IN-SPACe to be separate vertical
The proposed Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), part of space sector reforms aimed at bringing in private sector participation, will be a separate vertical under the Department of Space (DOS), said ISRO Chairman K.Sivan on 25 June 2020.
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Atma Nirbhar UP Rozgar Abhiyan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 June 2020 launched the 'Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rozgar Abhiyan' which seeks to promote local entrepreneurship and create partnership with industrial associations to provide employment opportunities.
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India, EU agree on civil nuclear pact
Capping 13 years of negotiations, India and the European Union have finalized a framework agreement on cooperation in the civil nuclear sector ahead of their online summit on 15 July 2020, officials of the 27-nation bloc said.
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Agri-Infra Fund launched
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 August 2020 launched a financing facility of Rs 1 lakh crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund for agri-entrepreneurs, startups, agri-tech players and farmer groups for post-harvest management and nurturing farm assets.
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First ever optical fibre cable project for ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first ever undersea optical fibre project for Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) which will provide high speed broadband connections in the Union Territory at par with services in the mainland.
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Three big digital announcements
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the Independence Day speech to launch the National Digital Health Mission, announce a new cyber security policy and promise optical fibre connectivity to all six lakh villages in 1,000 days.
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India, Nepal held high-level talks
Senior diplomats of India and Nepal on 17 August 2020 held a virtual meeting to review the progress made on various India-aided developmental projects being implemented in the Himalayan nation.
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Kesavananda Bharati is no more
Kesavananda Bharati, on whose petition the Supreme Court delivered the landmark judgment on the celebrated doctrine of the basic structure of the Constitution, died in Kerala on 6 September 2020.
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India, US, Israel collaborating in 5G tech
India, Israel and the United States have begun collaboration in the developmental area, and in the next generation of emerging technologies, including a transparent, open, reliable and secure 5G communication network.
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PMMSY launched
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 September 2020 launched Rs 20,050 crore Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in Bihar to boost farmers’ income and production and exports in the fisheries sector.
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15th FC submits report
The 15th Finance Commission (FC) presented finance minister Nirmala Sithatraman with a copy of its final report for the five year award period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 on 17 November 2020, according to a finance ministry update.
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LVB became DBS India
Tamil Nadu-based Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with pre-independence lineage on 27 November 2020 lost its identity after its merger with the Indian subsidiary of Singapore's DBS Bank.
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India, Uzbekistan sign 9 pacts
India and Uzbekistan signed nine agreements to further broadbase cooperation in several areas and vowed to combat the threat of terrorism by “destroying” terrorist safe-havens, networks and funding channels.
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Bangladesh to join IMTTH
For enhancing connectivity between South and South East Asia, Bangladesh has expressed interest to join the ongoing India Myanmar Thailand trilateral highway project.
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Watch KSG Explainer - Scientists cheer India’s ambitious carbon-zero climate pledge | Net Zero Goal 2070
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Watch: January 16 to be celebrated as National Startup Day #nationalstartupday #newindia #pmmodi
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Watch: January 16 to be celebrated as National Startup Day #nationalstartupday #newindia #pmmodi
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Today's Headlines - 19 August 2023
New non-poor emerging in India
GS Paper - 3 (Economy)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day address that in the first five-year term of his government, “13.5 crore of my fellow poor brothers and sisters have broken free from the chains of poverty and entered the new middle class”. The 13.5-crore number cited by the PM appears in the second National Multidimensional Poverty Index report that was published by Niti Aayog on 17 July 2023 (Some highlights in chart). The first such report was published in 2021.

What is the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?

The national MPI measures deprivations across the three dimensions of health and nutrition, education, and standard of living.
Within health, it tracks three variables: nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, and maternal health.
In education, it tracks two variables: years of schooling, and school attendance. And in standard of living, it tracks seven variables such as sanitation, drinking water, bank account, etc.
The index is based on the methodology used by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to construct the Global MPI. OPHI and UNDP are technical partners in the formulation of the national index.
But India’s MPI is not exactly the same as the Global MPI. For instance, India’s MPI has 12 variables, while the Global MPI has 10. The two additional variables in India’s MPI are maternal health and bank account.
How does this reduce poverty?

It must be noted that this is a multidimensional poverty index and, as such, is not comparable to India’s traditional and official way of estimating poverty.
However, the Global MPI 2023 report, which too was released in July, states that 415 million people in India moved out of poverty between 2005-06 and 2019-21.
The Global MPI pegs India’s poverty ratio at 16.4% as against 14.96% in Niti Aayog’s MPI. This difference is on account of the two additional metrics, and some differences in definitions.
Does the reduction in poverty add to India’s middle class?

There is no official definition of the middle class in India. It is, therefore, difficult to say whether those who escape poverty necessarily join the middle class, or to what extent.
Estimates of India’s middle class provided by private research organisations peg the middle class at income levels that are considerably higher than those of the people who are coming out of poverty.
For instance, in a report, ‘The rise of India’s middle class’, published in July, People Research on India’s Consumer Economy (PRICE) divided all households into four categories: Destitutes, Aspirers, Middle Class and Rich. “…Households which are classified as Middle Class have an annual income in the range of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 30 lakh (at 2020-21 prices),” the report said. Destitute households were those with an annual income less than Rs 1.25 lakh.
According to PRICE’s survey, as of 2021, out of a population of 1,416 million, 196 million Indians were categorised as ‘Destitutes’, 432 million were the ‘Middle Class’, and 732 million were ‘Aspirers’.

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