production increased nearly seven-fold from 2014-15 to 2025-26.

Mobile-phone production increased around 33-fold over the same period.

Steel

Crude steel production:

81.7 MT → 170 MT

between 2014-15 and 2025-26.

Defence

Indigenous defence production:

₹46,429 crore → ₹1.78 lakh crore

over the corresponding period.

UPSC Concept

The deeper issue is:

Value-chain localisation

A country becomes more resilient when it produces not merely the final product but also:

components + machinery + materials + technology + skills

📜 HISTORY — STATIC REVISION

MAKE IN INDIA AS CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC HISTORY

Use today’s 12th anniversary to revise India’s industrial-policy evolution:

1991 Liberalisation

↓

FDI liberalisation

↓

National Manufacturing Policy, 2011

↓

Make in India, 2014

↓

Make in India 2.0

↓

PLI

↓

Semiconductor ecosystem

↓

Strategic manufacturing

Mains linkage

India’s industrial policy has gradually moved from:

state-led production

towards:

state-enabled private investment + domestic capability + global integration.

🗺️ IMPORTANT MAP WORK

MAP 1 — UN / GLOBAL HEALTH

New York

→ UN Headquarters

→ 81st UNGA

→ Pandemic Preparedness Meeting

MAP 2 — BAY OF BENGAL

Mark:

Andhra Pradesh

Odisha

Chhattisgarh

West Bengal

Then:

Bay of Bengal → moisture transport → inland rainfall

MAP 3 — INDIA’S MANUFACTURING BELT

Mark:

• Gujarat
• Maharashtra
• Tamil Nadu
• Karnataka
• Telangana
• Uttar Pradesh
• Haryana
• Andhra Pradesh

Connect these with:

automobiles + electronics + pharmaceuticals + defence + semiconductors

MAP 4 — INDIA–USA DEFENCE

Rajasthan → Mahajan Field Firing Range

Uttarakhand → Auli

Understand:

Desert + mountain operational environments

MAP 5 — GLOBAL ENERGY & TRADE

Mark:

Strait of Hormuz

Bab-el-Mandeb

Suez Canal

Strait of Malacca

These four are particularly important for:

Global SLOCs + energy security + maritime trade

🧠 15 LIKELY UPSC PRELIMS MCQs

Q1. Make in India was launched in:

A. 2011
B. 2013
C. 2014
D. 2016

Answer: C

Q2. Consider the following:

1. Make in India currently covers manufacturing and services.
2. Make in India 2.0 covers 27 sectors.
3. All 27 sectors are manufacturing sectors.

Answer: 1 and 2 only

Q3. Semicon 2.0 is associated with:

A. Agriculture
B. Semiconductor ecosystem
C. Tourism
D. Defence pensions

Answer: B

Q4. The UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response is being held on:

A. 23 September
B. 24 September
C. 25 September
D. 29 September

Answer: C

Q5. Consider the following:

1. Pandemic preparedness includes surveillance.
2. It includes laboratory capacity.
3. It begins only after an outbreak has become a pandemic.

Answer: 1 and 2 only

Q6. World Pharmacists Day is observed on:

A. 21 September
B. 23 September
C. 25 September
D. 28 September

Answer: C

Q7. The 2026 World Pharmacists Day theme is:

A. Pharmacy for One Health
B. Empowering pharmacists for healthier futures
C. Pharmacists against AMR
D. Digital Pharmacy for All

Answer: B

Q8. Which of the following is the correct hierarchy?

A. Depression → Low Pressure → Deep Depression → Cyclone
B. Low Pressure → Depression → Deep Depression → Cyclonic Storm
C. Low Pressure → Cyclone → Depression
D. Deep Depression → Depression → Cyclone

Answer: B

Q9. Article 324 relates to:

A. UPSC
B. Election Commission
C. Finance Commission
D. CAG

Answer: B

Q10. Consider:

1. Electronics production has increased substantially since 2014-15.
2. Mobile-phone production in India has increased approximately 33-fold.
3. Make in India focuses exclusively on final assembly.

Answer: 1 and 2 only

Q11. PM E-DRIVE is primarily associated with:

A. Electric mobility
B. Nuclear energy
C. Rural roads
D. Defence exports

Answer: A

Q12. OSAT in semiconductor manufacturing refers broadly to:

A. Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test
B. Optical Satellite Assembly Technology
C. Open Semiconductor Access Treaty
D. Overseas Semiconductor Acquisition Tax

Answer: A

Q13. Which of the following best describes value-chain localisation?

A. Importing components and assembling final products
B. Producing final goods without R&D
C. Developing domestic capacity in components, materials, technology and final products
D. Restricting all imports

Answer: C

Q14. Which one is NOT a major component of pandemic preparedness?

A. Surveillance
B. Laboratory capacity
C. Health workforce
D. Waiting until an outbreak becomes global

Answer: D

Q15. Sustainable Ganesh idol immersion can reduce water pollution through:

1. Natural clay idols
2. Natural colours
3. Artificial immersion tanks

Answer: 1, 2 and 3

✍️ MAINS ANSWER LINKAGES

GS-III — ECONOMY

Question

“After a decade of Make in India, the next challenge is not merely manufacturing more, but manufacturing deeper.” Discuss.

Answer structure

Introduction

Make in India was launched in 2014 to strengthen manufacturing, investment and innovation.

Achievements

• Electronics
• Mobile manufacturing
• Steel
• Defence
• Pharmaceuticals
• Railways

Remaining challenges

• Imported components
• R&D intensity
• MSME productivity
• Logistics
• Skill gaps
• Export competitiveness

Way forward

• Semiconductor ecosystem
• R&D
• Industrial clusters
• Logistics
• Skill development
• Global value-chain integration

Conclusion

India’s objective should shift from assembly capacity to complete industrial ecosystems.

