Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• According to an updated analysis of the 2022 tiger census released recently, India’s tiger population increased to 3,682 in 2022, from 2,967 in 2018.
• India is home to approximately 75 percent of the world’s tiger population.
• Statement 1 is not Correct:Madhya Pradesh has the maximum number (785) of tigers in the country, followed by Karnataka (563), Uttarakhand (560), and Maharashtra (444).
• The number of tigers “within the tiger reserve” is highest in Corbett (260), followed by Bandipur (150), Nagarhole (141), Bandhavgarh (135), Dudhwa (135), Mudumalai(114), Kanha (105).
• Statement 2 is Correct:Central India, the Shivalik Hills, and the Gangetic plains witnessed increases in tiger population, particularly in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Maharashtra.

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• The 51st GST Council has recommended that a 28% tax be levied on face value for online games, horse racing, and actionable claims in casinos at the entry level.
• The GST Council is a joint forum of the Centre and the states.
• Statement 1 is Correct:It was set up by the President as per Article 279A (1) of the amended Constitution.
• Statement 2 is Correct:The members of the Council include the Union Finance Minister (chairperson), the Union Minister of State (Finance) from the Centre.
• Statement 3  is Correct:Each state can nominate a minister in-charge of finance or taxation or any other minister as a member.
• As per Article 279, it is meant to “make recommendations to the Union and the states on important issues related to GST, like the goods and services that may be subjected or exempted from GST, model GST Laws”.

Option (b) is correct

Explanation:

• The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed that the Ministry of Power has issued the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2023 wherein the rule for Time of Day (ToD) Tariff has also been specified.
• Time-of-day tariff norms are a set of rules and guidelines that decides  how electricity prices vary throughout the day. 
• Under it, the tariff during solar hours, a duration of eight hours as specified by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission, will be 10-20% lower than the normal tariff. Conversely, during peak hours, the tariff will be 10-20% higher.
• The new tariff system will come into effect for commercial and industrial consumers, having demand of 10 KW and above, from April 1, 2024.
• For all other consumers except those in the agricultural sector, the new tariff system will be applicable from April 1, 2025. 

Option (a) is correct

Explanation:

• PM SVANidhi scheme was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on June 01, 2020 for providing affordable Working Capital loans to street vendors to resume their livelihoods that have been adversely affected due to Covid-19 lockdown.
• The Saubhagya scheme under the aegis of Ministry of Power aims at providing last mile connectivity and electricity connection to all un-electrified households in rural areas.
• Nai Roshni scheme aims to empower and enhance confidence among minority women by generating awareness about women rights and interventions for ‘Leadership Development’. 

Option (c) is correct

Explanation:

• The Parliamentary standing committee has called for addressing wage disparity under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA). 
• MGNREGA was enacted in 2005 as a social welfare program by the Ministry of Rural development.
• Statement 1 is Correct: It provides guaranteed 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work.
• Statement 2 is Correct:It ensures employment must be provided within 15 days of being demanded, failing which an ‘unemployment allowance’ must be given.
• Gram sabhas must recommend the works that are to be undertaken and at least 50% of the works must be executed by them.