· Shivneri Fort is located near Junnar in Pune district, Maharashtra. It is traditionally associated with the birth of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1630. Shivneri is closely connected with the early life of Shivaji Maharaj and the emergence of Maratha power. It is part of the Western Ghats/Sahyadri hill region of…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 10 September 2026
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 10 September 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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Lithium Deposits: Zimbabwe, Argentina & India
Zimbabwe: Major lithium deposits are concentrated in the southern and central parts, particularly Matabeleland South. Important hard-rock lithium deposits occur in pegmatites, mainly containing spodumene and petalite. Argentina: Lithium is concentrated in the north-western Andes, especially in the Puna region of Jujuy, Salta and Catamarca. It is mainly found in salt flats (salars) and extracted…
Marital Rape
Marital rape refers to forced sexual intercourse or sexual assault by one spouse against the other without consent. In India, marital rape between adult spouses is generally not recognised as the offence of rape under the statutory marital-rape exception. Exception for separated spouses where a husband and wife are living separately, non-consensual sexual intercourse by…
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