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One Liners 27-11-2025
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History, Art and Culture
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Garba Dance
- Garba is a dance that honors, worships, and celebrates the feminine form of divinity.
- The word "garba" comes from the Sanskrit word garbha, meaning "womb."
- Traditionally, the dance is performed by women in a circle around a clay lantern with a light inside, called a garbha deep ("womb lamp").
- Commonly performed at festivals and on other special occasions in the state of Gujarat, India.
- It includes singing and a musical accompaniment traditionally provided by dhol (double-headed drum) and the similar but smaller dholak; hand clapping; and assorted metallic idiophones, such as cymbals.
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Geography
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Inidan Air Quality Index (AQI)
Recently, the air quality in the national capital was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category.
- AQI is a number used to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecasted to become.
- Coverage – 8 major pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, ammonia (NH3), and lead (Pb).
- Introduced in – 2014, by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
- Aim – To standardize air quality reporting across the country.
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Colour
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Level Of Health Concern
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AQI Level
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Green
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0-50
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Good
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Yellow
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51-100
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Satisfactory
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Orange
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101-200
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Moderate
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Red
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201-300
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Poor
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Purple
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301-400
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Very Poor
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Maroon
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401-500
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Sever
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Social Issues
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Poona Margem - Punarwas se Punarjeevan
Recently, 28 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur.
- Poona Margham (New Path) – Rehabilitation for social integration, a grassroots rehabilitation campaign that’s helping former insurgents find their way back to society.
- Launched by – Bastar Range Police, across all 7 Maoist-affected districts of the Bastar Range.
- Objectives – To encourage Naxalites to return to mainstream life.
- To reclaim their identities, reconnect with families, and lead lives of dignity and self-reliance.
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Polity & Governance
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
UIDAI deactivates over 2 Crore Aadhaar numbers of deceased individuals.
- It is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.
- Launched in – 2016 by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- The Aadhaar Act 2016 has been amended by the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019.
- No Aadhaar number is ever re-assigned to another individual.
- Objectives – To issue Unique Identification numbers (UID), named as "Aadhaar", to all residents of India.
- Robust enough to eliminate duplicate and fake identities.
- To verifiable and authenticable in an easy, cost-effective way.
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Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS)
- LIMBS – It is a web-based portal.
- Developed by – Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice.
- Objective – To create a National Portal of all cases pending in various courts/ Tribunals as a part of the e-Governance initiative.
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International Relations and Issues
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Host of the Centenary Commonwealth Games 2030
- Amdavad – It is officially known as Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and has been confirmed as the host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games.
- Ratified by – 74 Commonwealth member nations and territories at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow.
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10th Session of Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation (JCTEC)
- Held in – New Delhi, between India and Slovenia.
- Aim – To review the current state of bilateral economic engagement, strengthen cooperation across key sectors, and chart a forward-looking roadmap for trade and investment between the two nations.
- Sectoral cooperation – Across agriculture, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, health, transport, energy, tourism, MSMEs, and Ayurveda and traditional systems of medicine, as well as other trade and business-related matters.
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5th edition of India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF)
- Held in – New Delhi.
- Aim – To bring people together to discuss the direction of India’s internet and to identify the areas that need attention.
- Participants – Government departments, tech companies, civil society groups, universities and policy circles are expected to join the multistakeholder event.
- Theme – “Advancing Internet Governance for an Inclusive and Sustainable Viksit Bharat.”
- 3 key sub-themes –
- Inclusive Digital Future,
- Digital Infrastructure for Resilient and Sustainable Growth, and
- AI for People, Planet and Progress, focusing on safe, responsible and meaningful use of AI.
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India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF)
- IIGF – It is the national chapter of the UN Internet Governance Forum.
- It follows a multi-stakeholder format where government, civil society, industry, technical bodies and academics get equal space.
- Set up in – 2021.
- Aim – To create a space for open conversations on internet policy issues.
- A 14-member committee with people from different sectors looks after the forum’s work.
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Economy
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NIDHI-Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) Programme
- Introduced by – National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board.
- Nodal ministry – Department of Science & Technology (DST).
- Aim – To provides tremendous opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs to expand their networks and get critical feedback on their ventures in order to promote their entrepreneurial career goals and aspirations.
- Fellowship – Rs.30,000 per month to each beneficiary identified by the implementing partner Institution (TBI) for a full year.
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