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GSLV-F17 / EOS-05 (GISAT-1A):: ✅ 4 सितंबर 2026 को श्रीहरिकोटा से प्रक्षेपित किया गया; ✅ यह भू-स्थिर पृथ्वी अवलोकन पेलोड को ले जाने वाली जीएसएलवी की 19वीं उड़ान थी (~2,367 किलोग्राम, जो आज तक जीएसएलवी द्वारा ले जाया गया सबसे भारी पेलोड है)। #currentaffairs

GSLV-F17 / EOS-05 (GISAT-1A): ✅Launched on 4 September 2026 from Sriharikota; ✅marked the 19th flight of the GSLV carrying a geostationary earth observation payload (~2,367 kg, the heaviest payload carried by GSLV to date). #currentaffairs

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🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 📍 Genus Neoterpnosia 🟢 Neoterpnosia is a genus of cicadas belonging to the family Cicadidae. 🟢 First described in 2014 by entomologists Young June Lee and David Emery; the name means “new Terpnosia”. 🟢 Belongs to the subtribe Euterpnosiina, tribe Leptopsaltriini and subfamily Cicadinae. 🟢 Diagnostic features include a very short basal portion of the forewing’s RA2 vein, lateral abdominal inflation in males and distinctive genital structures. 🟢 The genus includes five recognised species distributed across South and Southeast Asia. 🟢 Neoterpnosia mawphlangensis, described in 2026, was found in the semi-evergreen subtropical pine forests of the Mawphlang Hills, Meghalaya. 🟢 It is noted for its dusk-peaking mating chorus, camouflage against mossy trees and distinctive wing markings. 📍 Allocaecilius nilgiriensis 🟢 A newly discovered barklouse species identified by scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). 🟢 Found in high-altitude shola forests and evergreen rainforests of the Southern Western Ghats, across Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 🟢 Belongs to the family Pseudocaeciliidae and is only the second species of the genus Allocaecilius recorded in India. 🟢 Its discovery brings the known global total of Allocaecilius species to 13. 🟢 Diagnostic features include distinctive brown patches on the forewings and specialised abdominal structures. 🟢 Ecological role: Barklice feed on mould, fungi, algae, lichens and dead organic matter on tree bark, functioning as natural micro-scavengers. 📍 Anil Menon’s Fourth Spacewalk at the ISS 🟢 NASA astronaut Anil Menon completed his fourth career spacewalk on 29 October 2026, alongside Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk. 🟢 Duration: 7 hours and 11 minutes. 🟢 The astronauts installed and deployed the seventh of eight International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs) on the station’s 2A electrical power channel. 🟢 The multi-year upgrade programme aims to increase the ISS’s power-generation capacity by up to 30%. 🟢 The mission marked the 100th US spacewalk from the ISS’s Quest airlock without a Space Shuttle docked and the 285th spacewalk supporting station assembly, maintenance and upgrades. 🟢 Menon’s cumulative spacewalking time reached 26 hours and 31 minutes. 🟢 A follow-up spacewalk was scheduled for 5 November 2026 to install the eighth and final iROSA. 🔆 SPORTS 📍 World Boxing U19 Championships 2026 🟢 India finished the championships in Budva, Montenegro, with 4 medals: 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze. 📍 Indian Medal Winners 🟢 Aditya: Gold — Men’s 55 kg. 🟢 Megha Sheokand: Silver — Women’s 80 kg. 🟢 Harshika: Bronze — Women’s 65 kg. 🟢 Prachi Tokas: Bronze — Women’s 80+ kg. 📍 Key Performances 🟢 Aditya defeated Russia’s Islam Magomedov 4–1 in the men’s 55 kg final to secure India’s only gold. 🟢 Megha Sheokand reached the women’s 80 kg final but lost to Russia’s Ekaterina Frolova by a unanimous decision. 🟢 Harshika and Prachi Tokas secured bronze medals in their respective categories. #CurrentAffairs

