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The evolution of state protections under Article 371, and what 371K could mean for Ladakh #Polity Article link 🔗 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/article-371-article-371k-ladakh-special-constitutional-safeguards-explained-10880260/lite/

Tulu Language: ➡️ Recently Karnataka government accorded the additional Social (administrative) language status to Tulu, which is commonly spoken in Dakshina Kannada district, southern parts of Udupi district in Karnataka, and northern parts of Kasaragod district in Keralam. ➡️ Article 345 of the Constitution allows each State legislature to choose one or more regional languages or Hindi as the official language for its official work. ➡️ The Registrar General and Census Commissioner has recognised Tulu as an independent language of India ever since the department was established, and the Census Report gives statistics about Tulu speakers as a separate linguistic community. ➡️ It is treated as an important non-scheduled language of India. But it is not included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. Article link 🔗 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tulu-as-additional-official-language-of-dakshina-kannada-and-udupi-districts-in-karnataka-explained/article71484444.ece/amp/ #Polity

Orangutans in Odisha: ➡️ Recently the Odisha Forest department has rescued five baby orangutans, a critically endangered animal, from a forest in Balasore district. ➡️ Orangutans are native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, and the animals found in Odisha are suspected to be from Sumatra. ➡️ All three orangutan species are listed under Appendix I of the CITES. ➡️ CITES came into force in 1975 and India became a party to it in 1976. ➡️ WPA 1972 was amended in 2022 to harmonise it with the treaty. The amendment added a Schedule covering CITES listed species. ➡️ Act calls for consultation with the country of export for the animal’s return. ➡️ Where return is not possible it provides for the animal’s welfare at a recognised zoo or rescue centre. Article link 🔗 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/orangutans-odisha-exotic-pets-india-cites-wildlife-trade-rules-10879460/lite/

MDR is again in news , UPSC #PYQ

Kishau Multipurpose Project: ➡️The Kishau Multipurpose Project is an inter-state hydropower and water-storage project on the Tons River(tributary of Yamuna). ➡️The project site lies on the border of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. ➡️The project aims to generate hydropower, create irrigation potential, and provide drinking and industrial water to the beneficiary states. ➡️Participating States: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are the participating states. #Geo Article link 🔗 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/kishau-multipurpose-project-mou-cost-water-benefits-10879204/

Weaponisation of Space #defence Article link 🔗 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/us-space-weapons-deployed-international-law-treaty-10879407/

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Article on Regulation of RUPPs #Polity Article link 🔗 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/how-should-rupps-be-regulated-explained/article71451531.ece/amp/

#location https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/10/houthis-capture-yemeni-town-of-mocha-why-it-matters

Again in news https://theprint.in/diplomacy/correct-the-map-why-un-has-backed-africa-led-push-to-phase-out-450-yr-old-2d-projection-of-the-world/3034509/

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Article link 🔗 #SnT https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/how-nasas-roman-space-telescope-can-help-us-decode-the-universes-greatest-mysteries-10860283/

Uniform Time Framework(One Nation One Time): ➡️ The Union government has notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 to make Indian Standard Time the single mandatory legal, commercial, and technical time reference across India. ➡️ Ensures microsecond-level synchronization for banking transactions, telecommunications, smart power grids, and transport networks (railways and aviation). ➡️ New Delhi's CSIR-National Physical Laboratory manages IST using atomic clocks. ➡️ White Rabbit Technology (WRT): Deployed at the Bengaluru Regional Reference Standard Laboratory (originating from CERN) to achieve sub-nanosecond clock synchronization over fiber optics ➡️ Rules reduce reliance on foreign satellite time (like US GPS) by promoting domestic timing grids and NavIC integration. Article link 🔗 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/indian-standard-time-ist-rules-2026-10858398/ #SnT

Untouchability: ➡️ Idea of Untouchability under the Constitution (Article 17) ➡️ Not defined under constitution, enforceable against private citizens ➡️ SC Decisions related to it #Polity Article link 🔗 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/untouchability-and-the-idea-of-purity/article71415040.ece/amp/

Distinguished Jurist under the Constitution (Article 124(3)) #Polity Article link 🔗 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/article-124-3-distinguished-jurist-supreme-court-judge-10857738/

Peptides were recently in news #SnT Article link🔗 https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/why-was-a-peptide-party-banned-in-bengaluru-explained/article71413555.ece

Latest Ramon Magsaysay award winners: 1.Called as Asia's Nobel named after Phillipines president to honor selfless service to people across Asia 2. Winners : Tommy Koh (Singapore),Runa Khan (Bangladesh) and Bo Kyi (Myanmar) Important for upcoming PCS exams #misc

India's First Hydrogen Train #GS3 #SnT Article link 🔗 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-first-hydrogen-train-explained-how-it-works-10782092/lite/

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