🔆 ONE-LINERS | 22 SEPTEMBER 2026

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🔆 SOCIAL ISSUES

📍 Biovigilance Programme of India
🟢 Approved by the Government of India in September 2026 to monitor adverse events linked to medicines and biological products used in organ & tissue transplantation.
🟢 Lead Agency: Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC).
🟢 Covers products/medicines used by both donors and recipients.
🟢 Complements PvPI (drugs) and MvPI (medical devices), creating an integrated safety framework.

🔆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

📍 Nomadic Elephant 2026
🟢 18th India–Mongolia Joint Military Exercise commenced on 21 September 2026 at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
🟢 Duration: 21 September–3 October 2026.
🟢 Participants: 45 personnel each from Indian Army & Mongolian Armed Forces.
🟢 Focus: Counter-Insurgency Operations in semi-urban & mountainous terrain under a UN mandate.
🟢 Conducted annually and alternately in India and Mongolia.

🔆 ECONOMY

📍 Asia’s First Telecom Manufacturing Zone
🟢 Being established in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
🟢 Investment proposals: approximately ₹5,500 crore.
🟢 24 global & domestic companies have initiated applications.
🟢 Common Testing Lab package: around ₹500 crore.
🟢 Products: mobile phones, fibre-optic cables, antennas, satellite gear & semiconductor components.
🟢 Expected to create 18,000+ direct jobs.
🟢 Aim: Reduce import dependence and strengthen domestic 5G/6G manufacturing.

🔆 ENVIRONMENT

📍 World Water Monitoring Day
🟢 Observed annually on 18 September; 2026 marked its 24th annual event.
🟢 Established in 2003 by America’s Clean Water Foundation.
🟢 Globally coordinated through the EarthEcho Water Challenge.
🟢 Key parameters: temperature, pH, turbidity & dissolved oxygen (DO).
🟢 Promotes community-based monitoring and protection of freshwater ecosystems.

📍 India’s Largest Solar Cell Facility
🟢 Premier Energies commissioned a 7 GW solar cell facility at Naidupeta, Andhra Pradesh.
🟢 Area: 101 acres | Investment: ₹3,293 crore.
🟢 Technology: N-type TOPCon G12R solar cells.
🟢 Target average efficiency: approximately 25.8% after stabilisation.
🟢 AI, digital systems & automated material handling integrated into production.
🟢 Total solar cell manufacturing capacity of the company rises to 10.6 GW.

📍 WWF Global Conservation Conference
🟢 Opened on 21 September 2026 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
🟢 Delegates/leaders from 100+ countries participated.
🟢 Focus: biodiversity conservation, community participation & human–wildlife coexistence.
🟢 India’s protected areas increased from ~750 to 1,000+ over the past decade.
🟢 Tiger reserves: 47 → 58 | Elephant reserves: 30 → 33.
🟢 Ramsar sites: 24 → 101.

📍 Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar 2026
🟢 5th edition conducted from 12–19 September 2026.
🟢 Led by Ministry of Earth Sciences and coordinated by NCCR.
🟢 Cleanup activities at 231 locations across 13 States/UTs.
🟢 15 lakh+ people took the Ocean Conservation Pledge.
🟢 Included initiatives such as the Sagar Prahari app and Ocean Olympiad.
🟢 Campaign culminated on International Coastal Cleanup Day.

🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

📍 Advanced Radar Research Centre – Project NETRA
🟢 ISRO is establishing the centre at Chandrapur near Guwahati, Assam.
🟢 Part of Project NETRA for Space Situational Awareness (SSA).
🟢 Land: approximately 67–70 acres.
🟢 Designed to track orbital objects as small as 10 cm within a range of 2,000 km.
🟢 Enables all-weather tracking, complementing optical telescopes such as Hanle, Ladakh.
🟢 Also supports research on clouds, atmosphere & regional meteorological phenomena.

🔆 SECURITY

📍 3rd National Conference of ANTF Heads
🟢 Inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.
🟢 Organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
🟢 Heads of ANTFs from 36 States & UTs participated.
🟢 Theme: “United Resolve, Shared Responsibility”.
🟢 Reviews implementation of the Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026–29).
🟢 Three-pronged approach:
🟢 Supply Reduction – disrupt trafficking & illicit supply chains.
🟢 Demand Reduction – awareness, prevention & rehabilitation.
🟢 Harm Reduction – reduce health & social consequences of drug abuse.
🟢 New NCB website launched and four TVCs released for drug-abuse awareness.

