Meaning: A barrier lake is formed when a natural or artificial barrier blocks the flow of a river/stream, causing water to accumulate upstream. Natural Barriers: Common natural barriers include landslides, rockfalls, volcanic lava flows, moraines and glacial debris. Landslide-Dammed Lake: When a landslide blocks a river valley, the resulting lake is called a landslide-dammed or…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 31 August 2026
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 31 August 2026 brings together the news items of the day that map to the Prelims syllabus — polity, economy, environment, science and technology, and international relations. Each item is written as a factual pointer you can revise quickly, with the static-syllabus link made explicit so the reading feeds directly into your Prelims notes.
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PM SVANIDHI Yojana
Launch: Launched on 1 June 2020 to provide collateral-free working-capital loans to street vendors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministry: Implemented by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), with the Department of Financial Services facilitating credit access through banks and financial institutions. Target Beneficiaries: Primarily street vendors, including eligible vendors from peri-urban areas…
Uzbekistan
Location: Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Capital: Tashkent. Neighbouring Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Unique Geography: Uzbekistan is one of the world’s doubly landlocked countries—it is surrounded only by other landlocked countries. Regional Significance: It is the only Central Asian country sharing borders with all four other Central Asian republics—Kazakhstan,…
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