Full Form: SPARSH — System for Pension Administration (Raksha). Ministry: Ministry of Defence. Objective: Aims to provide direct, transparent and efficient pension administration to defence pensioners. Who are Eligible: Mainly defence pensioners and personnel of the Armed Forces, along with certain defence civilians. Digital Platform: SPARSH offers a unified online platform encompassing all activities from…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 17 September 2026
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 17 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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India Ranked 131st in the Global Gender Gap Index for the Year 2026
Released by: WEF (World Economic Forum). India Rank: India held its rank of 131 out of 145 economies. Overall Gender Parity: India closed 64.5% of its gender gap, compared with the global average of 69.2% Four Dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. Educational Attainment: India attained 96.6% parity.…
Global Copper Mines
Chile: Escondida — situated in the Atacama Desert, Chile; among the largest copper mines in the world. Peru: Cerro Verde — near Arequipa, Peru; major copper mine. Indonesia: Grasberg — Papua; a large copper-gold mining complex. DRC: Kamoa-Kakula — in the Democratic Republic of Congo; one of the world’s largest copper mining complexes. Zambia: Kansanshi…
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