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Daily Current Affairs – 1 October, 2025

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    India-European Free Trade Association Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) came into effect

    In News

  • India-European Free Trade Association(EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) came into effect .

    • The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA)

  • TEPA is a modern and ambitious agreement that incorporates, for the first time in any Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed by India, a commitment linked to investment and job creation.
  • The agreement was signed in March 2024 at New Delhi.
  • It comprises of 14 chapters with main focus on market access related to goods, rules of origin, trade facilitation, trade remedies, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, investment promotion, market access on services, intellectual property rights, trade and sustainable development and other legal and horizontal provisions.
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    Environmental Surveillance : Relevence 

    Context

  • Environmental surveillance has emerged as a vital tool in modern public health and ecological management, as it allows scientists and policymakers to detect early signs of disease outbreaks, monitor pollution, and safeguard ecosystems.

    • About Environmental Surveillance

  • Pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and parasitic worms that cause diseases in humans and animals can be tracked outside clinical settings by monitoring the environment.
  • It involves collecting and analyzing samples from sources like wastewater, air, soil, and even audio recordings in public spaces.
  • These samples can reveal the presence of pathogens, pollutants, or other indicators of public health risks.
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    Climate Change Spurs Growth in Amazon Rainforest Trees

    Context

  • A recent study published in Nature Plants  reveals that trees in the Amazon rainforest are steadily increasing in size due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂).

    • Key Findings of the study

  • Tree Growth: Amazon trees are getting bigger, with average diameter increasing by ~3.3% per decade.
  • Rise in CO₂ levels (nearly 20% in 30 years) led to the carbon fertilisation effect, where higher CO₂ enhances photosynthesis and accelerates growth.
  • Shift in forest structure: The accelerated growth of larger, canopy-level trees is happening at the expense of smaller trees, whose numbers are declining. This fundamentally changes the forest's structure and biodiversity.
  • Shift in forest structure: The accelerated growth of larger, canopy-level trees is happening at the expense of smaller trees, whose numbers are declining. This fundamentally changes the forest's structure and biodiversity.
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    Centre invokes Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

    Context

  • India has formally invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore, seeking cooperation in the investigation into the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the southeast Asian country.

    • Mutual Legal Assistance 

  • Mutual Legal Assistance is a mechanism whereby countries cooperate with one another in order to provide and obtain formal assistance in prevention, suppression, investigation and prosecution of crime.
  • Aim: To ensure that the criminals do not escape or sabotage the due process of law for want of evidence available in different countries. 
  • India provides mutual legal assistance in criminal matters through Bilateral/Multilateral Agreements, or International Conventions or on the basis of assurance of reciprocity. 
  • India has entered into MLAT with more than 45 countries.
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    100 Years of UPSC : the guardian of meritocracy

    Context

  • The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) marks a century of its establishment on October 1.

    • About

  • Establishment:The Government of India Act, 1919, first provided for such a body, and in October 1926, the Public Service Commission was set up, following the recommendations of the Lee Commission (1924).
  • Later named the Federal Public Service Commission (1937), it was renamed the Union Public Service Commission with the adoption of India’s Constitution on 26th January 1950.
  • The UPSC conducts civil services examinations to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service , Indian Foreign Service and the Indian Police Service , among others. 
  • Members: Besides the chairman, it can have a maximum of 10 members.
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    News In Short – 1 October, 2025

    In News

  • NASA launched the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) to map the heliosphere’s boundary, track energetic particles, and enhance space weather forecasting.

    • Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP)

  • It is a space mission designed to explore the heliosphere—the Sun’s protective bubble around the solar system—and its interaction with interstellar space.
  • It is positioned at the Earth-Sun Lagrange Point 1 (L1).
  • It uses 10 instruments to study solar wind, energetic particles, magnetic fields, and cosmic remnants.
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