Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 25/08/2026: Topics Covered

25 August Space Exploration Milestone: Voyager 1 entering interstellar space after crossing the heliopause on August 25, 2012.

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives (UPPSC Focus):

• Kannauj ODOP: Traditional Deg-Bhapka hydro-distillation and natural Attar (Mahodaya Sri).
• Suhelwa (Suheldev) Wildlife Sanctuary: Confirmed camera-trap photographic evidence of wild tigers across Shravasti and Balrampur.
• Chandauli ODOP / Agro-Export: Nutrient-dense Organic Black Rice from the “Rice Bowl of UP”.
• Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University: Higher education hub established in Aligarh.
• Suraha Tal (Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary): Expansive natural oxbow lake wetland in Ballia.
• Dashavatara Temple (Deogarh, Lalitpur): Classic 6th-century Gupta-era Panchayatana architectural masterpiece.

National & International (UPSC Analytical/Conceptual Focus):

International Relations & Strategic Geography: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) membership criteria (excluding Yemen) and the Kuril Islands Territorial Dispute (Russia-Japan).

Polity & Constitutional Law: Article 148 (Institutional safeguards ensuring the independence of the CAG) and Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu (1992) (Judicial review over Speaker’s decisions under the 10th Schedule Anti-Defection Law).

Economy & Monetary Policy: Central Bank Sterilization operations (countering forex inflow shocks), Tobin Tax (curbing volatile currency speculation), and MCLR framework (components determining bank lending rates).

Environment & Biodiversity: Shompen Tribe and the Great Nicobar Megaproject, Bioindicators in ecology (Lichens and Mayfly nymphs), and Miyawaki Urban Afforestation techniques.

Science & Space: Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) linked to Magnetars, NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) for exoplanet biosignatures, and INS Vikrant (STOBAR configuration with ski-jump).