Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Has been introduced in Rajya Sabha recently+ It amends Section 3 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 to explicitly cover Vande Mataram alongside Jana Gana Mana+ It criminalizes intentionally preventing the singing of the national song or causing a disturbance to any assembly or gathering engaged in singing it+ Penalties – Imprisonment for 3 years, a monetary fine, or both for initial violations, with mandatory minimum 1-year imprisonment terms for subsequent convictions

Integrated Farming Systems (IFS): It combine vegetables, fishponds, livestock, pigs, poultry and trees within one farm where output of one component becomes the input for another+ Features – Animal waste becomes manure for crops and fishponds. Crop residues feed livestock+ Pond water irrigates vegetables during dry periods+ Instead of treating everything separately, the farm works like one ecosystem+ The approach is being promoted under the Joint Initiative for Village Advancement (JIVA) programme in parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

Joint Initiative for Village Advancement (JIVA) programme: It is an agroecology-based natural farming initiative+ Launched in – 2022+ Launched by – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)+ It builds upon existing watershed and wadi programs to restore soil health, lower input costs, and build climate resilience.