📌 One-Liners
- Scroll the categories (they may change daily).
- Read the bold title then the short sub-line for context.
- Watch for acronyms—today’s quiz/notes expand them.
🧠 Mini-Quiz
- Answer the 3 MCQs without peeking.
- Tap Submit to reveal answers and explanations (no JS needed).
- Note why an option is correct—this locks facts into memory.
📒 Short Notes
- Read the 3 compact explainers—each builds on a different topic.
- Use them for a quick recap or add to your personal notes.
- Great for mains/PI: definitions, timelines, and “why it matters”.
📰 Obituaries
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Piyush Pandey, Iconic Adman, Passes Away at 70Padma Shri Piyush Pandey—Ogilvy India’s creative face for 40+ years, behind campaigns like Cadbury “Kuch Khaas Hai”, Fevicol, Hutch, and Cannes Lion of St. Mark (2018)—passed away at 70.
💼 Business News
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RBI Launches Global Hackathon HaRBInger 2025Theme: “Secure Banking: Identity, Integrity & Inclusivity”; tracks—Tokenised KYC, Offline CBDC, Enhancing Trust; ₹40 lakh winner/₹20 lakh runner-up per track, ₹20 lakh all-women team prize, ₹5 lakh prototype stipend.
🇮🇳 National News
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Adani Power’s Godda (1,600 MW) Allowed Domestic Grid LinkCentre okays LILO connection on Kahalgaon–Maithon B 400 kV line for domestic supply (besides Bangladesh export); approval valid 25 years, subject to multi-agency clearances across 56 villages.
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India Re-elected Vice-Chair of UNESCO COP10 BureauIndia (Group IV) re-elected 2025–27; pushed VETS values-education initiative; COP10 marked 20 years of the anti-doping Convention with focus on compliance, funding, and emerging threats.
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Online National Drug Licensing System (ONDLS) LaunchedCDSCO’s ONDLS enables real-time tracking of high-risk solvents to prevent DEG-linked toxic syrup incidents; tightens ingredient verification and traceability.
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Five Maharashtra Beaches Get Blue Flag TagNew certifications: Shrivardhan, Nagaon (Raigad); Parnaka (Palghar); Guhagar, Ladghar (Ratnagiri)—recognised by FEE (Denmark) for clean, safe, sustainable beaches.
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Kerala to Build Underwater Tunnel (Vypin–Fort Kochi)KRDCL to construct ₹2,672 crore sub-sea tunnel cutting 16 km road to ~3 km, boosting Kochi connectivity under coastal highway plan.
🌍 International News
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Tuvalu Joins IUCN as 90th State MemberLow-lying Pacific nation strengthens global conservation voice; opens avenues with GCF/GEF amid severe climate threats; joins during IUCN Congress in Abu Dhabi.
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India–Bhutan 14th Border Management Meet (Thimphu)Sides reviewed security, ICPs, boundary pillars, signal spill-over & movement; India’s team included SSB, LPAI, DoT, NCB, Survey of India and NE states.
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WHO Confirms Fiji Eliminates TrachomaFiji validated as 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem; aligns with WHO NTD Road Map 2021–30 targets.
🏆 Awards & Honours
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Sunil Amrith Wins 2025 British Academy Book PrizeHonoured for “The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years”; £25,000 prize for outstanding humanities/social-science non-fiction.
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Ayodhya Deepotsav 2025 Sets Two Guinness Records26,17,215 diyas lit simultaneously and largest Aarti (2,128 participants); festivities included Ram Leela, laser/drone shows, city-wide illuminations.
🛡️ Defence News
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Southern Command to Conduct Tri-Services Exercise TrishulJoint Army–Navy–IAF drills to validate creek/desert offensives, amphibious ops, and multi-domain ISR/EW/Cyber, echoing PM’s “JAI” (Jointness, Atmanirbharta, Innovation) vision.
🧠 Mini-Quiz: Add to Your Knowledge (3 MCQs)
📒 Short Notes: Why Stop at One-Liners?
Blue Flag Certification — Five Maharashtra Beaches Blue Flag
What: An international eco-label run by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) awarded to Shrivardhan, Nagaon, Parnaka, Guhagar & Ladghar for meeting stringent beach standards.
How: Sites must sustain excellent water quality, safety, services, and environmental management; compliance is audited regularly and the flag can be withdrawn if standards slip.
Why: Recognition lifts India’s coastal stewardship profile, supports cleaner tourism and local livelihoods, and advances a sustainable "Blue Economy" narrative along the Konkan coast.
Vypin–Fort Kochi Undersea Road Tunnel Plan Infrastructure
What: Kerala proposes a sub-sea tunnel linking Vypin and Fort Kochi, cutting a ~16 km surface detour to about 3 km with an estimated outlay of ₹2,672 crore.
How: The project is slated under the coastal highway plan with engineering, environmental and coastal-regulation clearances to determine alignment, construction method and safeguards for marine ecology.
Why: Faster cross-channel movement will decongest ferries, improve emergency response and logistics, and make Kochi’s mobility network more resilient to weather and tidal disruptions.
Fiji Eliminates Trachoma — World Health Organization (WHO) Validation Public Health
What: The WHO confirmed Fiji has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, joining a growing cohort of countries meeting global targets for blinding disease control.
How: Long-term programs applied WHO’s SAFE strategy—Surgery for trichiasis, Antibiotics to clear infection, Facial cleanliness campaigns, and Environmental improvements—plus surveillance to prevent recrudescence.
Why: Ending transmission averts avoidable blindness, frees health resources for other needs, and provides a scalable Pacific model aligned with the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Road Map 2021–2030.