[Newsbits] 1.1.2026 – Daily Current Affairs Mind Map

Pralay Missile

Defence

• Type: Indigenously developed Surface-to-Surface, Quasi-Ballistic missile.
• Key Feature:Salvo Launch Capability (firing multiple missiles quickly from one launcher) to overwhelm enemy air defense (saturation attack).
• Propulsion:Solid Propellant (ensures quick reaction time).
• Range:150 km – 500 km.
• Significance: Tactical, conventional (non-nuclear) deterrent for the Army/Air Force.

Market Access Support (MAS) Intervention

Government Schemes

• Parent Scheme:NIRYAT DISHA sub-scheme under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM).
• Target:MSMEs and First-time exporters.
• Mandate: Minimum 35% participation reserved for MSMEs in supported trade events.
• Benefit: Partial airfare support (for turnover <₹75 Lakh) and participation in international fairs/BSMs.
• Platform: Implemented online via trade.gov.in.

Nimesulide Ban

Science & Technology

• The Ban: Manufacture/sale of oral formulations >100 mg.
• Legal Basis:Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
• Reason: High risk of Hepatotoxicity (liver damage).
• Drug Class:NSAID (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug) used for acute pain/fever.

Amazon’s Stingless Bees

Species in News

• Milestone:First insects globally to be granted legal rights (Right to exist, flourish).
• Location: Municipalities in Peru.
• Ecological Role: Pollinate >80% of Amazonian flora; harmless (no functional stinger).
• Concept: Marks a legal shift to “Ecosystem-centred justice.”

Bomb Cyclone

Geography

• Definition: A mid-latitude storm undergoing Explosive Cyclogenesis.
• Technical Criteria: Central pressure drop of ≥24 millibars in 24 hours.
• Formation: Rapid collision of cold polar air and warm moist ocean air (releases latent heat).
• Recent Event: Winter Storm Ezra (USA).