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Daily Current Affairs – 6 May, 2026

    Delhi Police’s AI-Driven Police Reform Model & Future of Smart Policing

    Context

  • Recently, Delhi Police aims to modernise policing through Artificial Intelligence (AI), predictive policing, digital surveillance, community participation, and institutional accountability.

    • Reasons For Police Modernisation

  • Colonial Rule: India’s policing system largely continues to operate within structures inherited from the Police Act of 1861, enacted during colonial rule.
  • Rising Complexity of Crime: Modern crimes include cybercrime, organised crime, financial fraud, terrorism, and narcotics trafficking.
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    PIL has Become ‘Private Interest Litigation’: SC

    Context

  • The Supreme Court judge has said Public Interest Litigation (PIL), has lately metamorphosed into ‘private interest litigation’, ‘publicity interest litigation’ and even ‘paisa’ and ‘political’ interest litigation. 

    • Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

  • Public Interest Litigation (PIL) means a case or petition filed before a court to protect, safeguard or enforce public interest. 
  • It is a unique mechanism initiated by the Indian judiciary post-Emergency to “bring social justice within the reach of the common man”. 
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    Cabinet Approves Increase in the Judge Strength of the Supreme Court 

    Context

  • The Union Cabinet approved an increase in the number of judges of the Supreme Court from 34, which includes the Chief Justice of India, to a total 38.

    • Constitutional Provisions

  • Article 124(1) of the Constitution empowers Parliament to determine and increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court.
  • The Constitution originally provided for a Chief Justice of India and not more than seven judges, thereby allowing flexibility for future expansion.
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    Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026–31)

    In News 

  • The Union Cabinet has approved Rs.5659.22 crore for the Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026–27 to 2030–31.

    • About 

  • The mission targets stagnant yields, pest vulnerability, quality deficits, and import dependence while positioning India's textile sector as globally competitive through its integrated 5F Vision (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign).
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    Decarbonising Industrial Heat for Sustainable Growth

    Context

  • Geopolitical instability in the Strait of Hormuz and India’s fossil fuel dependence highlight the need to electrify industrial heat for energy security and sustainability.

    • What is Industrial Heat?

  • Industrial heat refers to thermal energy required for manufacturing processes across sectors such as textiles, ceramics, steel, and chemicals.
  • It is used in processes like steam generation, drying, dyeing, and high-temperature kiln operations exceeding 1,000°C.
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    India’s e-waste Management

    Context

  • India’s Paryavaran NITI Manthan conference revealed that 6.2 million tonnes of e-waste was generated in FY24.

    • About

  • India generated 6.2 million tonnes of e-waste in FY24, projected to more than double to 14 million tonnes by 2030. 
  • Formal recycling capacity remains limited to around 2 million tonnes, leaving a vast gap between generation and processing. 
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