Retired Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) officers have moved the Supreme Court with a contempt petition alleging failure to implement the Court’s 2025 order directing a progressive reduction of IPS deputation in CAPF.
Background
In the case of Sanjay Prakash & Others vs Union of India, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that:
Group A officers of CAPFs are to be treated as “Organised Services” for all purposes.
The deputation of IPS officers to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) posts i.e., up to the rank of Inspector General (IG), in CAPFs should be progressively reduced within an outer limit of two years.
The Lancet Commission's new report charts a rights-based, citizen-centred roadmap for Universal Health Coverage in India, aligning with Viksit Bharat 2047.
About
The reforms described in the report promote community participation, transparency and equity -- key principles of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) -- aimed at ensuring high-quality, affordable care for all.
It emphasizes the urgent need to strengthen India's public healthcare by integrating services across primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Recently, the United States convened the inaugural Pax Silica Summit, emphasizing reducing coercive dependencies, securing the flow of critical minerals, and promoting trusted digital ecosystems.
About ‘Pax Silica’
The term ‘Pax Silica’ derived from Latin ‘Pax’ (peace) and ‘Silica’ (a core compound in semiconductors).
It symbolizes the pursuit of technological peace and prosperity through resilient, transparent, and cooperative supply chains.
The Tamil Nadu government strongly opposed the UGC’s circular mandating the teaching of a third language in higher education.
Background
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 retains the three-language formula introduced in 1968 but offers more flexibility.
Unlike the earlier policy, it does not make Hindi compulsory. Children will learn three languages chosen by the State, region, and themselves, with at least two being Indian languages.
The UK government defended its deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while retaining a lease for a strategic military base, amid criticism from US President Donald Trump.
About Chagos Archipelago
It comprises more than 60 low-lying islands in the Indian Ocean roughly 1,600 km to the northeast of the main island of Mauritius.
It was separated from Mauritius in 1965, when Mauritius was still a British colony.
Britain purchased the islands for three million pounds but Mauritius has argued that it was illegally forced to give them away as part of a deal to gain independence from Britain.