🔆 MISCELLANEOUS

📍 International Day of Peace
🟢 Observed globally on 21 September 2026.
🟢 2026 Theme:“Invest in Peace – For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day.”
🟢 Declared in 1981 through a unanimous UN resolution.
🟢 Dedicated to non-violence, ceasefires and cessation of hostilities.

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🔆 Dhamma and its Relevance in the Contemporary World

📍 The Concept of Dhamma: Buddhist & Ashokan Perspectives
• 🟢 In Buddhism, Dhamma encompasses the teachings of the Buddha (originally compiled in the Pali canon or Tipitaka) aimed at overcoming suffering (dukkha). It serves as one of the Three Refuges and guides followers toward enlightenment through the Noble Eightfold Path and meditation.
• 🟢 Under Emperor Ashoka (268–232 BCE), Dhamma (the Prakrit form of the Sanskrit word Dharma) was propagated through his edicts not as a religious faith, but as a generalized norm of social behavior based on ethical foundations like Samyam (mastery of senses), Satya (truthfulness), Daya (kindness), and Bhav-suddhi (purity of thoughts).

📍 Relevance in Today's World
• 🟢 Global Peace & Diplomacy: The rising tide of extreme global violence and hostile bilateral relations can be mitigated by adopting Ahimsa (non-violence in deed, word, and thought) and Dhamma Vijay, which emphasizes cultural engagements and people-to-people interactions over conflict.
• 🟢 Good Governance & Probity: The ideal of Paternal Kingship offers a framework to fight corruption, nepotism, and the misappropriation of public resources, while Satya ensures the much-needed transparency and accountability in public life.
• 🟢 Social Harmony & Ecology: Principles of Sarva dharma sambhav can productively resolve inter-religious conflicts, and applying Daya and Karuna acts as a moral countermeasure against modern cruelty towards animals and ecological degradation.
• 🟢 Character & Family Institution: Individual moral character can be strengthened through Sanyam and Bhavashuddhi, while the values of Kritjnata (gratitude) and Apichiti (reverence) remain crucial for supporting family structures and ensuring elder care.

📍 Mains Practice Question
• 🟢 "The socio-ethical tenets of Ashoka's Dhamma transcend their ancient historical context to offer enduring solutions for contemporary global and domestic challenges." Analyze this statement, highlighting the relevance of Dhamma in modern governance, international relations, and social harmony.

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🔆 ONE-LINERS | 23 SEPTEMBER 2026

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🔆 HISTORY, ART & CULTURE

📍 Chandni Chowk’s Town Hall
🟢 160-year-old Victorian-era landmark in Chandni Chowk, Delhi.
🟢 Built during 1860–1863 as the Lawrence Institute, housing a library, museum and reading room.
🟢 Purchased by the Delhi municipality in 1866 and served as the MCD headquarters until 2010.
🟢 A two-storey Grade-I heritage building featuring yellow-painted brick, stone and carved white-stone trim.
🟢 To be developed as a ‘Global Heritage Centre’.

📍 ANGH Wins TIFF Platform Prize 2026
🟢 ANGH, directed by Naga filmmaker Theja Rio, won the Platform Prize 2026 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
🟢 Selected among 12 films in TIFF’s competitive Platform Programme.
🟢 The film represents Naga culture, tribal language and stories of Northeast India.
🟢 From 2026, the TIFF Platform Prize provides a pathway to eligibility for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for a non-English-language film.
🟢 Marks a significant achievement for Naga and Indian regional cinema.

🔆 ENVIRONMENT

📍 World Rhino Day 2026
🟢 Observed on 22 September 2026.
🟢 Theme: “Keep the Five Alive”.
🟢 Focuses on protecting the five remaining rhinoceros species.
🟢 Global wild rhino population: fewer than 27,000.
🟢 White Rhino: ~15,752 | Black Rhino: ~6,788.
🟢 Greater One-Horned Rhino: ~4,075 | Javan Rhino: ~50 | Sumatran Rhino: ~34–47.
🟢 Major threats: poaching, habitat loss, fragmentation and human–wildlife conflict.
🟢 India, particularly Assam, remains a major stronghold for the Greater One-Horned Rhino.

