TIT BITS:
1. India's MSME sector has significantly contributed to export
growth and GDP, with exports rising from ₹3.95 lakh crore in 2020-21 to ₹12.39
lakh crore in 2024-25. The sector has shown resilience, driving economic
development and creating employment opportunities despite challenges like the
COVID-19 pandemic.
2. The National
Workshop on the PESA Act, 1996, aims to enhance awareness and strengthen tribal
governance in Scheduled Areas, with Jharkhand finalizing its PESA Rules. The
Act empowers Gram Sabhas in Scheduled Areas, ensuring tribal self-rule, control
over resources, and sustainable development.
3. Former Supreme
court Judge V Ramasubramanian has been appointed as the 9th chairperson of the
national human rights commission (NHRC) for a tenure of three years until
December 2027.
4. Global mega
trends, such as demographic transitions, globalisation, technological
advancements, and climate change, are significantly altering the demand for,
and the supply of, international migrant workers.