One-Liner Current Affairs

Uzbekistan is the 2nd Central Asian nation (after Kazakhstan) committing long-term uranium supplies to India under IAEA safeguards.

Bilateral trade target: $5 billion by 2030, up from current $1 billion.

'Connect Central Asia Policy' addresses India's extended neighborhood energy and security needs.

Strait of Hormuz: world's most critical maritime chokepoint, 20% global petroleum transit

Larak Island: Iranian defense installation at Hormuz's narrowest section, high strategic value

India's vulnerability: 80%+ crude oil imports from Gulf producers dependent on Hormuz passage

FPI totaled ₹30,919 crore in August 2026; ₹51,000+ crore in July-August combined

FPI differs from FDI: volatile short-term capital vs. stable long-term investment

Banking, fintech, IT sectors drove inflows; SEBI regulates FPI under capital account

Polymer notes have 2.5-3x longer lifespan than cotton-based currency, reducing central bank expenditure.

Assam is India's first state with PBT in public healthcare sector

Proton Beam Therapy targets tumors via Bragg Peak with minimal collateral tissue damage

₹600 crore investment makes advanced radiotherapy accessible to non-affluent patients

Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines (TCV) are superior to older polysaccharide vaccines—longer immunity, effective in infants <2 years, fewer doses required

Strobilanthes exhibits monocarpic gregarious flowering every 7-12 years, dying after seed production in shola-grassland ecosystems

Kudremukh National Park is a Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot hosting Nilgiri Tahr and Lion-tailed Macaque

Mass Strobilanthes flowering critically sustains honeybee pollinator populations and montane ecosystem dynamics

BIS IS 10500:2012 prescribes 500 mg/L TDS; permissible limit is 2,000 mg/L only without alternates

Urban planning falls under State List (Schedule VII); municipal governance mandated by 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992

Major infrastructure requires EIA, public consultation, and local land-use compliance before clearance

Legislative amendments bypassing environmental protocols undermine transparency and public participation in governance