- India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation during the 13th India-UAE Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting, held in New Delhi.
- Joint Manufacturing: India and UAE agreed to pursue joint manufacturing initiatives, replicating the model of collaboration between ICOMM (India) and CARACAL (UAE) for small arms production.
- Technology Co-Development: Discussions were held on co-developing next-generation technologies in emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence, autonomy, and cybersecurity.
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Coast Guard and the UAE National Guard to deepen collaboration in Search and rescue operations, Anti-piracy missions, Pollution control response and Maritime situational awareness. Read More
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Daily Current Affairs – 2 August, 2025
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- The Tamil Nadu Governor recently criticised the linguistic division of states in India, calling it a factor in the creation of "second-class citizens".
- The Act abolished the existing classification of states into Part A, B, C, and D, establishing a unified system of 14 states and 6 union territories.
- It led to the formation of states like Kerala, Karnataka, and enlarged existing states by merging territories based on linguistic majority.
- The Bombay Reorganisation Act (1960) later created Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- Created further reorganisations: Punjab (1966), North-Eastern states (1963–1987), Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand (2000), and Telangana (2014). Read More
Linguistic Reorganisation of States in India
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The States Reorganisation Act, 1956
- In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for External Affairs reaffirmed India’s robust and comprehensive engagement with countries of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
- Underlining the significance of Neighbourhood First Policy and MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions), he reaffirmed that Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Mauritius occupy a central role in India’s maritime diplomacy. Read More
India’s Strategic Focus in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
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- Recent scientific studies have found microplastics in human brains, raising concerns about potential health risks and need for a Global Plastics Treaty.
- The word plastic is derived from the Greek word plastikos, meaning “capable of being shaped or moulded.”
- Plastic refers to a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient with their defining quality being their plasticity – the ability of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation in response to applied forces.
- This makes them extremely adaptable, capable of being shaped as per requirement.
- The basic building blocks of plastics are monomers, which are small molecules that can join together to form long chains called polymers through a process called polymerization. Read More
Microplastics Detected in Human Brains
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What is Plastic and Microplastics?
- The 15th Meeting of the Ramsar Convention (COP15), held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, concluded with new resolutions on wetland restoration, protection of migratory birds and wetland species, and equitable governance.
- At COP15 of the Ramsar Convention, all 13 proposed resolutions were adopted, marking significant progress in global wetland protection and restoration.
- The resolutions focused on national action, monitoring, capacity building, integrating wetlands into climate adaptation, and disaster risk reduction.
- A key outcome was the Victoria Falls Declaration, emphasizing political will, resource mobilisation, and investment in sustainable wetland management.
- Its Highlights include commitments to restore degraded freshwater ecosystems, protect migratory birds, and adopt clearer criteria for designating Wetlands of International Importance. Read More
Ramsar COP15 Concluded in Zimbabwe
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Major Outcomes
- The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to probe how fake Arya Samaj Societies are operating across the state, conducting marriages without verifying age and violating the anti-conversion law.
- Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1875 as a Hindu reformist movement.
- It promoted inter-caste and interfaith marriages and allowed conversions through a “shuddhi” (purification) ritual.
- The Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937 legally recognised such marriages, even between different castes or religions, if both parties declared themselves Arya Samajis. Read More
