📝 Law & Judiciary · UPSC track
High-powered Task Force on Examination Reforms Constituted
A new task force has been formed to propose reforms in the examination system.
- A high-powered task force on examination reforms was constituted.
- It is under the leadership of Shri Nandan Nilekani.
- The announcement was made by the Prime Minister on 26 JUL 2026.
💡 Remember: Nandan Nilekani heads the new examination reforms task force.
Source: Prime Minister's Office · PIB PRID 2289657
🌱 Law & Judiciary · UPSC track
Roundtable Urges Regulatory Reforms for GM, GE Crops
A recent roundtable called for modernizing India's regulatory framework for genetically modified (GM) and genome-edited (GE) crops.
- The Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS), ICAR, and FSII organized the roundtable.
- India's current multi-tiered framework for transgenic crops falls under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
- Regulatory bodies include GEAC (MoEFCC), RCGM (DBT), and FSSAI.
- Participants emphasized a science-based, efficient, and risk-proportionate regulatory framework.
💡 For the exam: Remember the key bodies involved in GM/GE crop regulation (GEAC, RCGM, FSSAI) and the need for reform under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare · PIB PRID 2289644