One-Liner Current Affairs

SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan (Aug 31-Sep 1, 2026); BRICS Summit in New Delhi (Sep 12-13, 2026)

India's crude oil and fertilizer dependency on Russia necessitates continuous diplomatic engagement despite Western pressure

Cross-border payment mechanisms and non-oil trade expansion are emerging friction points requiring institutional solutions

Farakka Treaty signed December 1996; expires December 2026 (30-year validity)

Water allocation based on 40-year historical dry-season flow data (January-May)

Barrage causes upstream siltation, flooding in Bihar despite guaranteeing Bangladesh allocations

Tenth Schedule (52nd CA, 1985) governs defection; Speaker acts as quasi-judicial tribunal with no explicit constitutional deadline.

Kihoto Hollohan (1992): Speaker decisions are judicially reviewable; Keisham Meghachandra Singh (2020): recommends 3-month decision period.

Two-thirds party merger exempts lawmakers from disqualification—major exception UPSC tests frequently.

Kovind Committee recommends 2029 deadline for phased implementation of one-nation-one-election

Articles 83 and 172 require constitutional amendment (Article 368) for duration synchronization

Simultaneous elections last held in 1967; article 356 misuse fragmented alignment thereafter

PLFS launched by NSSO in April 2017; expanded scope in 2026 marks first official gig worker mapping.

NITI Aayog projected gig workforce growth from 77 lakh (2020-21) to 2.35 crore (2029-30).

Survey captures earnings, hours, contracts, and social security access under Code on Social Security, 2020.

Hindustan Copper is India's only vertically integrated copper producer under Ministry of Mines.

Multi-Agency Centre established (1999) post-Kargil War, functions under Intelligence Bureau as premier intelligence fusion nodal body

AI will process unstructured data for hidden pattern identification and automated operational workflows across central-state agencies

Conference addressed cyber-warfare, drone threats, radicalization campaigns, and transnational crime financing networks

Kanda Express: Rail-based freight initiative replacing road transport to reduce handling losses and costs for buffer onion distribution.

Buffer target: 5 lakh metric tonnes procured during rabi harvest for lean-season market interventions.

Price cap: ₹35/kg retail distribution through Price Stabilization Fund managed by NAFED and NCCF jointly.

Japanese Encephalitis is transmitted by Culex mosquitoes; 30% case-fatality rate with permanent neurological sequelae in survivors

JE vaccination integrated into Universal Immunization Programme targeting endemic districts across rural/semi-urban areas

Meiji Seika-Serum Institute partnership enhances domestic manufacturing capacity and distribution scale