Location: Baratang Island, in the Andaman Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory). It lies between South Andaman and Middle Andaman, in the Bay of Bengal–Andaman Sea region. Why in the news: The Karst–mud-volcano Complex of Baratang was submitted to UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites on 28 September 2026. This is a tentative-list…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 22 October 2026
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 22 October 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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Phobos
Phobos is the larger and innermost of the two natural moons of Mars. The other moon is Deimos. Origin: Its origin is not fully established; scientists have proposed that it may be a captured asteroid or formed from debris following a major impact on Mars. Orbit: It orbits very close to Mars and completes one…
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