📍 India International Water Week (IIWW) 2026
🟢 9th edition being held from 22–26 September 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
🟢 Organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
🟢 Theme: “Climate-Resilient Water Management.”
🟢 Participation from around 150 countries; Germany and the Netherlands are partner countries.
🟢 Focus: water security, climate resilience, digital water management, equitable distribution and risk management.
🟢 Includes the 2nd International WASH Conference, ministerial plenaries, youth/start-up forums and technology exhibitions.

🔆 SECURITY

📍 KAL – Indigenous Long-Range OWA Drone
🟢 KAL is an indigenous long-range One-Way Attack (OWA) drone developed by Noida-based IG Defence.
🟢 Successfully flight-tested at Pokhran Field Firing Range, Rajasthan.
🟢 Maximum stated strike range: up to 1,000 km.
🟢 Endurance: 7–8 hours.
🟢 Payload capacity: up to 50 kg.
🟢 Operating altitude: up to 5,000 metres.
🟢 Uses Multi-band GNSS + Inertial Navigation System (INS) for autonomous navigation.
🟢 Launched through a vehicle-mounted launch platform.

🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

📍 ONGC’s Natural Gas Discovery – Mahanadi Basin
🟢 ONGC discovered natural gas in a deepwater exploratory well in the Mahanadi offshore basin, around 43 km off Odisha’s Konark coast.
🟢 Drilled under the government’s Samudra Manthan initiative.
🟢 Proximity to the Odisha coast may support early monetisation, subject to appraisal and commercial evaluation.
🟢 Potential for development through shared facilities with nearby discoveries.
🟢 Enabled by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 2025.
🟢 Supports India’s domestic hydrocarbon production and energy security.

🔆 HEALTH

📍 International Snakebite Awareness Day
🟢 Observed on 19 September 2026 to highlight snakebite envenoming as a major global public-health challenge.
🟢 WHO estimates around 5.4 million snakebites annually.
🟢 Approximately 2 million envenomings and 100,000+ deaths occur every year.
🟢 Rural communities, agricultural workers and children are particularly affected.
🟢 Survivors may suffer amputations, tissue damage, neurological complications and psychological trauma.
🟢 Snakebite envenoming is recognised as a neglected tropical disease.

📍 Sowa Rigpa
🟢 Literally refers to the “science/knowledge of healing” and is traditionally known as Tibetan Medicine / Amchi system.
🟢 One of the world’s oldest surviving traditional medical systems, with a history spanning 2,000+ years.
🟢 Practitioners are traditionally called Amchis.
🟢 Based primarily on the Gyud-Zi (Four Tantras).
🟢 Integrates elements of Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and Buddhist philosophy.
🟢 Diagnosis includes pulse and urine analysis, while treatment involves lifestyle, diet, herbal-mineral medicines and external therapies.
🟢 A meeting was held to advance the development of Sowa-Rigpa Pharmacopoeias.

🔆 MISCELLANEOUS

📍 WorldSkills Competition 2026
🟢 India is sending 70 competitors to the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China, from 22–27 September 2026.
🟢 Indian team competing in 63 of 64 skill categories.
🟢 India is debuting in 11 skill categories, including Dental Prosthetics, Digital Interactive Media Design, UAV Systems, Software Testing and Aircraft Maintenance.
🟢 Contingent represents 16 States.
🟢 MSDE and NSDC are leading India’s participation and preparations.
🟢 Send-off ceremony held in New Delhi on 15 September 2026.

📍 11th Ayurveda Day
🟢 Observed on 23 September 2026.
🟢 Theme:“Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow.”
🟢 National venue: Nagpur, Maharashtra.
🟢 Organised by the Ministry of Ayush.
🟢 Focus: evidence-based practices, innovation, preventive healthcare and holistic health.
🟢 Nationwide wellness camps, public outreach programmes and educational seminars organised.
🟢 Promotes integration of traditional knowledge.

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