The presence of the European Union’s institutional leadership as chief guests at the Republic Day of India on January 26, 2026 representing a 27-member bloc rather than a single national capital.
हाल ही में संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका ने प्रथम पैक्स सिलिका शिखर सम्मेलन का आयोजन किया, जिसमें बलपूर्वक निर्भरताओं को कम करने, महत्वपूर्ण खनिजों के प्रवाह को सुरक्षित करने और विश्वसनीय डिजिटल पारिस्थितिक तंत्र को बढ़ावा देने पर बल दिया गया।
‘पैक्स सिलिका’ के बारे में
‘पैक्स सिलिका’ शब्द लैटिन ‘Pax’ (शांति) और ‘Silica’ (अर्धचालकों का एक प्रमुख यौगिक) से व्युत्पन्न है।
यह लचीली, पारदर्शी और सहयोगात्मक आपूर्ति श्रृंखलाओं के माध्यम से तकनीकी शांति और समृद्धि की खोज का प्रतीक है।
26 जनवरी 2026 को भारत के गणतंत्र दिवस समारोह में यूरोपीय संघ के संस्थागत नेतृत्व की मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में उपस्थिति—जो किसी एक राष्ट्रीय राजधानी के बजाय 27 सदस्यीय समूह का प्रतिनिधित्व करती है—एक महत्वपूर्ण संकेत है।
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a comprehensive set of amendments to the Priority Sector Lending (PSL) – Targets and Classification Directions, 2025.
About Priority Sector Lending
It is an RBI-mandated policy that requires banks to direct a portion of their lending to key development sectors such as agriculture, education, housing, and small industries to support national growth.
The latest revision enhances credit flow to key sectors such as Renewable Energy, Social Infrastructure, Education, and MSMEs, and strengthens support for vulnerable groups.
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended that the linkage of BRICS Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) be placed on the agenda of the 2026 BRICS Summit to simplify cross-border trade, tourism, and payment settlements, which India will host later this year.
Background: Linking CBDCs to BRICS Nations
Rio de Janeiro BRICS Declaration (2025): It emphasized interoperability among member nations’ payment systems.
India has long advocated for digital payment integration through its digital rupee (e₹), already tested in offline transactions, programmable payments, and fintech wallet integration.
Child trafficking continues to be a grave human rights challenge in India, despite a robust constitutional framework and multiple statutory protections.
What is Child Trafficking?
The Palermo Protocol (UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children), 2000 defines child trafficking as ‘the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation.’
Section 143 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 defines trafficking as; recruitment, transportation, harbouring, transfer or receipt of persons for exploitation.
