One-Liner Current Affairs

Current urea subsidy exceeds ₹80,000 crore annually, making it unsustainable long-term.

Previous policies (NBS & NPS) failed due to market distortions including hoarding and cross-border smuggling.

New policy integrates three objectives: affordability, fiscal sustainability, and efficient fertilizer usage.

MGNREGA guarantees 100 days of wage employment annually to rural households as a constitutional right.

VB-G RAM transition caused 67.6 lakh active worker registrations to drop, raising implementation concerns.

Ministry denial of complaints indicates inadequate grievance mechanisms, not absence of problems.

India-UK CEPA projected to add £25 billion annually to £48 billion current bilateral trade

90%+ tariff elimination on goods; services liberalization prioritizes IT worker mobility

Social security agreement ensures pension portability for Indian workers abroad

Russia's refining capacity reduced 20-25% due to Ukrainian strikes, forcing dependency on India's excess refinery capacity.

SC enforced HC relocation overriding referendum—constitutional functions supersede local obstruction

Articles 214-229 confer constitutional authority for HC establishment; this is non-delegable

6-week mandatory timeline with contempt implications establishes SC's enforcement teeth

Article 21 (right to life) extends to healthcare access; courts can mandate cheaper therapeutically equivalent alternatives.

SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is annual door-to-door voter verification by BLOs to eliminate duplicate/invalid entries.

ECI's authority over electoral rolls derives from Articles 325-329; accuracy directly impacts constitutional right to vote.

Extended timelines reflect balancing act between thoroughness and administrative feasibility post-general elections.

NPCIL operates under AERB oversight with mandatory reporting under IT Act and CIIP protocols.

Kudankulam is India's largest operational nuclear facility with indigenous and Russian-supplied reactors.

Even unclassified operational nuclear data poses national security risks if exploited strategically.

Education falls under concurrent jurisdiction (7th Schedule, List III)—state can legislate independently.

Committees must include administrators, teachers, counselors, parents, and law enforcement representatives.

Aligns with National Drug Policy 2019's demand reduction strategy.

Mahadev betting app generated ₹500+ crore monthly revenue with minimal taxation through money laundering

ED arrests proceed under PMLA and IT Act; gambling violations also covered under state Gambling Acts and IPC

Corporate executives face personal criminal liability, not mere corporate liability, for knowingly facilitating illegal operations