UPSC Daily Current Affairs| One Liners 08-07-2026

One Liners 08-07-2026

History, Art and Culture

Mizoram’s Natural History Museum

Mizoram’s natural history museum has been notified as India’s 21^st designated repository.

• Location – Within the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.
• Recommended by – National Biodiversity Authority.
• Notified by – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
• Notified under – Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
• Purpose – It maintains specimens of selected flora and fauna.

Polity & Governance

Mission 70 Lakh Plantation Campaign

Recently, union home minister has launched the Mission 70 Lakh Plantation campaign.

• It is an initiative to plant over 70 lakh (7 million) saplings Around National Capital Region (NCR).
• Launched in – New Delhi.
• Part of – Green Action Plan 2026-27.
• Under – “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” (Plant4Mother) initiative.
• Objective – To expand urban green cover, improve ecological balance, and combat air pollution.

Guwahati Declaration

BRICS nations adopt “Guwahati declaration” to combat drug trafficking recently.

• Adopted by – BRICS member nations.
• Objective – To drastically strengthen international cooperation against illicit drug trafficking and related organised crime.
• Key pillars
  • Intelligence sharing.
  • Tech-driven enforcement.
  • Targeting digital narcotic focuses.
• India’s proposal – Establishment of a BRICS Virtual Working Group alongside enhanced cross-border training initiatives.

Economy

Kamarajar Port

Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL) has become India’s 2^nd major port after Visakhapatnam recently.

• Location – Ennore, Tamil Nadu (Coromandel Coast).
• Operational draft – 18 metres (deep enough for large vessels to dock).
• Operational capacity – It handle bulk carriers and Capesize vessels with carrying capacities of 1,70,000 deadweight tonnes.
• Significance – This development is aligned with Maritime India Vision 2030 and Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047.

Agriculture

Sirsa Kinnow

Sirsa Kinnow is recently received Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

• Sirsa Kinnow – High-yield hybrid citrus fruit.
• It is Haryana’s first fruit to receive a GI tag.
• Grown in – Sirsa district, Haryana.
• Physical features –
  • Larger, juicer, and sweeter compared to kinnow varieties in other regions.
  • It features a glossy, golden-orange skin.
• Resilience – It can withstand 40°C during summer and 0°C during winter.
• Benefits –
  • Packed with Vitamin C, calcium, and potassium.
  • It contains 0.2% to 0.3% pectin, offers anti-cancer properties.

Environment

Mission: Million Oak Trees by 2047

Recently, Mission: Million Oak Trees by 2047 has been launched.

• It is a state-wide ecological restoration initiative aimed at reviving native Himalayan oak forests.
• Launched by – Sikkim Government.
• Seeks to – Plant one million native oak trees by 2047.
• Significance – The initiative is estimated to generate 10 to 50 billion litres of groundwater recharge.

Security

Gaza Strip

Hamas has announced it will dissolve its government in the event of prolonged ongoing crisis with Israel.

• Gaza Strip is a narrow, flat coastal territory situated on the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
• Boundaries –
  • Israel (North and East), sharing land boundary.
  • Egypt (Southwest), sharing land boundary.
  • Bounded entirely by the Mediterranean Sea (West), featuring a coastline.
• Major cities – Rafah, Khan Yunis, Jabalia and Beit Hanoun.

Science

Mission Dristhi – Update

Bengaluru-based space startup GalaxEye has lost communication with Mission Drishti.

• Update – It was struck by a severe geomagnetic solar storm during the final stage of its Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP).

NASA Swift Boost Mission

Recently, the NASA Swift boost mission successfully launched.

• Built by – Arizona-based katalyst space technologies.
• Functions –
  • It is a refrigerator-sized LINK (robotic servicing spacecraft) satellite tasked with docking with the falling space telescope.
  • Then bringing it back to a safe, stable altitude.
• Objective – To rescue the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

Miscellaneous

Girish Bharadwaj – Bridge Man of India

Recently, the Bridge Man of India’ Girish Bharadwaj passes away in Sullia.

• Birth place – Karnataka.
• Known as – "Bridge Man of India" or Sethu Bandhu.
• Contribution – He was renowned for constructing over 140 low-cost suspension footbridges across remote, inaccessible villages.
• Awards – Padma Shri (2017).

7^th National Water Awards

• The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the 7^th National Water Awards.
• Any State, District, Urban Local Body, Dam Own Agencies, & Industry who have done good work in the field of water conservation and management is eligible.
• Introduced in accomplishing the government’s vision ‘Jal Samridh Bharat’.
• It aims to sensitize the public about the importance of water and motivate them to adopt the best water usage practices.
• It is to encourage the stakeholders to adopt a holistic approach toward water resource management in the country as surface water and groundwater play a significant role in the water cycle.
• A major attraction of the 7^th National Water Awards is the ‘Dam Safety’ theme for the Best Implemented Project in the Water Sector category.