Daily Current Affairs โ 20 June 2026
Daily Current Affairs ยท 20 June 2026
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UPSC Current Affairs MCQ โ 20 June 2026
10 UPSC-standard bilingual MCQs covering today's top stories ยท 10-sec timer per question
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Economy
India on Track to Achieve 3% Compressed Biogas Blending Target
India is steadily progressing towards its target of blending 3% Compressed Biogas (CBG) with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and domestic Piped Naturalโฆ
- NBCC Blending Roadmap: As per the National Biofuel Coordination Committee (NBCC) roadmap
- CBG Infrastructure Expansion: According to the Petroleum Ministry's Gobardhan portal, 210 CBG/bio-CNG plants have been commissioned so far
- Significance and Challenges: CBG blending can strengthen India's energy security
- Compressed Biogas (CBG): It is a renewable fuel produced from biomass and organic waste (agricultural residue
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- Properties: Similar calorific value (amount of energy released on complete combustion) to CNG
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Economy
National Policy on Biofuels
Recently, the Union Cabinet approved amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018.
- More Feedstocks: One of the amendments is that the government will allow more feedstocks for the production of biofuels.
- Instead of 2030, the Centre plans to move ahead with its ethanol blending target of 20% of petrol containing ethanol by 2025-26.
- It will promote the production of biofuels in the country
- The government has allowed the addition of new members to the National Biofuel Coordination Committee (NBCC)
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- Permission will be granted for the export of biofuels in specific cases.
- Boost Make in India Drive: The proposed amendments are expected to pave the way for the Make in India drive thereby leading to a reduction in theโฆ
- Since many more feedstocks are being allowed for the production of biofuels
- Also, the proposed amendments are expected to attract and foster developments of indigenous technologies which will pave the way for the Make inโฆ
- About: The "National Policy on Biofuels was notified by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in 2018.
- The policy was notified in supersession of the National Policy on Biofuels, promulgated through the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, in 2009.
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Economy
GOBARdhan Scheme
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has highlighted lack of transparency in data of operational Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant on GOBARdhan portal.
- Compressed Biogas (CBG): CBG is a renewable energy source produced from organic waste
- It aims to establish a strong ecosystem for Biogas/Compressed Biogas (CBG)/Bio-CNG plants to foster sustainable growth.
- The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, serves as the nodal department.
- Slow Adoption: Only 115 CBG plants are functional as of December 2024, against the target of 5,000 by 2030.
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- Information Gaps: The GOBARdhan portal lacks details on feedstocks used by specific CBG plants.
- Operational Transparency: The portal lacks a section for operational plants with updated information
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History
Indiaโs First Cooperative Compressed Biogas Plant
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation inaugurated India's first cooperative multi-feed Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant in Kopargaon, Maharashtra.
- The plant will produce 12 tons of CBG daily and 75 tons of potash from jaggery/molasses, reducing imports.
- Compressed Biogas (CBG): It is a renewable fuel produced from biomass and organic waste (agricultural residue
- Properties: Similar calorific value (amount of energy released on complete combustion) to CNG
- CBG Benefits: Eco-Friendly: Cleaner alternative to fossil fuels, supporting India's target of net zero emissions by 2070.
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- Waste Management: Converts organic waste into fuel, reducing pollution and promoting a circular economy.
- Energy Security: Reduces oil imports and increases the share of natural gas in India's energy mix (currently ~6%, targeted 15% by 2030).
- SATAT (Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation) Scheme: Aims to produce CBG by utilizing 62 Million Metric Tonnes of annual waste
- National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC): Plans to support 15 sugar mills via NCDC for CBG and potash units.
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Polity
Three-Language Formula and Nagaland's Linguistic Challenge
The Association of Unaided CBSE Schools in Nagaland has expressed concerns over the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) mandate toโฆ
- Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies
- Nagaland has no single common regional language, with 17 major tribes speaking distinct languages
- Additionally, a lack of trained teachers, textbooks, and standardized curricula makes implementation difficult, especially in linguistically diverseโฆ
- Background: The Three-Language Formula was first formulated by the Ministry of Education in 1968 based on the recommendations of the Kothariโฆ
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- Native Indian Languages: At least two of the three chosen languages must be native Indian languages.
- Flexibility and Autonomy: Unlike the NEP of 1968
- Foreign Languages: A foreign language can only be taken as the third language (R3) if the other two are native Indian languages
- Schools are encouraged to use flexible solutions like inter-school sharing (Sahodaya clusters), hybrid/virtual teaching, or hiring retired teachers.
- Kothari Commission (1964-66): First proposed the three-language formula to balance national integration with regional identities.
