- Violent youth protests in Ladakh demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status have led to four deaths and over 30 injuries.
- August 2019: Ladakh was separated from Jammu & Kashmir and made a Union Territory without a legislature, unlike Jammu & Kashmir.
- Initially, many Ladakhis welcomed the move, hoping for better governance and development.
- However, the absence of legislative power and fears of demographic change soon led to disillusionment.
- The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) emerged as key voices, representing both Buddhist and Muslim communities across Leh and Kargil. Read More
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Daily Current Affairs – 25 September, 2025
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- The Delhi High Court has recently issued a series of orders protecting the personality rights of Bollywood celebrities from unauthorised commercial use.
- Personality rights refer to the right of a person to protect his/her personality under the right to privacy or property.
- These could include a pose, a mannerism or any aspect of their personality.
- These rights are important to celebrities as their names, photographs or even voices can easily be misused in various advertisements by different companies to boost their sales.
- Many celebrities even register some aspects as a trademark to use them commercially. Read More
Personality Rights
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What are Personality Rights?
- At the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly session in New York, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called for stronger Global South solidarity and a collective push for UN reforms.
- He called for a united approach among Global South countries, based on fair and transparent economic practices, resilient supply chains, and stronger South-South trade, investment, and technology collaboration.
- Positioned India as a bridge between developed nations and the Global South, highlighting its leadership in initiatives like Voice of Global South Summit (2023) and G20 Presidency (2023). Read More
Global South Must Work Together: EAM
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- The Union Cabinet has approved the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) / Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Scheme on “Capacity Building and Human Resource Development (CBHRD)”.
- Implementation: Managed by CSIR, the scheme will cover all R&D institutions, national laboratories, Institutes of National Importance, Institutes of Eminence, and universities across India.
- Objective: To provide a structured platform for young researchers to build careers in universities, industry, national R&D laboratories, and academic institutions.
- Focus Areas: The initiative targets growth in Science, Technology & Engineering, Medical, and Mathematical Sciences (STEMM). Read More
CSIR Scheme on Capacity Building and Human Resource Development (CBHRD)
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- The Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by X Corp challenging the Indian government’s use of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Sahyog Portal for content takedown orders.
- The company had argued that the powers exercised under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 were unconstitutional and that only Section 69A, along with the IT (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009, provided the lawful framework for content takedown. Read More
Karnataka HC Rejects X Corp’s Censorship Plea
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- Super Typhoon Ragasa has caused widespread devastation across East Asia.
- A super typhoon is a very violent storm, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, packing winds of 253km/h (157 mph).
- Typhoons, including a super typhoon, generally form in the West Pacific, close to places like China, Japan, and the Philippines.
- Tropical cyclones like super typhoons are warm-core low-pressure systems that exhibit a spiral inflow near the ocean surface and a spiral outflow at the upper levels of the atmosphere.
- They typically develop at latitudes greater than 5° away from the equator to benefit from the Coriolis force necessary for rotation. Read More
