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DAY-NRLM: गरीबों की आजीविका में सुधार के लिए विश्व की सबसे बड़ी पहलों में से एक

संदर्भ 

  • ग्रामीण विकास मंत्रालय द्वारा संचालित दीनदयाल अंत्योदय योजना – राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण आजीविका मिशन (DAY-NRLM) विश्व के सबसे बड़े गरीबी उन्मूलन कार्यक्रमों में से एक है।

    • मिशन के बारे में 

  • प्रारंभ: इसे 2010 में स्वर्णजयंती ग्राम स्वरोजगार योजना (SGSY) का पुनर्गठन करके शुरू किया गया था।
  • इस पहल को 2016 में दीनदयाल अंत्योदय योजना – राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण आजीविका मिशन (DAY-NRLM) नाम दिया गया। 

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    सरकार द्वारा सर्वोच्च न्यायालय में वन अधिकार अधिनियम का बचाव 

    संदर्भ 

  • केंद्र सरकार ने सर्वोच्च न्यायालय में वन अधिकार अधिनियम (Forest Rights Act – FRA), 2006 का समर्थन करते हुए कहा है कि यह कानून भारत की वन-निर्भर समुदायों की गरिमा, आजीविका और सांस्कृतिक पहचान को पुनर्स्थापित कर रहा है।

    • पृष्ठभूमि  

  • FRA को 2008 में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय में वाइल्डलाइफ फर्स्ट नामक एक NGO द्वारा चुनौती दी गई थी, जिसने उन लोगों की बेदखली की मांग की थी जिनके FRA दावे खारिज कर दिए गए थे। 
  • फरवरी 2019 में, न्यायालय ने राज्यों को निर्देश दिया कि वे उन सभी दावेदारों को बेदखल करें जिनके FRA दावे खारिज किए गए थे। 

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    भारत में शहरी संकट गहराता जा रहा है क्योंकि राज्य शहर-स्तरीय शासन को बाधित कर रहे हैं

    शहरी भारत में तीव्र, अव्यवस्थित विकास के भार में वृद्धि हो रही है, जहाँ जाम नालियाँ, विषैली वायु, जलमग्न सड़कें और जर्जर होती अधोसंरचना जैसी समस्याएँ सामने आ रही हैं — जो यह दर्शाती हैं कि शहर-स्तरीय शासन को सशक्त बनाने की तत्काल आवश्यकता है, जिसे अक्सर राज्य सरकारों द्वारा बाधित किया जाता है।

    News in Short – 23 October, 2025

    Context

  • Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, has given preliminary approval to the bill titled “Application of Israeli Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, 2025,” aimed at applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank.

    • About West bank

  • The West Bank is a landlocked territory in the Middle East that is a central part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 
  • It lies to the west of the Jordan River and is bordered by Israel to the west, north, and south, and by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east.

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    India Moves up to 9th Position Globally in Forest Area

    Context

  • India has moved up to the 9th position in terms of total forest area globally, as per the Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) 2025, released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Bali.

    • Key Findings

  • Globally, forests cover 4.14 billion hectares, accounting for about 32% of total land area, translating to 0.5 hectares of forest per person.
  • Russia has the largest forest cover followed by Brazil, Canada, the USA, China, Congo, Australia, Indonesia, India and Peru.
  • The report highlights that global deforestation has slowed in the past decade.
  • However the world continues to lose 10.9 million hectares of forest every year (2015–2025), a rate still considered alarmingly high.

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    Atlas: The Rise of AI-Powered Browsers

    In News 

  • OpenAI has launched its AI-powered browser Atlas, following Perplexity’s release of Comet, marking a new phase in the generative AI competition. 

    • Atlas

  • It is an AI-integrated browser designed around ChatGPT, without a traditional address bar.
  • It features an Agent Mode that autonomously conducts searches for users.
  • It is  Available in preview for Plus, Pro, and Business users.
  • It follows Perplexity’s launch of its AI browser Comet, signaling a direct challenge to Google Chrome.

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    Can match-fixing be Legally Considered Cheating?

    Context

  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) approached the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in a criminal appeal related to alleged match-fixing in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) in 2018-19.

    • About

  • The Karnataka High Court quashed the criminal proceedings, holding that while match-fixing was reprehensible, it did not amount to the offence of cheating as defined by Section 420 IPC.
  • BCCI argues that match-fixing should be viewed as cheating as there is an implied promise to spectators/sponsors that the match will be played fairly.
  • When players fix outcomes, they deceive the public and breach that promise — satisfying the elements of Section 420.
  • BCCI has framed its own anti-corruption code for cricketers, but stated that criminal prosecution is also necessary.

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    Govt. Notifies Amendments to IT Rules, 2021 To Regulate AI-generated Content

    Context

  • The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under powers granted by the Information Technology Act, 2000.

    • Key Proposed Amendments

  • Authorized Officers for Content Regulation: Only Joint Secretary-rank officers (or equivalent in Central Government) and Director General of Police-rank officers (for states) can issue takedown requests.
  • This would prevent misuse of lower-level bureaucratic orders and ensure accountability.

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    STEM Brain Drain in India: Beyond Incentives, Towards Ecosystem

    Context

  • India has long faced the challenge of brain drain in STEM migration abroad for better research opportunities, which has led to a gap between India’s intellectual potential and the resources available domestically.

    • Brain Drain in India

  • Brain Drain refers to the emigration of highly skilled and educated individuals from one country to another, usually in search of better opportunities.
  • In India engineers, doctors, scientists, IT professionals, and academics move to developed countries like the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia.
  • Between 2015 and 2022, 1.3 million Indians left the country, many of whom were highly educated professionals.
  • In 2022 alone, 225,000 Indians renounced their citizenship, the highest number recorded. 

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