One-Liner Current Affairs

Russia supplies ~40% of India's crude oil imports; peak purchases exceeded 1.6 million barrels/day

New US law grants presidential discretion to impose up to 100% tariffs on top-5 Russian energy buyers (India, China explicitly targeted)

Secondary sanctions as geopolitical leverage represent evolving economic statecraft challenging non-aligned positioning

Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule) is the operational hub of US Arctic presence under the 1951 Defense Treaty.

Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Route emerging as critical shipping corridors due to climate-induced ice melt.

Arctic Council comprises 8 nations; India holds permanent observer status with strategic interest in polar governance.

Reverse onus clauses shift burden to accused only AFTER prosecution proves foundational facts beyond reasonable doubt.

Statutory presumption of guilt under POCSO is not absolute—prosecution must establish primary evidence first.

Article 21 fair trial protections cannot be bypassed even by special protective legislations.

Tenth Schedule inserted via 52nd Amendment (1985); applies to both Parliament (Article 102(2)) and state assemblies (Article 191(2))

LCA Tejas is India's indigenous single-engine multirole light combat aircraft with trainer variant role.

Dhruv NG represents civil certification of ALH platform for commercial passenger and disaster rescue operations.

HAL's billion-dollar defence contracts underscore India's push toward defence indigenisation.

Indian-born second-generation cubs prove biological adaptation success in Project Cheetah.

Kuno National Park (748 sq km, Vindhyan region) is India's primary cheetah reintroduction site.

Asiatic cheetah declared extinct in India (1952); African cheetah serves as ecological surrogate.

Over 25% of youth (15-29 years) in 250 districts are NEET—a significant structural challenge

NEET is an ILO-defined SDG Target 8.6 indicator measuring formal economy disengagement

Young women form disproportionately large inactive NEET group due to domestic obligations and social barriers

SBI's Male branch subscribed $150M treasury bills in 2019 to support Maldives' budget deficit

Part of larger $1.4 billion support package (2018-2019) under Neighborhood First policy

Repayment improves Maldives' credit rating and demonstrates bilateral financial cooperation stability

BEML (PSU under Ministry of Defence) manufacturing ₹5,400 crore trainsets at Bengaluru facility

WFP established 1961 by UN General Assembly & FAO; headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to WFP in 2020 for humanitarian contributions.

Global funding crisis threatens operations assisting 120+ million people across conflict zones.