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Current affairsUIDAI Aadhaar Samvaad 2026: Five New Initiatives Launched on 17th Aadhaar Day in KolkataThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) held its annual 'Aadhaar Samvaad' stakeholder conference in Kolkata on September 29, 2026, marking the 17th Aadhaar Day. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Jitin Prasada was the chief guest at the event, which saw over 600 stakeholders participate. Five new initiatives were unveiled: Face Authentication for the electronic Public Distribution System (ePDS), SWIK Portal 2.0, Sub-AUA/Sub-KUA LITE Framework, a New Token Management System, and a revamped UIDAI website. Current affairsIndia Crosses 300 GW Non-Fossil Fuel Power Capacity: Milestones, Breakdown, and Road to 500 GW by 2030India's installed non-fossil fuel electricity generation capacity reached 300.50 GW as of July 31, 2026 — announced by PIB on August 9, 2026. This milestone represents 54% of India's total 552 GW installed capacity and 60% progress toward the 500 GW target by 2030 committed under the Paris Agreement's Panchamrit pledges. Current affairsNITI Aayog Report on Professional Services 2026: Regulatory Reforms for Law, Medicine, Accounting, Architecture and EngineeringNITI Aayog released a report titled "India's Services Sector: Insights on Regulatory Regime in Professional Services" in August 2026, recommending a four-pronged reform roadmap — regulatory harmonisation, international mutual recognition agreements, technology adoption, and upskilling — to transform India's legal, accounting, architectural, engineering, and healthcare professional services and boost their global competitiveness.
In previous-year questions
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya authored two influential books advocating industrialisation and planned economic development for India, decades before independence. Which of the following are those books?UPSC · Current Affairs
- The NSO (National Statistical Office) under MoSPI released the PLFS Monthly Bulletin for September 2026, showing India's overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) at 55.5%. Which of the following statements about the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is correct?UPSC · Current Affairs