Current Affairs, 28 April 2026

Two phases

DPI 2.0 runs 2025–2035 and focuses on livelihood-led growth at scale. DPI 3.0 runs 2035–2047 and aims at broad-based prosperity.

Partners

The roadmap was developed with EkStep Foundation and Deloitte.

Eight sectoral transformations

DPI 2.0 identifies eight sectoral transformations covering MSMEs, agriculture, education and health, with enablers such as credit, decentralised energy and benefit delivery.

Four execution imperatives

These are district-led demand aggregation, scaling technology entrepreneurship, leveraging AI, and cross-sector unlocks.

NITI Frontier Tech Hub

The Hub is an action tank working on a 10-year roadmap across 20+ sectors with over 100 experts.

Don’t confuse with DPI 2.0 vs DPI 3.0: DPI 2.0 (2025–2035) targets livelihood-led growth; DPI 3.0 (2035–2047) targets broad-based prosperity.

Science and technology: 57 Prelims questions since 2013; most test the concept behind the news, not the news itself. In Mains, 12 news-triggered questions.

1. 2023Mains GS3 · Q2Status, problems, and improvements of digitalization in the Indian economy
2. 2014Mains GS2 · Q15Aadhaar and NPR coexistence, and their developmental potential
3. 2026Mains GS3 · Q1Meaning of Digital Rupee and working and progress of CBDC
4. 2023Prelims Q100Whether digital public infrastructure is an Indian G-20 priority, and G-20's origins
5. 2019Prelims Q87RBI data diktat on storing payment system data within India
6. 2020Prelims Q46What 'Public Key Infrastructure' refers to in India: digital security infrastructure

UPSC’s own questions that come close to this issue, from our Prelims and Mains banks.

First of its kind

These are the first commercial coal mines in India to carry UCG provisions in their agreements.

Auction round and winners

The agreements come under the 14th round of commercial auctions. Reliance Industries won Recherla and Chintalpudi Sector A1. Axis Energy Ventures India won Dip Extension of Belpahar and Tangardihi East.

How UCG works

UCG turns coal into synthetic gas in situ, within the seam, with no conventional mining.

Uses of syngas

Syngas can be feedstock for urea and ammonia. It can also replace imported natural gas and naphtha to make methanol, DME and synthetic fuels.

Cumulative auction figures

With these four, 138 mines have agreements under commercial auctions, with a peak rated capacity of 331.544 MTPA.

Syngas composition

Syngas is mainly a mix of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and some methane and carbon dioxide.

Don’t confuse with UCG vs coal bed methane (CBM): UCG burns the coal seam in situ to make syngas. CBM extracts methane already trapped in coal seams, without burning the coal.

Don’t confuse with UCG vs surface coal gasification: Surface gasification is done in a plant after the coal is mined. UCG gasifies the coal underground in the seam.

Science and technology: 57 Prelims questions since 2013; most test the concept behind the news, not the news itself. In Mains, 12 news-triggered questions.

1. 2017Mains GS1 · Q6Discuss whether coal mining is inevitable for development despite environmental harm.
2. 2013Mains GS3 · Q19Consequences of illegal mining and MoEF's Go and No-Go coal zones concept.
3. 2025Mains GS3 · Q17Why mining is an environmental hazard, and remedial measures to reduce it.

UPSC’s own questions that come close to this issue, from our Prelims and Mains banks.