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DAILY PRELIMS CA 30 SEPT 2026 ENG
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ
Subject: Science
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare officially banned Paraquat Dichloride due to severe toxicity.
- ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ: Fast-acting, broad-spectrum, ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ contact herbicide used for weed control and crop desiccation.
- ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐บ: Damages plant cells by generating ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ during photosynthesis.
- ๐ง๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐: Highly toxic with ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฒ | Causes progressive ๐ฝ๐๐น๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ and multi-organ damage.
- ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐: Regulated under ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฒ๐ด to control import, manufacture, sale, and distribution.
- ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Mandatory registration required under ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต with Registration Committee before manufacture or import.
- ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐: Act establishes ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ as a multidisciplinary technical advisory authority.
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ
Subject: Polity
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Maharashtra CEO sought changes in ECINET to preserve statutory discretion of Electoral Registration Officers.
- ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Unified digital umbrella platform launched by ๐๐๐ in January 2026
- ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ: Consolidates over ๐ฐ๐ฌ disparate portals, websites, and mobile applications into one architecture
- ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Subsumes backend of ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐๐ง | Manages voter registrations and revisions
- ๐๐น๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Flags voter roll anomalies + identifies parent-child age gaps under ๐ญ๐ฑ or over ๐ฑ๐ฌ years
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐๐ง
Subject: Polity
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Serves as the core backend form-processing infrastructure integrated within the ECINET platform.
- ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Centralized web-based decision-support system created by ๐๐๐
- ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ: Replaced ๐ฏ๐ฒ separate state and UT electoral database systems
- ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Standardizes statutory voter forms processing (Forms 6, 6A, 7, 8) | Tracks nationwide voter ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
- ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐บ: Functions strictly as ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ decision-support | Prevents autonomous deletion of voter records
- ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Deploys ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ and demographic matching algorithms for physical field verification
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ (๐๐๐ช๐๐ฆ)
Subject: Environment
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Union Environment Minister handed over Indiaโs first PRAMAAN certificates under the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme.
- ๐๐๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ: Programme for Recognition and Accreditation of sustainable Management practices for Agroforestry And Natural forestry resources.
- ๐ก๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐: Administered by ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ | Parent scheme launched in ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ.
- ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐: Managed by ๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น | Audited by ๐ก๐๐๐๐-accredited third-party certification bodies.
- ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐: Assessed against Indian Forest Management Standards under ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ.
- ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐: Covers ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ + ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ + ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ tracing.
- ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: Awarded to ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ต๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป and a bamboo farmer linked with ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐.
- ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Facilitates compliance with international trade norms like the ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง๐-๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ
Subject: Schemes
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต: Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs launched the PRAGATI-50 initiative under SBM-U 2.0 in New Delhi.
- ๐ก๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐: Spearheaded by the ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ (MoHUA).
- ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐: Selects ๐ฑ๐ฌ model urban centres across ๐ฎ๐ฐ States to demonstrate high cleanliness standards.
- ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ: Operationalized as a targeted urban benchmarking initiative under ๐ฆ๐๐ -๐จ ๐ฎ.๐ฌ.
- ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Uses a Pro-Active Governance dashboard on the ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น for bimonthly reviews.
- ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: Integrates newly inaugurated ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ-๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ facility at Durgapur to validate sanitation machinery.
- ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Partnered with SIIC, ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฝ๐๐ฟ to onboard 75 startups under SBM-U.
- ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐: Introduced WhatsApp grievance redressal | Launched ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ต repository for ULBs.
๐๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐) ๐๐ฐ๐, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฑ๐ด
Subject: Polity
- ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ ๐: MHA extended AFSPA across designated disturbed areas in Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh for six months.
- ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป: Traces to colonial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ordinance, ๐ญ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ | Promulgated by Viceroy Lord Linlithgow.
- ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Enacted in ๐ญ๐ต๐ฑ๐ด to counter Naga National Council insurgency in undivided Assam.
- ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ): Governor, UT Administrator, or ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ can declare an area as disturbed.
- ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ): Permits force including lethal force after giving ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด against prohibited activities.
- ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ & ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต (๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฏ/๐ฑ): Authorises search and arrest of premises without a ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ on reasonable suspicion.
- ๐๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ (๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ): Requires prior ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ sanction for prosecuting personnel acting under the Act.
- ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐: Constitutional validity upheld by Supreme Court in ๐ก๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒโ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ v. Union of India (1997).
- ๐&๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ: Enacted as a separate standalone legislation, Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act in ๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฌ.