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Push for Public Sector Bank Reforms

Context

  • The Union Budget 2026–27 is expected to unveil a policy direction on the next phase of public sector bank (PSB) reforms based on two parallel tracks—Consolidation 2.0 and calibrated dilution of government ownership.

    • What are the Reforms?

  • Consolidation 2.0: The government is considering merging the five smallest PSBs with mid-sized banks with objectives to;
  • To create banks with sufficient scale, balance sheet strength, and market presence.
  • To reduce fragmentation in the PSB landscape.

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    ICMR Adopts Demow Model for National Snakebite Prevention

    Context

  • The Demow Model from eastern Assam’s Sivasagar has been chosen as one of the successful systems of snakebite prevention and management under a project sanctioned by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
  • The project, called the Zero Snakebite Death Initiative: Community Empowerment and Engagement for Mitigation of Snakebite Envenoming.

    • Snakebite Envenoming

  • The snakebite envenoming (poisoning from snake bites) was classified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a high-priority neglected tropical disease.
  • An estimated 1.8 – 2.7 million people worldwide are envenomed annually. 
  • Snake Bites in India: In India, around 90% of snake bites are caused by the ‘big four’ among the crawlers – common krait, Indian cobra, Russell’s viper and saw scaled viper.

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    Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill

    Context

  • The Union Cabinet has approved the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.

    • About

  • The bill proposes a unified regulator for higher education, replacing existing statutory bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).
  • UGC oversees non-technical higher education, the AICTE oversees technical education and the NCTE is the regulatory body for teachers’ education.

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    Govt Strengthens Framework Against Fake News

    Context

  • The Information and Broadcasting Minister said that the government has strengthened the framework to combat fake news and deep fakes across media platforms.

    • About

  • Fake news is known as information that is false or misleading and presented as news. 
  • Deep Fakes are digital media — video, audio, and images, edited and manipulated using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • They incorporate hyper-realistic digital falsification and can be used to damage reputations, fabricate evidence, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. 

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    Amendment of Insurance Laws Bill, 2025

    Context

  • The Union Cabinet approved the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025.

    • About

  • The Bill seeks to revamp India’s insurance framework, proposing changes to the: Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and the IRDAI Act, 1999.
  • Aim: Modernisation, wider coverage and stronger regulatory oversight.

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    Courts Must Protect, Not Regulate Free Speech

    Published on: 15th December, 2025

    Recent observations by the Supreme Court in Ranveer Allahbadia vs Union of India (2025), where the Court suggested the creation of new regulatory mechanisms for online content, have revived a critical constitutional debate: Should courts merely protect free speech, or can they legitimately shape its regulation?”

    सरकार द्वारा फेक न्यूज़ के विरोद्ध फ्रेमवर्क का सुदृढीकरण

    संदर्भ

  • सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्री ने कहा कि सरकार ने मीडिया प्लेटफ़ॉर्म्स पर फेक न्यूज़ और डीप फेक्स से निपटने के लिए ढाँचे को सुदृढ़ किया है।

    • परिचय

  • फेक न्यूज़ वह सूचना है जो झूठी या भ्रामक होती है और समाचार के रूप में प्रस्तुत की जाती है।
  • डीप फेक्स डिजिटल मीडिया — वीडियो, ऑडियो और चित्र होते हैं जिन्हें कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता (AI) का उपयोग करके संपादित एवं हेरफेर किया जाता है।

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    न्यायालयों को अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता की रक्षा करनी चाहिए, उसका नियमन नहीं करना चाहिए

    रणवीर अल्लाबादिया बनाम भारत संघ (2025) मामले में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के हालिया अवलोकनों में, जहाँ न्यायालय ने ऑनलाइन सामग्री के लिए नए नियामक तंत्र बनाने का सुझाव दिया, एक महत्वपूर्ण संवैधानिक परिचर्चा को पुनर्जीवित किया है: क्या न्यायालयों को केवल अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता की रक्षा करनी चाहिए, या वे वैध रूप से इसके नियमन को आकार दे सकते हैं?

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