🔆 ONE-LINERS | 31 OCTOBER 2026 🔆 HISTORY, ART & CULTURE 📍 Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) 🟢 Observed on 31 October to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister. 🟢 2026 marks his 151st birth anniversary. 🟢 Main celebrations are held at the Statue of Unity, Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. 🟢 The Ekta Parade features state police forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and paramilitary units. 🟢 Bharat Parv 2026: Cultural festival showcasing India’s diversity, regional traditions, handicrafts and cuisines; scheduled from 30 October to 15 November 2026. 🟢 Nationwide activities include Run for Unity, unity marches and pledge ceremonies in government offices and educational institutions. 🟢 Significance: Commemorates Patel’s role in integrating over 560 princely states into a unified India and promotes national unity, internal security and patriotism. 🔆 GEOGRAPHY 📍 Mayon Volcano Eruption 🟢 Erupted on 30 October 2026, sending an ash plume approximately 3,000 metres into the atmosphere. 🟢 Location: Albay province, southeastern Luzon, Philippines. 🟢 A stratovolcano, famous for its near-perfectly symmetrical volcanic cone; elevation approximately 2,462 metres. 🟢 Located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, associated with subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate. 🟢 The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) recorded a six-minute explosive eruption and raised the alert to Level 3. 🟢 Ashfall affected nearby towns, including Daraga, Camalig and Guinobatan. 🟢 Authorities ordered evacuations within the 6-km Permanent Danger Zone and suspended classes across Albay province. 🟢 Major hazards: Lava flows, rockfalls and pyroclastic density currents. 🟢 Mayon is the Philippines’ most active volcano, with over 50 recorded eruptions; its deadly 1814 eruption killed more than 1,200 people. 🔆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 📍 US–Japan AMRAAM Assembly Facility 🟢 The United States and Japan agreed to establish a final assembly and inspection facility in Japan for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). 🟢 Announced on 28 October 2026 by Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth during the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Cebu, Philippines. 🟢 Part of Operation Supercharge, aimed at accelerating bilateral defence equipment, technology and missile-manufacturing cooperation. 🟢 Japanese partner: Mitsubishi Electric; US manufacturer: Raytheon (RTX). 🟢 Objective: Address declining US and allied missile inventories by creating an additional production facility. 🟢 AMRAAM is an active-radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile used by both countries’ F-35 fleets. 🟢 Key features: Active radar guidance, fire-and-forget capability and the ability to switch to passive homing under electronic jamming. 🟢 The countries also agreed to share technical data to increase production of the SM-3 Block IIA ship-based ballistic missile interceptor. 📍 Türkiye–Libya Maritime Deal, 2026 🟢 On 20 October 2026, Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives (HoR) in Benghazi approved the controversial 2019 Türkiye–Libya maritime boundary agreement, reversing its previous rejection. 🟢 Originally signed in November 2019 between Türkiye and the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli. 🟢 The agreement delineates an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Eastern Mediterranean to support maritime and seabed resource claims. 🟢 The eastern parliament’s approval gives the agreement backing from both rival Libyan power centres. 🟢 Greece and Cyprus oppose the agreement, arguing that it disregards the maritime rights of Greek islands, including Crete and Rhodes, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). 🟢 The EU, Egypt, Israel, Bahrain and the UAE have also rejected or criticised the move. 🟢 Türkiye maintains that it is protecting its sovereign maritime rights and interests. 🔆 ECONOMY 📍 High-Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat 🟢 The Government of India constituted a committee to recommend comprehensive reforms for the banking sector. 🟢 Chairman: Suresh N. Patel, former Central Vigilance Commissioner. 🟢 Members: Shirish Chandra Murmu (RBI Deputy Governor), Padmaja Chunduru (former MD & CEO of Indian Bank) and N. S. Vishwanathan (former RBI Deputy Governor). 🟢 Member Secretary: Joint Secretary (Banking), Department of Financial Services. 🟢 Tenure: Six months; recommendations due by April 2027. 🟢 Key focus areas: 🟢 Building globally competitive and resilient banks to support India’s development goals by 2047. 🟢 Reviewing legal and regulatory frameworks for commercial banks, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and cooperative banks. 