Daily Current Affairs — 20 June 2025
3 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
Rethinking Alcohol Control in India
In News India has recorded one of the highest rates of heavy episodic alcohol drinking, with lakhs needing clinical and social support. Present status Alcohol and alcoholic beverages contain ethanol, which is a psychoactive and toxic substance with dependence-producing properties. Alcohol has been widely used in many cultures for centuries, but it is associated with significant health risks and harms.
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
Context Recently, a climate study found that if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapses, Europe could face a dramatic and prolonged winter freeze, even in a world warmed by greenhouse gas emissions. About Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) It is one of the most powerful and complex systems driving Earth’s climate. It is often likened to a giant conveyor belt that transports warm surface waters from the tropics northward and returns cold, dense water south
Magna Carta
Context The Magna Carta (Latin for “Great Charter”) was signed on June 15, 1215, at Runnymede Meadows near London. Historical Context and Origin (1215) Sealed on 15 June 1215 by King John of England, following pressure from English barons who sought to limit the king’s arbitrary power. Barons, part of the feudal system, were key stakeholders as landholders providing knights and military service to the king.
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