GS-II — GLOBAL HEALTH

Question

“Pandemic preparedness is a global public good.” Explain.

Use:

Cross-border externalities

Surveillance

Equitable access

Vaccine manufacturing

Global financing

One Health

GS-II — POLITY

Question

“The legitimacy of electoral democracy depends on both accurate electoral rolls and protection against wrongful exclusion.” Discuss.

Use:

Article 324 + SIR + universal adult franchise + transparency + grievance redressal

GS-III — ENVIRONMENT

Question

“India’s transition to electric mobility requires an ecosystem approach rather than a vehicle-centric approach.” Discuss.

Use:

EVs + batteries + charging + grid + critical minerals + recycling + renewable electricity

GS-III — AGRICULTURE

Question

“Monsoon variability requires a shift from rainfall-dependent agriculture to climate-resilient agricultural systems.” Discuss.

Use:

Micro-irrigation + crop diversification + resilient varieties + weather advisories + crop insurance + watershed management

📄 ONE-PAGE REVISION SHEET

🇮🇳 25 SEPTEMBER 2026

🏭 MAKE IN INDIA

12 years

→ Launched: 25 Sept 2014

→ 27 sectors

→ Electronics production: ₹13.11 lakh crore

→ Defence production: ₹1.78 lakh crore

→ Semicon 2.0: ₹1.275 lakh crore

🦠 UN PANDEMIC MEETING

TODAY

→ 25 Sept

→ UN Headquarters, New York

→ 10 AM–6 PM ET

→ Equity + solidarity

→ Preparedness + prevention + response

🚗 PM E-DRIVE

TODAY / SCHEDULED

→ ICAT Manesar

→ EV adoption

→ Charging

→ Domestic manufacturing

→ Localisation

💊 WORLD PHARMACISTS DAY

25 September

→ FIP

→ Theme:

Empowering pharmacists for healthier futures

→ FIP founded: 1912

🌧️ BAY OF BENGAL

Deep Depression

→ Crossed Andhra coast

→ Weakening inland

→ Heavy rain remains

→ Odisha/Chhattisgarh/East UP

🛡️ YUDH ABHYAS

India–USA

→ Army

→ Mahajan + Auli

→ HIMARS + Pinaka

→ Counter-drone capability

🏛️ ECI

Article 324

→ Constitutional body

→ Electoral rolls

→ SIR

→ Free & fair elections

🌾 AGRICULTURE

Monsoon variability

→ Kharif yield

→ Reservoir storage

→ Rabi irrigation

→ Rural income

🪔 CULTURE

Anant Chaturdashi

→ Ganesh Visarjan

→ Cultural heritage

→ Sustainable immersion

🎯 TODAY’S UPSC PRIORITY ORDER

🔴 MUST STUDY

1. Make in India — 12 years + manufacturing data
2. UN Pandemic Preparedness Meeting
3. PM E-DRIVE
4. World Pharmacists Day
5. Bay of Bengal deep depression + monsoon geography
6. Yudh Abhyas + modern warfare
7. Election Commission + Article 324

🟠 IMPORTANT

8. Semicon 2.0
9. Digital/industrial value chains
10. Climate-resilient agriculture
11. UNGA 81
12. Sustainable festival management

🟢 STATIC REVISION

13. Industrial policy since 1991
14. Pandemic preparedness architecture
15. Election Commission
16. Tropical weather systems
17. Indian manufacturing geography

🔗 FINAL UPSC INTEGRATION

Today’s current affairs can be remembered through six master chains:

1. 🏭 MANUFACTURING → STRATEGIC AUTONOMY

Make in India → PLI → semiconductors → defence → value-chain localisation → exports

2. 🦠 HEALTH → HUMAN SECURITY

Pandemic surveillance → preparedness → equitable access → resilient health systems → global cooperation

3. 🚗 EVs → GREEN INDUSTRIAL POLICY

PM E-DRIVE → EVs → batteries → charging → critical minerals → recycling

4. 🌧️ MONSOON → AGRICULTURE → INFLATION

Rainfall → crop output → food supply → prices → rural income

5. 🛡️ DEFENCE → TECHNOLOGY

Yudh Abhyas → HIMARS/Pinaka → precision fires → drones → counter-drone → interoperability

6. 🏛️ ELECTORAL ROLLS → DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY

Article 324 → accurate rolls → inclusion → exclusion safeguards → free & fair elections

⭐ 12 FACTS TO MEMORISE

1. Make in India launched — 25 September 2014
2. Make in India 2.0 — 27 sectors
3. Defence production FY2025-26 — ₹1.78 lakh crore
4. Semicon 2.0 allocation — ₹1,27,500 crore
5. UN Pandemic Preparedness Meeting — 25 September 2026
6. Meeting theme — equity and solidarity
7. World Pharmacists Day — 25 September
8. 2026 theme — Empowering pharmacists for healthier futures
9. PM E-DRIVE dialogue — ICAT Manesar, Today
10. Article 324 — Election Commission
11. Yudh Abhyas — India–US Army
12. Bay of Bengal system — deep depression weakening inland

Primary/authoritative sources

• PIB — 12 Years of Make in India
• PIB — PM E-DRIVE industry dialogue
• UN — High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
• UN General Assembly — 81st Session high-level meetings
• WHO — Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response at UNGA 2026
• FIP — World Pharmacists Day 2026
• Supreme Court of India — official portal and cause lists
• PIB — FSSAI food-safety resources