🟢 Assessing long-term capital requirements of banks, Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) and NBFCs. 🟢 Developing a roadmap for AI and digital innovation, with safeguards against cyber risks. 🟢 Reviewing Priority Sector Lending (PSL) and the Lead Bank Scheme. 🟢 Strengthening talent acquisition and capacity-building for the banking workforce. 🔆 SECURITY 📍 Rafale Marine’s First Landing on INS Vikrant 🟢 A French-origin Rafale Marine fighter jet completed its maiden landing and take-off aboard India’s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on 29 October 2026. 🟢 The milestone was achieved on the aircraft’s first attempt after shore-based trials at INS Hansa, Goa. 🟢 Trials assessed compatibility with the carrier’s STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) system, including ski-jump launches and deck arresting gear. 🟢 India has contracted 26 Rafale Marine aircraft from France: 22 single-seat fighters and 4 twin-seat trainers. 🟢 The procurement is valued at approximately ₹63,000 crore. 🟢 Deliveries are expected to begin in late 2028 or early 2029 and conclude by 2030–31. 🟢 Significance: Strengthens India’s carrier-based naval aviation capabilities. #CurrentAffairs

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🔆 HEALTH 📍 Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (AMB): 7X7X7 Framework 🟢 Renewed operational guidelines released on 29 June 2026, upgrading the earlier 6X6X6 strategy. 🟢 The approach shifts from T3 (Test, Treat, Talk) to T4 (Test, Treat, Talk, Track). 🟢 Emphasises screening-led, case-based and outcome-focused interventions supported by digital tracking. 📍 Seven Beneficiary Groups 🟢 Children aged 0–5 years. 🟢 Children aged 5–9 years. 🟢 Adolescents aged 10–19 years. 🟢 Women of Reproductive Age (15–49 years). 🟢 Pregnant women. 🟢 Lactating women. 🟢 Low Birth Weight (LBW) babies aged 0–6 months — newly added group. 📍 Seven Interventions 🟢 Prophylactic Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation. 🟢 Anaemia testing across platforms. 🟢 Therapeutic management of identified cases. 🟢 Deworming. 🟢 Jan Bhagidari for community communication and behaviour change. 🟢 Addressing non-nutritional causes, including malaria, haemoglobinopathies and fluorosis. 🟢 “Eating Right” — locally available iron-rich foods and dietary diversification; newly added intervention. 📍 Seven Institutional Mechanisms 🟢 Intra- and inter-ministerial coordination. 🟢 National Centre of Excellence and Advanced Research on Anemia. 🟢 National AMB Abhiyaan Unit. 🟢 Strengthened supply chain and logistics. 🟢 Convergence with programmes such as POSHAN Abhiyaan, PM POSHAN and ICDS. 🟢 Unified AMB Abhiyaan Portal and digital framework integrating JANANI, RBSK and U-WIN. 🟢 Strengthened monitoring, evaluation and digital tracking mechanisms. 🔆 INDEX & REPORTS 📍 UN Secretary-General’s 2026 Report on Women, Peace and Security 🟢 Report: S/2026/758, released in October 2026. 🟢 Civilian deaths: Women and girls accounted for one in four civilian deaths in armed conflicts in 2025—over 9,250 of 37,000+ deaths; at least 25 women and girls are killed daily. 🟢 Conflict exposure: An estimated 756.1 million women and girls (18.8% of the global female population) lived within 50 km of active armed conflict in 2025, the highest recorded since the 1990s. 🟢 Peace negotiations: Women accounted for only 5% of negotiators across 57 peace processes in 2025, down from 7% in 2024. 🟢 None of the 13 ceasefire agreements drafted in 2025 explicitly prohibited conflict-related sexual violence. 🟢 Unpaid care work: Women and girls in conflict-affected countries performed five times as many hours of unpaid domestic and care work as men and boys. 🟢 Maternal health: Women giving birth in conflict-affected countries were five times more likely to die from maternity-related causes than those in stable countries. 🟢 Funding gap: Global military expenditure reached $2.9 trillion in 2025, while around 40% of women’s organisations in crisis-affected settings faced temporary or permanent closure due to funding cuts. 📍 Key Recommendations 🟢 End attacks on civilians and hold perpetrators of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence accountable. 🟢 Ensure women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in ceasefires and peace processes. 🟢 Adequately fund local women-led organisations involved in conflict mediation and community protection. 🟢 Rebalance spending to address the gap between rising military expenditure and underfunded peacebuilding efforts. #CurrentAffairs

