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Prime Minister's Office to be renamed 'Seva Teerth' (Sacred Place of Service)
- The Union Government has announced that the Prime Minister's Office will be renamed 'Seva Teerth' (Sacred Place of Service), following the Raj Bhavans.
- The Prime Minister's Office will also house the offices of the Cabinet Secretariat, the National Security Council Secretariat and India House, which will be a venue for high-level talks with visiting dignitaries.
- The "Seva Teerth" is a workplace designed to reflect the spirit of service and a place where national priorities are shaped. India's public institutions are undergoing a quiet but profound transformation.
- The idea of governance is moving from 'satta' (authority) to 'seva' (service) and from authority to responsibility, and this transformation is not only administrative but also cultural and moral. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, administrative spaces have been redesigned to reflect ‘kartavya’ (duty) and transparency, he said, adding that “every name, every building, every symbol now points to a simple idea. The government exists to serve.”
- Recently, the government renamed Rajpath, the tree-lined avenue from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, as Kartavya Path.
- India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth has risen to 8.2% in the second quarter of the financial year 2025-26. This is the highest growth in the last six quarters, the Union government said. But the International Monetary Fund has warned that the GDP estimate is a C grade report.
- The quality of statistics, which play a key role in India’s economic planning and development, is poor in India. The quality of India’s national accounts data has been given a ‘C’ grade (the second lowest) Estimated) is based on.
- GST collection of Rs. 1,70,276 crore was collected in the month of November last year. The collection in November of the previous year was Rs. 1,69,016 crore. This is an increase of 0.7 percent compared to this.
- In October last year, the collection increased by 4.6 percent compared to the previous year and reached Rs. 1.95 lakh crore. The reduction in GST tax is also said to be one of the reasons for the decrease in collection last month.
- In the 8 months from April to November of the current financial year, Rs. 14,75,488 crore was collected. This is a growth of 8.9 percent compared to the previous year.
- The National Highways Authority of India has tied up with Reliance Jio to improve safety on national highways and create a seamless travel experience has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement is to introduce a telecommunications-based safety alert system on national highways.
- Commuters using Jio's 4G and 5G services will be able to receive advance warning information on their mobile phones. This will enable them to know about accident areas, animal movement areas, snow-affected areas and emergency diversions.
- By providing this information to commuters on national highways at the right time, they will be able to operate their vehicles accordingly. These warning information can be received through SMS, WhatsApp, etc.
