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KEYWORDS

Elevator that lifts country’s productivity:

Meaning: It refers to initiatives, policies, or strategies aimed at boosting overall productivity levels within a nation.
Usage: Initiatives (Gati Shakti, Make in India, Startup India, Digital India, Skill India), Policies (National Education Policy, Foreign Trade Policy, Logistic Policy, Data Governance Policy), Strategies (Harnessing Demographic dividend or power of Middle class, cooperative & competitive federalism, Industry 4.0).

Low productivity Trap:

Meaning: A situation in which an economy or a sector experiences persistently low levels of productivity growth over an extended period.
Usage: Agriculture, Manufacturing/MSME, Exports, Inadequate education and skill, Regulatory burdens, Lack of innovation, Infrastructure gap, civil services (low productivity), Taxation etc.

Holes in the digital net:

Meaning: It signifies gaps or shortcomings in digital connectivity, access to technology, or digital infrastructure that prevent certain individuals, communities, or regions from fully participating in the digital age.
Usage: It can be used in digital divide, Digital illiteracy, Cyber-attacks, Lack of Privacy and safety, Data theft (CoWIN), lack of proper infrastructure like internet connectivity & speed, electricity etc.

Cancel Culture:

Meaning: It is people’s way of expressing dissent or disapproval over something they find objectionable.
Usage: Pressure groups, Social Media Boycotting, Globalization, Indian Society, Impact on Mental Health, Economic boycotting (Chinese Products) etc.
For Example: Mass withdrawal of support from public figures or celebrities who have done things that aren't socially accepted.

CASE STUDIES/ EXAMPLES
Achievements of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan:

Mission Launched in 2020 by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Aim of Mission: To create awareness about ill e?ects of substance abuse among the youth, with special focus on higher education institutes, university campuses, schools and reaching out into the community.

Achievement

> 10 crore people have been sensitized on substance use including youth and women.
37% increase in people seeking counseling and de-addiction services since the launch.

KEY FACTS
Production linked incentive (PLI) Scheme:

Value addition in electronics and mobile manufacturing has increased to 23% and 20%, from negligible value addition in 2014-15.
Value addition: China = About 49%. Vietnam = About 18% after many years.
In comparison, India has reached the 20-23% mark in a very short time.

IMF Data: India’s share of global exports:

PM/VP/PRESIDENT SPEECHES
PM speech on India:

Today the whole world is ready to walk with us in our journey towards development. Never before has there been such trust in India and such belief in our economy.

PM Speech on Mother tongue:

The government had been making language a strong medium for employment.
Emphasis on recruitment examinations in the mother tongue had been benefiting the youth.

DEFINITION
Tissue Engineering or Tissue culture:

Definition: It is a biomedical engineering discipline that integrates biology with engineering to create tissues or cellular products outside the body (in artificial medium) or to make use of gained knowledge to better manage the repair of tissues within the body.
This technique is also called micropropagation.
Types: Seed Culture, Embryo Culture, Organ Culture, Pollen Culture etc.

QUOTES
Quote on credibility: “Once you lose your credibility, you can never restore it”. - REINHOLD MESSNER

Meaning: Credibility is like a currency that never depreciates unless you make it do so.
If people think you're credible, they'll listen to you but whenever it is lost, it is very difficult to restore that credibility.

Quote on tolerance: “I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance.” SAMUELTAYLOR COLERIDGE

Meaning: The quote suggests that it is a paradoxical situation that can occur when individuals or groups claim to advocate for tolerance but exhibit intolerance towards those who hold different opinions or beliefs.