🔆 ONE-LINERS | 29 OCTOBER 2026 📚 UPSC Current Affairs | AnmolVachan1 🔆 GEOGRAPHY 📍 Heatwave Exposure Among Infants and Older Adults 🟢 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: India ranks among the countries with the highest heatwave exposure for infants and older adults, alongside China, the US and Russia. 🟢 Global heatwave exposure in 2025: Older adults experienced 10.8 billion person-days of heatwaves, while infants experienced 1.1 billion person-days. 🟢 Average exposure: 12.8 heatwave days per older adult and 8.7 days per infant. 🟢 In India, people experienced over 2,600 hours annually of moderate or higher outdoor heat stress, affecting sleep and agricultural and labour productivity. 🟢 The report urges governments to formally recognise climate change as a global health emergency. 🔆 ECONOMY 📍 India’s Soybean Imports (2025–26) 🟢 India’s soybean imports reached a record 1.1 million metric tonnes in the marketing year ending 30 September 2026, compared with around 2,000 tonnes in the previous year. 🟢 Higher domestic soybean prices prompted processing mills to increase overseas purchases. 🟢 India permits imports only of non-GM soybeans, limiting sourcing to countries including Niger, Benin, Togo and Nigeria. 🟢 Niger was the largest supplier, accounting for over 430,000 tonnes. 🟢 Customs authorities investigated shipments declared as originating in Niger over suspected mislabelling of Nigerian cargoes to evade tariffs. 🟢 India’s soymeal exports halved to 1 million tonnes in 2025–26. 🔆 ENVIRONMENT 📍 Gerrothorax maritimus: Fully Marine Stem Amphibian 🟢 Discovered in Guizhou Province, China, and announced in October 2026. 🟢 Lived approximately 237 million years ago during the Late Triassic period. 🟢 Two nearly complete fossil skeletons were found in an ancient offshore marine environment. 🟢 Measured approximately 737 mm (about 3 feet) long, with a chunky, disc-shaped, bottom-dwelling body covered in heavy bony plates. 🟢 Its armour may have protected it from marine predators such as ichthyosaurs. 🟢 It was a bottom-dwelling ambush predator that sucked prey from the seafloor, similar to a modern wobbegong shark. 🟢 Research findings were published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. 📍 Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) 🟢 Proposed 11,200 MW hydropower and water-storage project on the Siang River, Arunachal Pradesh, designed by NHPC Limited. 🟢 If completed, it would be India’s largest hydropower project. 🟢 Intended benefits include electricity generation, water-table improvement and flood moderation. 🟢 Strategic significance: A proposed buffer against sudden water-flow changes associated with China’s planned 60,000 MW hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. 🟢 India estimates the Chinese project could divert up to 40 billion cubic metres (BCM) of water or create a risk from sudden releases. 🟢 Declared a National Project in 2008; it remains stalled at the pre-feasibility survey and technical assessment stages amid local resistance. 📍 Oxfam Report: Carbon Emissions and Inequality 🟢 Report: “Disaster Divide – How Climate Chaos Deepens Inequality and Enriches the Few.” 🟢 The richest 0.1% (about 8 million people) produce more carbon pollution than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined. 🟢 A person in the richest 0.1% contributes nearly 400 times more to extreme heatwaves than someone in the poorest half of the global population. 🟢 The richest 1% are responsible for 20% of global warming since 1990—around 100 times more per person than the poorest half. 🟢 Private jets collectively emit more CO₂ in two seconds than a person in the poorest half emits in an entire year. 🟢 Emissions from the richest 1% are projected to cause 1.9 million excess heat-related deaths and nearly $53 trillion in economic damage by 2050. 🟢 The report highlights how wealthy investors in high-polluting industries can also profit from disaster recovery, preparedness and insurance. 📍 India’s Four Publications on Biodiversity and Biosafety 🟢 Released at a side event during COP-17 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Yerevan, Armenia. 