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Classifies exam malpractices as cognizable, non-bailable, and non-compoundable criminal offences.
Mandates 3 to 10 years imprisonment and up to ₹1 crore fine for organized syndicates.
Covers key central bodies including UPSC, SSC, NTA, RRB, and IBPS.
*Anoop Baranwal (2023)* judgment temporarily included the CJI in the CEC selection committee.
The 2023 Act replaced the CJI with a Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister.
Article 324 vests the superintendence, direction, and control of elections in the Election Commission.
Vande Mataram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in his 1882 novel *Anandamath*.
NavIC requires a minimum of 7 operational satellites with functional atomic clocks for standalone regional navigation.
Technical constraints have forced current NavIC operations to rely on hybrid positioning inputs rather than fully independent data.
Upgraded NVS-series satellites utilize indigenous Rubidium atomic clocks across L5, S, and L1 frequency bands.
LUPEX (Chandrayaan-5) is a joint ISRO-JAXA mission targeting lunar south pole water ice.
Himadri, located at Svalbard, Norway, is India’s sole Arctic research station (established 2008).
India released its official Arctic Policy in 2022 and currently holds Observer status in the Arctic Council.
National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa, is the nodal agency implementing polar programs.
Sheikh Hasina's stay in India is strictly governed by temporary humanitarian considerations.
Operation Sankalp: Indian Navy's tactical deployment to ensure safe passage for Indian-flagged merchant vessels.
IFC-IOR: Gurugram-hosted center providing real-time Maritime Domain Awareness across the Indian Ocean Region.
Key Chokepoint: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, crucial for international trade.
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Article 262 empowers Parliament to adjudicate inter-state river water disputes and bar Supreme Court jurisdiction.
Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal was constituted in 2018 under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.
Hirakud Dam on the Mahanadi relies on major tributaries including Seonath, Mand, Ib, and Tel.
CAG derives audit powers over public accounts from Article 149 of the Indian Constitution.
Mekedatu is a proposed multi-purpose balancing reservoir at the Cauvery-Arkavathi confluence in Ramanagara.
Detailed Project Report clearance statutorily mandates approval from the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Tamil Nadu.
River Cauvery originates at Talakaveri (Brahmagiri Hills); key tributaries include Hemavati, Kabini, Bhavani, and Arkavathi.
Target for 20% ethanol blending (E20) was advanced from 2030 to 2025-26.
588 Indian nationals were deported from the US and European nations in early 2026.
'Donkey routes' denote illegal, dangerous multi-country transit networks for irregular entry.
External Affairs Ministry uses Emergency Certificates for verifying identities of undocumented deportees.
Article 23 explicitly prohibits human trafficking and forced labor in India.
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) is the dedicated international arm executing cross-border UPI integration.
The hub-based architecture replaces cumbersome bilateral country-to-country linkages with a single digital clearing gateway.
UPI forms a core operational component of India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) alongside Aadhaar and DigiLocker.
Settlements under SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018 require no explicit admission of guilt.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad declared equal status for the Song and Anthem in January 1950.
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 historically omitted the National Song.
JAXA develops the launch vehicle (H3 Rocket) and rover; ISRO designs the precision lander.
It focuses on in-situ drilling and regolith analysis in permanently shadowed polar craters.
Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Act, 2023 governs strategic R&D funding.
Mandatory disclosure and recusal protocols prevent conflict of interest in expert review panels.
Deep Tech Fund supports early-stage research and high-risk technology commercialisation.
Host-country protocols bar foreign political figures from issuing public declarations or organizing rallies.
Bilateral ties remain bound by commitments like the 2013 India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty.
Gaza Strip borders the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, and Israel.
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
IMEEC is a multimodal transport network linking India, the Gulf, and Europe.
NDPS Act, 1985 mandates strict, non-bailable imprisonment for commercial quantity drug seizures.
LSD is a potent synthetic hallucinogen processed from ergot fungus derivatives.
SDRF is constituted under Section 48 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, sharing a 75:25 central-state ratio.
NDRF operates under Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act, supplementing SDRF during severe calamities.
Non-E20 compliant legacy vehicles experience a minor efficiency drop of only 2% to 6%.
1G bio-ethanol relies on food sources like sugarcane juice, damaged grains, and maize.
Kuruvai is Tamil Nadu’s short-duration summer paddy cropping season (June to September).
Cauvery delta irrigation depends directly on water releases from Mettur Dam (Stanley Reservoir).
Key Cauvery tributaries include Harangi, Hemavati, Kabini, Bhavani, Noyyal, and Amaravati.
Policy mandates dedicated district-level Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) nationwide.
Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 remains the central statutory legal instrument.
Settlement funds flow to SEBI's Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF) and Consolidated Fund of India.
Stock exchanges operate as Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs) carrying quasi-regulatory responsibilities.