One-Liner Current Affairs

GST crossed ₹2 lakh crore in August 2026 with 14.8% YoY growth—highest milestone to date

Passenger vehicle sales surged 36%; UPI recorded 24.51 billion transactions—twin consumption indicators

E-invoicing and automated data matching by CBIC plugged tax leakages; improved CGST/SGST/IGST efficiency

Maternity leave cannot be grounds for demotion—constitutionally protected right under Articles 14, 15, 21, 42

Delhi HC directed Centre to frame comprehensive post-maternity reintegration guidelines within six months

Legislative gap exists: Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and Code on Social Security, 2020 lack explicit reintegration protocols

Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma is IAF's highest-ranking woman officer in operational hierarchy

IAF transitioned from Short-Service Commission to Permanent Commission for women officers

Past decade saw women inducted into fighter squadrons and high-command decision-making bodies

Positive Indigenisation Lists (PILs) ban import of defence items over phased timelines

India joined SCO as full member in 2017 (same year as Pakistan, creating strategic complexity)

RATS (Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure) is SCO's operational counter-terrorism mechanism based in Tashkent

SCO founded 2001; headquarters in Beijing; includes 8 members + observer states

LiDAR and GPR are non-destructive technologies mapping buried structures without excavation—critical for urban heritage sites.

Lakkundi thrived under Western Chalukya (10th–14th centuries) as art, architecture, and coin-minting hub; famous for Kalyanis (stepped wells) and ornate temples.

MoU combines remote sensing, GIS mapping, and 3D modeling across 50 sq km—sets precedent for ASI's digital transformation.

Form 7 deletions require mandatory inquiry, verification, notice, and fair hearing—not arbitrary removal.

Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) hold statutory responsibility for procedural compliance before striking names.

Representation of the People Act, 1950 mandates standardized rules; circumvention violates constitutional electoral framework.

Free solar for households consuming ≤400 units/month targets 2.3 lakh homes by March 2027 in Delhi

Net-metering allows consumers to sell excess generation; GBI directly credited to bank accounts

Rooftop solar reduces transmission losses and peak thermal demand—core to 500 GW non-fossil target

Ministry of Jal Shakti created May 2019 by merging Water Resources and Drinking Water ministries

Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) adjusts question difficulty in real-time based on answer accuracy, requiring fewer total questions.

Proposed transition by 2030 aims to reduce rote coaching reliance and measure problem-solving depth.

Raises equity concerns regarding technological access and assessment validity across socioeconomic strata.