Daily Current Affairs — 2 September 2025
6 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) 2025
In News According to the Air Quality Life Index, India is the second most polluted country in the world. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) is developed by Professor Michael Greenstone and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC). It translates air pollution levels into their impact on life expectancy, offering hyper-local data to help users see how much longer people could live if pollution met various standards.
PM Urges Indians to Embrace ‘Vocal for Local’ Mantra
Context Recently, in his latest Mann Ki Baat address, the Prime Minister of India renewed his call for citizens to adopt the mantra of ‘Vocal for Local’, emphasizing the importance of supporting indigenous products to build a self-reliant India. About the ‘Vocal for Local’ Initiative It was launched by NITI Aayog under its Aspirational Blocks Programme in 2024. It emphasizes supporting locally made products, artisans, and industries to boost India’s economy and reduce dependency on imports.
Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025
In News The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 comes into effect bringing a comprehensive overhaul of India’s immigration and foreigner management regime. Key Provisions of the Act Consolidation of Laws: The Act repeals and replaces the Foreigners Act (1946), Registration of Foreigners Act (1939), Passport (Entry into India) Act (1920), and Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Act (2000), establishing a unified legal framework for immigration. Entry, stay, and exit of foreigners are now governed
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025, Tianjin
In News The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its annual Heads of State Summit in Tianjin, China, in 2025. Challenges Ahead India–Pakistan rivalry dilutes consensus. China’s dominance may marginalize Indian interests.
Why Some Rivers Stay Single While Others Split?
Context Researchers at the University of California, analysed 36 years of satellite data across 84 rivers worldwide to identify why some rivers maintain a single-thread channel, while others develop into braided or multi-thread systems. Fluvial Processes and Channel Types Rivers are broadly classified as single-thread or multi-thread (braided/ anastomosing). In a single-thread river, lateral erosion of one bank is roughly matched by sediment deposition on the opposite bank.
Earthquake in Afghanistan
Context The recent earthquake in Afghanistan, with a 6.0 magnitude, resulted in over 800 deaths and 2,000 injuries due to shallow depth and poor building structures. What is an Earthquake? An earthquake is the shaking of the ground caused by movement beneath the earths surface when two blocks slip past each other along a fault.