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Daily Current Affairs – 25 October, 2025

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    The Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Amendment Rules, 2025

    Context

  • The Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Amendment Rules, 2025, were notified by the Department of Telecommunications.

    • Key Amendments

  • TIUEs: The rules create a new category called Telecommunication Identifier User Entities (TIUEs), covering any business that uses phone numbers to identify customers or deliver services — except licensed telecom operators.
  • TIUEs must now comply with government directives on suspending phone numbers, respond to data requests and verify customer identities as prescribed by authorities.
  • Broad Scope: The government has brought all digital services that use mobile numbers — from WhatsApp and payment apps to food delivery platforms — under telecom cybersecurity regulations.
  • This brings platforms such as Zomato, Swiggy, PhonePe, Paytm, Ola, Uber and messaging services under the same regulatory framework that governs Airtel and Jio.
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    Strengthening Governance through Blockchain Technology

    Context

  • India is accelerating its adoption of blockchain technology to transform governance, enhance transparency, and strengthen digital trust through the National Blockchain Framework (NBF).

    • What is Blockchain?

  • Blockchain is a distributed, transparent, secure, and immutable database that functions like a ledger of records or transactions, resistant to tampering and accessible across a network of computers.
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    Makhananomics

    In News

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the newly launched National Makhana Board as a transformative “revolution” for the sector.

    • Makhana

  • It  is the dried edible seed of the prickly water lily or gorgon plant (Euryale ferox), a species which grows in freshwater ponds across South and East Asia. 
  • It is known for its violet and white flowers, and massive, round and prickly leaves — often stretching more than a meter across.
  • Makhana, traditionally consumed in ritual settings, has recently gained recognition as a nutrient-rich, low-fat “superfood” and healthy snack.
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    Cloud Seeding

    Context

  • Delhi Chief Minister has said cloud seeding is essential for the national capital as it could play a key role in controlling rising pollution levels during the winter season.

    • Why is Delhi’s Air Quality Severe in Winter?

  • Temperature Inversion: During winter, the air near the ground becomes cooler than the air above it.
  • This inversion layer traps pollutants (such as particulate matter and gases) close to the surface, preventing their vertical dispersion into the upper atmosphere.
  • Low Wind Speeds: Winds are generally weaker in winter, which reduces horizontal dispersion of pollutants, allowing them to accumulate in the lower atmosphere.
  • Prevailing wind patterns carry this pollution towards Delhi, worsening air quality.
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    News in Short – 25 October, 2025

    Context

  • The President of India inaugurated the observance of the Mahasamadhi centenary of Sree Narayana Guru at Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, Kerala.

    • About

  • Sree Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. 
  • He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality.
  • He founded institutions like the Sarada Mutt at Sivagiri to promote education, spirituality, and social upliftment.
  • His slogan, “One Caste, One Religion, One God for All,” is a cornerstone of his philosophy and a widely recognized saying in Kerala. 
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