- National Policy on Education, 1968: Officially adopted the formula, advocating the use of regional languages at primary and secondary stages, andโฆ
5. What is the significance of the Eighth Schedule in language policy? The Eighth Schedule recognizes 22 official languages of India and serves as anโฆ
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Economy
CBSE to Introduce Credit System
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning significant changes to the academic framework of Classes 9
- Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies
- This move aims to revolutionise the education landscape by introducing a unified framework that bridges the gap between vocational and generalโฆ
- About: The credit system is a method used in education to quantify and assess the amount of learning a student has acquired
- To implement this, the University Grants Commission, the higher education regulator, had come up with the National Credit Framework (NCrF) in 2022.
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- The credits earned by a student will be digitally stored in the Academic Bank of Credits and accessible through a linked Digilocker account.
- To implement this in its affiliated schools, the CBSE formed a subcommittee in 2022 that suggested how the current academic framework should beโฆ
- Notional Learning: An academic year would comprise 1,200 notional learning hours, equating to 40 credits for students
- Subjects are allocated specific hours to ensure a total of 1,200 learning hours per year for students to pass.
- Of the three languages, at least two must be Indian languages (e.g., Hindi, Sanskrit, or English).
- The seven core subjects include math and computational thinking
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Polity
Maharashtraโs Rollback of Hindi as Third Language
The Maharashtra government scrapped its government resolutions (GRs) mandating Hindi as a compulsory third language from Grades 1 to 5 in Marathi and English medium schools.
- Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies
- Though the move was in line with National Education Policy (NEP)
- The government has appointed a committee under renowned economist Dr. Narendra Jadhav to study the three-language policy.
- Pedagogical Challenges: Neuroscientific research supports early exposure to multiple languages (ages 2โ8)
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- Introducing three languages from Grade 1 may weaken core literacy in the primary language.
- The Three Language policy has been criticized for allegedly promoting Hindi at the cost of regional languages
- Rooted in the Dravidian movement, Tamil Nadu adopted a two-language policy Tamil and English in 1968 rejecting the three-language formula
- Critics termed this a "backdoor imposition of Hindi", questioning the opaque decision-making
- Designing age-appropriate, integrated curricula for three languages at the foundational level is difficult
- Medium of Instruction: NEP 2020 recommends the use of mother tongue
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Polity
Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution
Recently, the Union Minister of Education has informed in the Lok Sabha about the various steps taken by the government to promote the Languages in Eighth Schedule.
- Eighth Schedule: About: It lists the official languages of the republic of India
- The Constitutional provisions related to the Eighth Schedule are: Article 344: Article 344(1) provides for the constitution of a Commission by theโฆ
- Article 351: It provides for the spread of the Hindi language to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements ofโฆ
- The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution consists of the following 22 languages: Assamese
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- About: Currently there are six languages that enjoy the 'Classical' status in India: Tamil (declared in 2004)
- All the Classical Languages are listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
- The Ministry of Culture provides the guidelines regarding Classical languages which are as given below: High antiquity of its early texts/recordedโฆ
- A body of ancient literature/texts, which is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers.
- The literary tradition is original and not borrowed from another speech community.
- The classical language and literature being distinct from modern
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Polity
Debate Around Education as a โState Subjectโ
Recently, controversies surrounding exams like NEET-UG and UGC-NET have reignited the debate on whether education should be transferred back to the state list.
- Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies
- History: The 'Gurukul' was a type of education system in ancient India with shishya (students) living with the guru in the same house.
- Nalanda, possessing the world's oldest university system, drew students globally to Indian knowledge traditions.
- British Government brought various reforms in the education system through Macaulay Committee recommendations
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- India's overall literacy rate of 74.04% is below the world average of 86.3%
- The gender gap in literacy in India began narrowing in 1991, with an accelerated pace of improvement
- Legal Provisions: The government has implemented the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) as part of the Right to Education (RTE) Act
- At the secondary level (age group 14-18), the government has extended the SSA to secondary education through the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan.
- Higher education, encompassing undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), and MPhil/PhD levels, is addressed by the government through the Rashtriyaโฆ
- Initially, Article 45 of the DPSP aimed to provide free and compulsory education for children up to 14 years, later amended to include earlyโฆ
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History
National Curriculum Framework
Recently, the final National Curriculum Framework (NCF) was released by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), leading toโฆ
- The NCF introduces changes in language learning
- Language Learning: Students in Classes 9 and 10 learn three languages, with at least two being native Indian languages.
- In Classes 11 and 12, students will study two languages, including one of Indian origin
- Students are allowed to take Board exams on at least two occasions in a school year. Only the best score among attempts will be retained.
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- The NCF follows the guidelines of NEP 2020. Provides the framework for formulating new textbooks from Grades 3 to 12 under CBSE
- Focus on ensuring rootedness in the current context while being forward-looking.
- Earlier, students in Classes 9 to 12 studied five mandatory subjects with an option to add one more
- First group includes art education, physical education, and vocational education.
- The second group includes Social Science, Humanities, and interdisciplinary areas.
- The third group includes Science, Mathematics, and computational thinking.
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