🟢 Launched by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, along with officials from the NBA, UNDP, Armenia and the CBD Secretariat. 🟢 Four publications: 🟢 Guidelines for Designation of India’s Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (I-OECMs), 2026 — criteria for recognising conservation outside protected areas. 🟢 5th National Report on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety — India’s governance of living modified organisms. 🟢 The Convention on Biological Diversity Handbook: Reference Guide and Indian Perspective — support for international negotiations. 🟢 India’s ABS Success Story — India’s leadership in Access and Benefit-Sharing under the Nagoya Protocol. 🔆 SECURITY 📍 INS Srishti 🟢 INS Srishti (Yard 1283) is an indigenously designed Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) for the Indian Navy. 🟢 Launched on 27 October 2026 at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), Vaddem, Goa. 🟢 “Srishti” is a Sanskrit word meaning creation or the act of creating. 🟢 Keel laid on 9 June 2025. 🟢 Part of an 11-ship NGOPV contract, signed on 30 March 2023, under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category. 🟢 Shipyard allocation: GSL is constructing 7 vessels; GRSE, Kolkata, is constructing 4. 🟢 Key missions: maritime surveillance, coastal and offshore security, search and rescue, protection of offshore assets, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and anti-piracy operations. 📍 India–Republic of Korea Navy Exercise 2026 🟢 INS Sahyadri arrived at Busan Naval Harbour, South Korea, on 26 October 2026 for the second India–RoKN bilateral naval exercise. 🟢 Indian Navy: INS Sahyadri, an indigenously built guided-missile stealth frigate; Republic of Korea Navy: ROKS Munmu the Great. 🟢 First edition held in October 2025. 🟢 Harbour phase: Professional interactions, operational discussions, cross-deck visits, cross-training and sporting activities. 🟢 Sea phase: Coordinated maritime manoeuvres, tactical formation steaming, cross-deck helicopter operations and seamanship drills. 🟢 Objective: Enhance operational interoperability between the two navies in the Indo-Pacific. #CurrentAffairs

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🔆 ONE-LINERS | 27 OCTOBER 2026 🔆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & ISSUES 📍 United Nations Disarmament Week 🟢 Dates: 24–30 October 2026; begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. 🟢 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Focuses on nuclear disarmament, reducing nuclear arsenals and supporting the Biological Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapons Convention. 🟢 Conventional Arms: Addresses illicit trade and excessive accumulation of small arms and light weapons, and civilian protection. 🟢 Emerging Technologies: Covers autonomous weapons, cyberwarfare, outer-space arms races and hypersonic technology. 🟢 Global Cooperation: Highlights multilateralism, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and youth and women’s participation in peace and security. 📍 61st Meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) 🟢 Dates: 26–28 October 2026. 🟢 Venue: New Delhi, India. 🟢 Organisers: Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, in association with the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML). 🟢 Participation: Over 100 international delegates, metrology experts and representatives of OIML members and international bodies, including the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM). 🟢 Key Focus: Harmonised measurement standards, digital transformation, machine-readable standards, AI in measurement and verification, EV charging equipment metrology and mutual recognition of conformity assessments. 🔆 ENVIRONMENT 📍 Two New Flowering Plant Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh 🟢 Species: Ophiorrhiza shidiensis and Ophiorrhiza pemae. 🟢 Family: Rubiaceae, which includes coffee, madder and bedstraw. 🟢 Location: Vijoynagar, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, within the Eastern Himalayas. 🟢 Research Publication: Their formal descriptions appeared in the scientific journal Taiwania. 