Legal Current Affairs for 22 April 2026

It is the quantity of foodgrains procured, stored, and maintained by the government to meet emergency requirements, stabilize prices, and ensure supply through welfare schemes.
These norms are fixed by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on a quarterly basis.
Purpose of Buffer Stock
Food Security: Ensures availability of food during droughts, floods, or crop failure.
Price Stabilisation: Prevents sharp rise or fall in food prices.
Public Distribution System (PDS): Supplies subsidised foodgrains to the poor.
Emergency Reserve: Acts as a cushion during crises.

Born: He was born in 788 A.D. in Kalady, Kerala.
He propagated the concept of Advaita (non-dualism).
He taught that the individual soul (Atman) is not separate from Brahman (the ultimate, formless reality).
The perceived duality in the world is an illusion (Maya), and liberation (Moksha) comes from realizing the oneness of the individual.
He established four mathas in the four cardinal directions of India – Sringeri (South), Dwarka (West), Puri (East), and Badrinath (North).
Literary works: Bhaja Govindam, Atma Shatakam, Saundarya Lahari, etc.

It is part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, launched in 2011.
Objective: to study if Mars has the right environmental conditions to support small life forms called microbes?
Curiosity explores Gale Crater and acquires rock, soil, and air samples for onboard analysis.

Also known as Nu (China) and Thanlwin (Myanmar), it is the second longest river in Southeast Asia after the Mekong River.
It is the longest waterway without a dam in Southeast Asia.
Origin: Mountain Tangula on the Tibetan plateau
Empties in: Gulf of Martaban in the Andaman Sea
Basin: China (53%), Myanmar (42%) and Thailand (5%)
Tributaries: Moei, Pang, Teng, Pawn, Hka, and Hsim

Location: In central plateau province of Deccan Peninsula – Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.
Flora: Southern tropical dry deciduous forest with teak, bija, dhauda, hald, salai, semal, and tendu.
Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Wild Dog, Gaur etc.
River: Andhari River.

Palm oil is derived from the fruit of the African oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis).
Types:
Crude palm oil (extract from fruit pulp): It is primarily used for cooking.
Palm kernel oil (extract from seed): It is used for non-edible purposes (Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals etc.)
Cultivation:
Oil palm trees are native to Africa.
Currently, Indonesia and Malaysia make up over 85% of global supply.
In India, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala are the major Oil palm growing States and account for 98% of the total production.
Indian oil palm initiatives include National Mission for Edible Oils – Oil Palm etc.