Europe's tallest Hindu temple tower is located at the newly inaugurated Sri Ganesha Temple in Berlin, Germany

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Bihar became the first state in India to successfully clear the first Transmission Assessment Survey (TAS-1) for elimination of lymphatic filariasis, enabling transition from Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to post-MDA surveillance.

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Modern Food Processing Unit to be established at Goraul Phase-I Industrial Area, Vaishali (Hajipur), Bihar.

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Harappan seals depict the one-horned rhinoceros, indicating its presence in the northwestern Indian subcontinent during the Indus Valley Civilization.

Mentioned in Rigveda as Khadga

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The American poet-novelist Ben Lerner and British writer-journalist Karen Bartlett have won the prestigious 2026 Orwell Prizes for their political novels Transcription and The Escape from Kabul, respectively, while the Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov, best known for his book, Death and the Penguin, was awarded the Special Prize, which has been awarded only eight times since 1997.

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China’s LineShine overtakes US-based El Capitan as most powerful supercomputer, according to the TOP500 list.

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- Doublets consist of two independent earthquakes of similar magnitude that originate from distinct but closely related ruptures in quick succession.

Causes and High Destructiveness

1. Tectonic Location: Boundary between the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates. The disaster was caused by shallow strike-slip faulting, where these two plates slide horizontally past one another.

2. Why it Was So Devastating:

2.1 Shallow Depth: The mainshock occurred at a shallow depth of about 10 km.
2.2 Compounded Damage: Because the two major shocks happened seconds apart, buildings weakened by the first quake were immediately subjected to another violent shaking. This drastically increased the risk of total collapse and heavily complicated rescue efforts.

Historical Context
- 2023 (Turkey and Syria)
- 2021 (Indian Ocean, near Malaysia)
- 1988 (Australia): A rare "triplet"—three major earthquakes occurring within just half an hour of each other.

UPSC NDA 2026 : DIRECT NCERT HIT
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