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Daily Current Affairs – 13 April, 2026

    Reserve Bank of India Suggests New Safety Measures to Prevent Digital Frauds

    Context

  • In order to curb digital fraud, the Reserve Bank of India has released a discussion paper suggesting additional measures to prevent digital fraud.

    • The RBI Measures:

  • A time lag of 1 hour for the completion of digital payments of more than 10 thousand rupees.
  • During this period, the payer’s bank would provisionally debit the customer’s account, and the  Customer would retain the option to cancel the transaction for any reason.
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    Importance of Biotechnology in Traditional Farming Practices

    Context

  • With the agriculture industry projected to grow 2.5 times by 2033, biotech experts underscored the growing importance of agri-biotechnology in the coming years.

    • What is Climate-resilient Agriculture (CRA)?

  • Climate-resilient agriculture uses a range of biotechnology and complementary technologies to guide farming practices and reduce dependence on chemical inputs, while maintaining or improving productivity.
  • Tools include: Biofertilizers and biopesticides, and soil-microbiome analyses.
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    India’s Payment Revolution

    Context

  • India's digital payment ecosystem hit a new milestone in January 2026, recording 21.70 billion transactions valued at ₹28.33 lakh crore, the highest ever logged.

    • Background

  • The early 2000s marked the beginning of digital transformation with systems like RTGS (Real-Time Gross Settlement-introduced in 2004) and IMPS (Immediate Payment Service-introduced in 2010).
  • Although these systems enabled faster transactions, their benefits were limited to people already connected to the formal banking system.
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    New Framework For Identifying Upper Layer NBFCs (NBFC-ULs)

    In News

  • The RBI released draft amendment directions to revise the methodology for identifying Non-Banking Financial Companies aiming to enhance transparency, simplicity, and regulatory parity.

    • About

  • The  current Scale Based Regulatory (SBR) Framework for NBFCs prescribes a two-pronged methodology for identification of NBFC-UL viz.
  •  Top ten eligible NBFCs by asset size and parametric scoring methodology.
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    Light Pollution: Rising Threat from Artificial Light at Night (ALAN)

    Context

  • A study published in the journal Nature has found that artificial light at night increased by 16% globally between 2014 and 2022.

    • What Is Light Pollution?

  • Light pollution is the human-made alteration of outdoor light levels from those occurring naturally. In practical terms, it refers to unwanted, inappropriate, or excessive artificial lighting, primarily caused by Artificial Light at Night (ALAN).
  • It is increasingly recognised as an anthropogenic environmental pollutant. It is estimated that:
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    News In Short 13-04-2026

    In News

  • Recently, the Vice-President released the latest version of the Constitution of India in the Sindhi language in both Devanagari and Persian scripts.

    • About Sindhi

  • It is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Pakistan and in India, with smaller communities worldwide. 
  • It  was officially included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India by the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act 1967.
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