26 Sept 2025 - Daily CUrrent Affairs Updates
- Avijeet Kumar
- Sep 26, 2025
- 2 min read
GS 1 – History, Geography, Culture
1. Topic: Tripura Sundari Temple
Subtopic: Shakti Peetha & Architectural Heritage Value Addition:
Built in 1501 CE by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya of Tripura Kingdom.
One of the 51 Shakti Peethas; locally called Matabari; also Kurma Pith (base resembles tortoise hump).
Architecture: square plan + sloping roof (Bengal hut style).
Contains 2 idols: Tripura Sundari & smaller Chhoto-Ma (Chandi) carried by kings in battles.
Significance: Blends Shaktism & Vaishnavism; rituals inclusive of Hindus, Muslims, and tribal groups.
Subject Analysis:
GS 1: Art & Culture – Shakti Peethas, temple architecture.
GS 2: Social harmony – syncretic traditions.
Prelims: Builder, year, alternate name (Kurma Pith).
GS 3 – Economy, Environment, Biodiversity, S&T
2. Topic: LEADS 2025 Report
Subtopic: State-wise Logistics Performance Benchmarking Value Addition:
Launched by DPIIT, MoCI; inspired by World Bank’s LPI (2018).
Four pillars: infra, services, regulatory environment, sustainable logistics.
New features: Corridor-level truck speed, API-enabled real-time data.
Rankings: Gujarat (1st), Karnataka (2nd), Maharashtra (3rd), Tamil Nadu (4th), Rajasthan (5th).
Outcome: identifies bottlenecks, lowers logistics costs, boosts competitiveness.
Subject Analysis:
GS 3: Infrastructure, logistics reforms.
Prelims: Nodal ministry, 4 pillars, top-ranked states.
3. Topic: Smog-Eating Photocatalytic Coatings
Subtopic: Urban Air Pollution Mitigation Value Addition:
Based on TiO₂ photocatalysis → breaks NO₂ & hydrocarbons into harmless products.
Works with sunlight; usable in paints, cement, building materials.
Helps reduce photochemical smog in cities with heavy vehicular pollution.
Two types of smog:
Sulfurous (coal burning).
Photochemical (vehicle emissions + sunlight).
Subject Analysis:
GS 3: Pollution control, green technology.
Prelims: TiO₂ role, types of smog.
4. Topic: Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
Subtopic: First Camera Sighting in Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve Value Addition:
State animal of West Bengal; adapted to wetlands (mangroves, swamps, marshes).
Features: stocky body, short legs, spotted fur, strong swimmer, nocturnal.
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, SE Asia; major Indian range = Sundarbans, Ganga-Brahmaputra plains, Western Ghats.
IUCN: Vulnerable; threats: habitat loss, wetland degradation.
Subject Analysis:
GS 3: Biodiversity, wetland conservation.
Prelims: IUCN status, state animal, RVTR location.
5. Topic: Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF)
Subtopic: Global Fund for Tropical Forest Conservation Value Addition:
Proposed by Brazil at COP28 (2023); first contribution announced 2025.
Fund size target: $125 billion from sponsors (20%) + market investors (80%).
Managed by MDBs (e.g., World Bank).
Countries receive fixed payments per hectare of conserved tropical forest.
Aim: Permanent, self-sustaining multilateral financing for rainforest protection.
Subject Analysis:
GS 3: Environment – climate finance, conservation mechanisms.
GS 2: IR – South-South climate leadership (Brazil).
Prelims: Year proposed, financial structure, MDB role.
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