One-Liner Current Affairs

Vishnugad-Pipalkoti is a 444 MW run-of-the-river project on Chamoli's Alaknanda River.

Alaknanda originates near Satopanth Glacier and forms Devprayag upon meeting the Bhagirathi River.

High-altitude infrastructure requires strict adherence to mandatory Disaster Risk Mitigation Protocols and EIA guidelines.

NGT banned rat-hole mining in Meghalaya in 2014 over ecological and safety risks.

Justice Katakey Committee recommended geo-tagging, smart check posts, and physical pit closures.

SC permitted regulated mining under the MMDR Act, 1957, contingent on environmental clearances.

Gram Sabha is the statutory primary authority to initiate and determine forest rights under FRA 2006.

Other Traditional Forest Dwellers require 3 generations (75 years prior to Dec 13, 2005) of occupancy.

Central FRA 2006 became applicable to J&K post-abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.

Delhi LG approved 20% horizontal reservation for former Agniveers in state Fire and Prison services.

93% of CPWD works (Jan 2022–Jan 2023) were awarded below estimated government base rates.

CAG derives its supreme audit authority directly from Articles 148 to 151 of the Constitution.

CPWD operates under MoHUA, governed by the Finance Ministry's General Financial Rules.

Key authored works include "Modern India: 1885–1947" and "The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal 1903–1908".

Leading pioneer of Marxist and Subaltern historiography in India, focusing on popular labor movements.

Prominent academician associated with Delhi University and St. Stephen's College.

Tenth Schedule was inserted by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985.

Paragraph 15 of the Symbols Order, 1968 empowers ECI to recognize rival factions.

Paragraph 4 of Tenth Schedule mandates a two-thirds legislature party merger to avoid disqualification.

RPwD Act 2016 recognizes acid attack victims as a specific category of disability.

Landmark Laxmi v. Union of India (2014) mandated acid sale regulations and compensation frameworks.

Section 2(s) of RPwD Act defines disability arising from acid-induced tissue damage.

Major HVDC links include the Bheramara-Baharampur and Tripura-Comilla cross-border interconnectors.

India exports ~1,160 MW power to Bangladesh via state entities and private plants like Adani's Godda facility.

Regional power trading operates under the SASEC framework and broader BBIN sub-regional initiatives.