{"id":79274,"date":"2026-07-14T19:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=79274"},"modified":"2026-07-14T19:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:32:40","slug":"news-in-short-14-07-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/14-07-2026\/news-in-short-14-07-2026","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 14-07-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Paizhen Fault&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus:GS1\/Geography&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chinese geologists have expressed concern about the structural stability of China&#8217;s hydropower project on the <strong>Yarlung Tsangpo (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/09-06-2025\/brahmaputra-flow-india-impact-chinese-dams\"><strong>Brahmaputra<\/strong><\/a><strong>) river<\/strong> in Tibet due to the <strong>Paizhen Fault.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Do you know?<\/strong><br>The Yarlung Zangbo becomes Siang as it flows into India\u2019s Arunachal Pradesh, after egressing the autonomous region of Tibet.\u00a0It flows further southwards through Assam as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/09-06-2025\/brahmaputra-flow-india-impact-chinese-dams\"><strong>Brahmaputra <\/strong><\/a>and enters Bangladesh as Jamuna river.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Paizhen Fault&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is part of a network of <strong>tectonic faults in the eastern Himalayan <\/strong>region created by the collision of the <strong>Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is located within the reservoir area of the Yarlung Tsangpo downstream hydropower station.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has remained active since the Early Pleistocene and continues to exhibit strong activity during the present Holocene epoch.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dating of ancient lake sediments suggests the fault remained active as recently as 9,500 years ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c4beb6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c4beb6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-147-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-79275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-147-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-147-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-147-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-147.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/chinese-geologists-question-safety-of-brahmaputra-mega-dam-in-tibet-being-built-over-active-seismic-fault-line\/article71214792.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">UMANG Portal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Government Initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Researchers have identified security vulnerabilities in India&#8217;s UMANG Portal, raising concerns about personal data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About UMANG Portal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is a flagship initiative under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/04-07-2026\/11-years-digital-india\"><strong>Digital India Programme<\/strong><\/a>. It offers a <strong>single window access<\/strong> to a wide range of services delivered by the Central Government, State Governments and local bodies through a unified mobile application.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It enables citizens to access services such as <strong>EPFO, healthcare, pensions, LPG bookings, certificates<\/strong>, and several other citizen-centric services through a single platform.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was launched in <strong>November 2017<\/strong> by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the <strong>5th Global Conference on Cyberspace<\/strong> in New Delhi.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of February 2026, UMANG offers <strong>2,446 services<\/strong> from <strong>240 government departments<\/strong>, including 80 Central Government Departments and 160 departments across 30 States and Union Territories.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMANG supports <strong>23 Indian languages<\/strong>, including <strong>Hindi, English, Nepali, and Sanskrit<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/technology\/umang-portal-flaws-exposed-user-data-across-hundreds-of-services-researchers-find\/article71217208.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Economy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) absorbed 1.67 lakh crore rupees through the<strong> Standing Deposit Facility (SDF).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a tool with RBI for liquidity management to suck out <strong>excess liquidity from the banking system<\/strong> and to control inflation.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2018, the amended Section 17 of the RBI Act empowered the central bank to introduce the SDF \u2014 an additional tool for absorbing liquidity without any collateral.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has replaced the Fixed Rate Reverse Repo (FRRR) as the lower bound of the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) corridor.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It enables <strong>banks to park their surplus funds with the RBI without collateral<\/strong>, thereby fortifying the conduct of monetary policy and supporting financial stability.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Under the SDF, the eligible entities can place deposits with the RBI on an overnight basis.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The RBI, however, retains the flexibility to absorb liquidity for longer tenors under the SDF with appropriate pricing, as and when the need arises.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is available throughout the year along with the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/rbi-absorbs-%E2%82%B91-10-lakh-crore-surplus-liquidity-from-banking-system-on-july-9\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Air<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">E\u00e4rendil-1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized a company named Reflect Orbital to launch and<strong> operate a test satellite named E\u00e4rendil-1.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>E\u00e4rendil-1 is named for a <strong>character in the Tolkien fantasy epic The Silmarillion.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will be a<strong> single satellite in a non-geostationary orbit<\/strong> fit with a \u201c<strong>deployable, highly specular thin-film reflector\u201d.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The reflector will be<strong> motorised and can be steered to different orientations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The satellite will operate at an altitude of around<strong> 625 km with a high inclination of 88\u00b0.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its purpose is to<strong> reflect sunlight towards specific spots on the earth at nighttime.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It intends to use this technology<strong> to extend the usable hours for solar panels and provide light during \u201ccritical operations\u201d<\/strong> like emergency or humanitarian missions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The FCC has granted a<strong> limited two-year license for the test.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The project has raised questions about<strong> governing orbital debris, ownership of reflected energy, and light pollution.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/193992\/OPS\/GT3G882JV.1+GCDG882Q8.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sulphur dioxide (SO2)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In Contex<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As per the study, nearly 81 per cent of <strong>sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions <\/strong>from coal plants within a 300-km radius of Delhi-NCR originate from facilities exempted from installing pollution control systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sulphur dioxide is a<strong> colourless gas<\/strong> with a sharp, choking smell.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It forms whenever fuel containing sulphur is burnt, and it&#8217;s one of the <strong>oldest air pollutants<\/strong> tracked by regulators, dating back to the days of London&#8217;s coal-smoke smogs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The single biggest source in <strong>India is coal-fired thermal power plants<\/strong>. Oil refineries and metal smelting units (especially copper and zinc smelters) add to the load.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SO2 has health concerns and once released, it reacts with oxygen and moisture in the air to form sulphate particles, which are a component of PM2.5, and sulphuric acid.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) system<\/strong> is a technology to remove SO2 from coal plant emissions using limestone slurry, producing gypsum as a by-product.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: DTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Global Liveability Index 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus:Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Economist Intelligence Unit has released the <strong>Global Liveability Index 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The index is compiled <strong>annually by the EIU, <\/strong>the research and analysis arm of The Economist Group, <strong>it scores 173 cities on 30 indicators.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>These are grouped under five categories: <\/strong>Stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copenhagen (Denmark) <\/strong>remains the world&#8217;s most liveable city, edging out <strong>Vienna (Austria) and Melbourne (Australia)<\/strong>, which are in<strong> second and third place.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Delhi is ranked 120, <\/strong>followed by Mumbai (121), Chennai (123), and Bengaluru (127).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neither this year\u2019s report nor last year\u2019s<strong> names a single Indian city in the top or bottom ten,<\/strong> or among the biggest movers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Western Europe <\/strong>is still the <strong>strongest region for liveability,<\/strong> but its average score has stagnated, while<strong> Asia&#8217;s has risen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Karachi <\/strong>stayed pinned at<strong> 170th place<\/strong> two years consecutively, <strong>Dhaka <\/strong>held at <strong>171st,<\/strong> <strong>Damascus (Syria) <\/strong>remains the <strong>world\u2019s least liveable city for a second consecutive year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/delhi-at-120-among-173-nations-in-global-liveability-index\/articleshow\/132300337.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nIn News<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">\nChinese geologists have expressed concern about the structural stability of China&#8217;s hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) river in Tibet due to the Paizhen Fault.\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>Paizhen Fault<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"\t>\n<p>It is part of a network of tectonic faults in the eastern Himalayan region created by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">\n<p>It is located within the reservoir area of the Yarlung Tsangpo downstream hydropower station.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/14-07-2026\/news-in-short-14-07-2026 \" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read 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