Daily Current Affairs Quiz: October 17, 2026

1. The doctrine allows courts to invalidate only the unconstitutional portion of a law if it can be separated from the valid portion.
2. It is linked to Article 13 of the Constitution, which deals with laws inconsistent with Fundamental Rights.
3. It helps preserve the valid parts of a law while protecting Fundamental Rights.

1. GOBARdhan stands for Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan.
2. It converts cattle dung and other organic waste into biogas, Compressed Biogas (CBG), and organic manure.
3. It promotes the circular economy, reduces waste, and supports clean energy and sustainable agriculture.

1. IceCube is located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica.
2. It detects high-energy neutrinos using optical sensors embedded deep in Antarctic ice.
3. Neutrinos are electrically neutral particles that interact weakly with matter, helping scientists study distant cosmic sources.

Explanation

1. CBAM addresses carbon leakage, when industries shift production to countries with weaker climate rules.
2. It applies a carbon cost to emissions embedded in certain imported goods, supporting fairer competition with EU producers.
3. It covers iron and steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen. It complements the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

1. The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global treaty adopted in 2013 to protect human health and the environment from mercury pollution.
2. It regulates mercury supply, trade, mercury-added products, industrial processes, emissions, and waste.
3. It is named after Minamata, Japan, where industrial mercury pollution caused severe neurological disease (Minamata disease).