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News In Short 22-August-2025

Context

  • During a recent Assembly session, CM Yogi Adityanath announced that the Piprahwa relics, repatriated to India after 127 years, will be returned to their original site in Piprahwa, Uttar Pradesh, with restoration plans underway.

    • About

  • The relics—Buddha’s ash, bone fragments, gold ornaments, and gems—were excavated in 1898 by W.C. Peppé. 
  • The government now plans to develop the 20-hectare area into a theme park with a stupa for the relics, meditation zones, and attractions depicting Buddha’s early life.
  • The proposed theme park at Piprahwa will be built in front of the ASI-protected Piprahwa stupa, linked to the Shakya kingdom and Kapilvastu, Buddha’s childhood home. 
  • Piprahwa village is located in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district, near Lumbini—the birthplace of Lord Buddha.

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    CCPA Slaps Penalty on Rapido for Misleading Ads

    In News

  • The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), India’s apex consumer watchdog, has imposed a penalty of ₹10 lakh on bike-taxi aggregator Rapido for running misleading advertisements and engaging in unfair trade practices.

    • Ethical Frameworks

  • Deontology (Duty-Based Ethics): From a deontological perspective, misleading advertising is inherently immoral because it violates the duty of honesty. An advertiser has a moral obligation to provide accurate and truthful information to consumers. It doesn’t matter if the deception leads to increased sales or happy customers; the act of violating the duty to be truthful makes it unethical.
  • Utilitarianism: From a utilitarian perspective, the fine is a positive step. The misleading ads caused a net negative outcome: consumers were deceived, lost trust, and experienced financial harm (even if small).
  • Virtue Ethics: This framework assesses the character of the moral agent. Rapido’s behavior demonstrates a lack of key virtues like honesty, integrity, and fairness. Instead of building a relationship of trust with its customers, the company prioritized short-term gains through deception.

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    India’s Vocational Training System & Employability

    Context

  • India needs to address the long-standing gaps in its vocational education and training (VET) systems to truly transform its growth model.

    • About the India’s Vocational Training System

  • It is one of the largest in the world, designed to equip youth and workers with industry-relevant skills across sectors.
  • It is overseen by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and regulated by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET).

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    Parliament Panel Flags Aviation Safety Gaps

    Context

  • A Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended granting full financial and administrative autonomy to the aviation safety regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

    • Key Concerns Identified

  • Lack of Autonomy in DGCA: The current dependence on the Ministry hampers independent decision-making; without autonomy, DGCA risks being a weak compliance-monitoring body in a fast-expanding market.
  • Severe Staff Shortages in DGCA: Out of the total sanctioned strength of 1,063 posts at the DGCA, only 553 are currently filled. This represents a “staggering shortfall” of nearly 50% of the required manpower. 
  • Recruitment bottlenecks: The sector is unable to offer industry-matching salaries or direct hiring.
  • Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) Crisis: It also highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers (ATCOs) and the issue of fatigue among controllers.

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    India’s Ban on Betting Apps & Curbing Money Laundering

    Recently, the Parliament of India passed the ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025’ that is designed to curb addiction, financial ruin and social distress caused by predatory gaming platforms that thrive on misleading promises of quick wealth.

    India, EAEU Sign ToR to Begin Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

    In News

  • India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) to launch negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Moscow.

    • Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)

  • The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is an international organization of regional economic integration with international legal personality. 
  • Its goal is to enhance cooperation, boost competitiveness, and support the stable development of member economies.
  • It ensures the free movement of goods, services, capital, and labor, and pursues coordinated policies among its members. 
  • Members: It comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and the Russia

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    Gender Disparity in Organ Donation in India

    Context

  • The National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has issued a 10-point advisory stating that women patients and relatives of deceased donors awaiting organ transplants will get priority as beneficiaries.

    • Status of Organ Donation

  • Organ Transplantation/ Donation is a surgical procedure in which an organ/s, tissue or a group of cells are removed from one person and surgically transplanted into another person.
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 1,30,000 solid organ transplants are performed each year globally, but this meets only about 10% of the worldwide need.
  • An article titled ‘India’s organ transplant paradox: women donate the most and receive the least’’ noted that as per data released by NOTTO, 63.8% of all living organ donors from 2019 to 2023 were women.

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    भारत में सट्टेबाजी ऐप्स पर प्रतिबंध और धन शोधन पर अंकुश

    हाल ही में भारत की संसद ने ‘ऑनलाइन गेमिंग के प्रचार और विनियमन विधेयक, 2025’ पारित किया है, जिसका उद्देश्य उन शिकार करने वाले गेमिंग प्लेटफॉर्म्स से उत्पन्न व्यसन, वित्तीय बर्बादी और सामाजिक संकट को रोकना है जो त्वरित धन के भ्रामक वादों पर फलते-फूलते हैं।

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