🟢 Ophiorrhiza shidiensis: Named after “Shidi,” the traditional name for the locality associated with the indigenous Lisu (Yobin) community. 🟢 Ophiorrhiza pemae: Named in honour of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu. 🟢 Significance: The genus Ophiorrhiza is important in botanical and medicinal research, including studies of camptothecin compounds. 🔆 HEALTH 📍 eSanjeevani Crosses 50 Crore Teleconsultations 🟢 Milestone: India’s national telemedicine service crossed 50 crore (500 million) consultations on 15 September 2026. 🟢 Developer: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). 🟢 Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 🟢 Purpose: Provides free, cloud-based medical consultations to improve access for rural, remote and underserved populations. 🟢 eSanjeevani–Ayushman Arogya Mandirs: Provider-to-provider consultations using a hub-and-spoke model; account for over 93% of platform usage. 🟢 eSanjeevaniOPD: Enables direct patient-to-doctor consultations from home. 🟢 Daily Consultations: Approximately 2.5–3 lakh. 🟢 Infrastructure: Over 1.42 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandir spokes, 19,473 medical hubs and 901 online OPDs. 🟢 Language Support: 15 languages—English and 14 Indian languages. 🟢 Women’s Participation: Women account for 57.14% of total platform utilisation. 🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 📍 India’s First AI × Food Tech Hackathon 🟢 Name: “Hack the Fork”. 🟢 Venue: National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM-K), Kundli, Haryana. 🟢 Dates: 24–25 October 2026; the final event was a 24-hour hackathon. 🟢 Organisers: Hack the Fork, a France-based non-profit initiative, in collaboration with NIFTEM-K. 🟢 Participation: Of more than 85 applicant teams, 25 teams were shortlisted for the final round. 🟢 Focus Areas: AI applications in alternative proteins, plant-based food innovation, fermentation, nutritional optimisation, food safety and food-waste reduction. 🟢 Rewards: Prize pool of ₹1.5 lakh, with opportunities to enter NIFTEM-K’s Startup Incubation Programme. 🔆 ENVIRONMENT & TRANSPORT 📍 World’s Largest Battery-Electric Vessel 🟢 Vessel:China Zorrilla, which entered commercial service in October 2026. 🟢 Builder:Incat Tasmania, Australia, for South American ferry operator Buquebus. 🟢 Route: Across the Río de la Plata, connecting Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. 🟢 Dimensions: 130 metres long and 32 metres wide. 🟢 Capacity: Up to 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. 🟢 Battery System: Over 40 MWh, using more than 5,000 Corvus Energy modules. 🟢 Propulsion: Eight electric motors connected to waterjets; maximum speed of 25 knots. 🟢 Significance: Demonstrates large-scale battery-electric technology in commercial passenger and vehicle transport. 🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS 📍 World Development Information Day — 24 October 🟢 Established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 through Resolution 3038 (XXVII); first observed in 1973. 🟢 Purpose: Draw attention to global development problems and strengthen international cooperation. 🟢 Focus: Dissemination of information, public awareness, poverty, education, inequality and sustainable progress. 🟢 Technology: Promotes ICT, broadband connectivity and efforts to bridge digital and scientific divides. 📍 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage — 27 October 🟢 Theme 2026: “Your Window to the World.” 🟢 Commemorates UNESCO’s 1980 Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images. 🟢 Purpose: Protect audiovisual records, including films, radio broadcasts and sound recordings, as part of shared global memory. 🟢 Organisers:UNESCO and the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA). 📍 Infantry Day — 27 October 🟢 India observes Infantry Day in 2026, marking the 80th Shaurya Diwas. 🟢 Historical Event: On 27 October 1947, the 1st Battalion of the Sikh Regiment was airlifted from Delhi to Srinagar Airport. 🟢 Significance: Commemorates the Indian Army’s first military action to defend Jammu and Kashmir against Pakistan-backed tribal raiders. 🟢 Key Heroes: Lt Col Dewan Ranjit Rai, Major Somnath Sharma and Brig Rajinder Singh. 🟢 Observances: Wreath-laying at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate; 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