- India’s next Census in 2027 is set to retain the 2011 definition of “urban,” as announced by the Registrar General of India.
- In the 2011 Census, an urban unit was defined as either a statutory town or a census town.
- Statutory Towns: Notified by State governments; governed by urban local bodies (municipal corporations, councils, nagar panchayats). Read More
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Daily Current Affairs – 26 September, 2025
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- The Supreme Court castigated the Madhya Pradesh government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for failing to arrest two police officers allegedly responsible for the custodial death of a 25-year-old.
- According to the National Human Rights Commission, there were 11,650 deaths in custody in India between 2016 and 2022.
- Magisterial Inquiries: A 2023 analysis of NHRC and government data reveals between 2017 and 2022, only 345 magisterial inquiries were ordered nationwide into custodial deaths, resulting in just 123 arrests.
- Vulnerable Groups: NHRC data reveals that 71% of custodial deaths between 1996 and 2018 involved detainees from poor or vulnerable backgrounds. Read More
Custodial Deaths in India
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Custodial Deaths in India
- The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has launched a series of digital reforms to strengthen Gram Panchayats.
- Bridging the Digital Divide: Rural India still faces low internet penetration and digital illiteracy, digital transformation helps ensure inclusive growth and reduces inequality.
- Improved Governance and Service Delivery: Digital platforms enable direct benefit transfers (DBT), e-Governance, and online grievance redressal.
- Boost to Rural Economy: Promotes digital payments, e-commerce, and online marketplaces for farmers and artisans.
- Agriculture Transformation: Use of digital tools for weather forecasts, soil health, crop advisories, and precision farming. Read More
Driving Digital Transformation in Gram Panchayats
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Need for the Digital Transformation of Villages
- The Government of India has launched the ‘National Initiative on Water Security,’ making water conservation a top national priority and introducing mandatory minimum spending on water-related works under MGNREGA.
- Construction of check dams, farm ponds, community tanks, and percolation tanks.
- Desilting, renovation of traditional water bodies, groundwater recharge pits, soak wells. Read More
National Initiative on Water Security
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- An analysis of the ‘Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2023’, published in The Lancet, presents updated estimates of the cancer burden in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2023, along with projections up to 2050.
- New Cancer Diagnoses projected to increase by 60.7%, 30.5 million cases annually by 2050;
- Cancer deaths are projected to increase by 74.5%, amounting to 18.6 million per year by 2050, with low and middle income countries (LMICs) bearing the heaviest burden. Read More
Rising Cancer Burden: Lancet Study
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Global Cancer Burden (2023)
- Outward remittances by resident individuals under the Reserve Bank of India’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) fell nearly 11% year-on-year in July 2025, totalling $2,452.93 million against $2,754.05 million in the same period last year.
- Remittances are a way to electronically send funds to people, often family, in another country.
- Usually sent by individuals working in foreign countries, especially those employed in blue-collar or skilled jobs.
- Remittances are a significant source of income for many countries, contributing to their economic stability, supporting local economies, and sometimes helping to finance national trade deficits.
- Modes of Transfer: Remittances can be sent through banks, money transfer operators, or digital platforms. Read More
India’s Outward Remittances Dips 11% Under Liberalised Remittance Scheme
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What are Remittances?
- In a 2024 report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlighted the growing interconnections between energy and AI worldwide.
- Rising Demand: Data centre electricity demand projected to more than double by 2030 to 945 TWh.
- AI-optimised data centres demand to quadruple by 2030.
- Global Share: Data centres currently consume 1–2% of total power, expected to rise to 3–4% by 2030. Read More
Growing Interconnections Between Energy and AI Worldwide
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Global Data Centre Energy Outlook
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his birth anniversary, calling him a guiding force in India’s journey toward a “Viksit Bharat.”
- He was a political thinker, economist, and leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
- He studied in Kanpur and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and became a full-time pracharak in 1942. Read More
