One-Liner Current Affairs

Zero MDR mandate applies to UPI and RuPay transactions up to ₹2,000 only—capped transaction value is critical.

RBI derives authority via Section 18 of Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 to regulate payment operators.

NPCI (established 2008) operates UPI/RuPay under RBI oversight; micro-transactions below ₹500 comprise 75% daily volume.

INS Kirpan was India's first operational warship gifted to a foreign nation (2023).

India extended $600 million defence line of credit to Vietnam for patrol vessels and procurement.

VINBAX and Joint Vision Statement 2030 are institutional frameworks anchoring bilateral defence cooperation.

India exports 654 MW for 18 hours daily to Nepal under 2014 Power Trade Agreement via CEA authorization

Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur 400 kV transmission link is the primary cross-border power corridor

Tripartite India-Nepal-Bangladesh power trade model supports South Asian energy grid integration

LAC military standoff began May 2020; multiple disengagement agreements followed but core disputes remain unresolved

Quantum decoherence = loss of quantum data due to environmental interference; solving it enables fault-tolerant quantum computers.

National Quantum Mission (NQM): ₹6,003 crore Cabinet-approved initiative for quantum hardware, networks, and sensors.

Qubits exploit superposition and entanglement—unlike binary bits (0/1)—but are extremely fragile.

CJI Surya Kant emphasizes procedural fairness, not public approval, builds judicial legitimacy

Article 145 empowers SC to formulate rules; 'open justice' principle mandates visible, transparent proceedings

Live-streaming Constitution Bench and E-Courts represent institutional transparency measures

Article 44 is non-justiciable DPSP; cannot be enforced legally unlike Fundamental Rights (Articles 12-35)

Southwest Monsoon withdrawal declared when West Rajasthan records 5 consecutive dry days + anticyclonic circulation at 850 hPa + moisture reduction

15% deficit qualifies as "below normal" rainfall; impacts rabi sowing and food inflation

El Niño/IOD are primary global drivers of monsoon strength variability

Indian Coast Guard is the nodal agency for national marine oil spill response coordination.

Article 226(2): High Court writ jurisdiction exists only where cause of action arises wholly or partially within territorial boundaries

Doctrine of forum conveniens prevents petitioners from arbitrarily choosing courts when administrative action originates elsewhere

CCPA Guidelines 2019 prohibit surrogate advertising of banned/restricted products under permissible product labels