One-Liner Current Affairs

1963 Trans-Karakoram Tract Agreement: Pakistan ceded 5,180 sq km Shaksgam Valley to China illegally per India's position.

India invokes Article 1 of Constitution and international law principle that disputed territories cannot be unilaterally transferred.

CPEC infrastructure through Gilgit-Baltistan is India's core opposition at multilateral forums.

US Presidential Determination under FAA 1961 is mandatory annual exercise, not punitive action.

India listed alongside Pakistan/China; Trump acknowledged India's compliance efforts proactively.

Golden Crescent + pharmaceutical sector + chemical precursors = India's structural vulnerability.

Zero MDR on UPI/RuPay mandated January 2020; new 0.4% applies only to transactions >₹2,000.

Payment operators argued zero MDR eroded margins and discouraged infrastructure investment.

Retailers Association warned fee accumulation may trigger merchant reversion to cash payments.

Supreme Court mandates RBI enforcement of Fair Practices Code banning forcible vehicle repossession without due process compliance.

Article 21 (life & personal liberty) encompasses right to choose religion and partner—family interference cannot override this.

Articles 21 & 25 together protect freedom of conscience, religious practice, and bodily autonomy as intrinsic liberty.

Constitutional morality supersedes societal orthodoxy in protecting consenting adults.

SHS 2026 theme: 'Swachhata Mein Sahbhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat' launched by Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil

Campaign precedes Gandhi Jayanti, operationalizes SBM's two verticals (Urban/Gramin) via mass mobilization

Links sanitation governance to Viksit Bharat 2047 roadmap's civic accountability framework

COLREGs (1972) governs collision prevention; UNCLOS defines maritime boundaries and conduct in international waters.

Pakistani Navy's aggressive shadowing poses persistent SLOC security risks affecting India's maritime trade.

Diplomatic protest alone insufficient; enforceable bilateral maritime safety codes critical.

Dadasaheb Phalke Award instituted in 1969 by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting—India's highest cinema honor

First recipient: Devika Rani (1969); latest: Anant Nag (2026)

Award includes ₹10 lakh cash prize, Swarna Kamal medallion, and shawl

NGT imposed 10:1 compensatory afforestation ratio (not standard 2:1) with 100% survival rate mandate

Order operates under Forest Conservation Act 1980 and CAMPA 2016 framework

Quarterly satellite monitoring and field audits required for compliance verification