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#CurrentAffair #Polity The Supreme Court has referred a long-pending case to a seven-judge Constitution Bench, which will begin hearing from 6 October 2026. The core issue is whether legislative privilege can override the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a).

Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed that the RBI's proposal to introduce ₹10 and ₹20 plastic banknotes has been approved by the government. When will govt issue plastic banknotes? 💵 https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/when-will-govt-issue-plastic-10-and-20-bank-notes-fm-nirmala-sitharaman-responds-to-query-in-rajya-sabha-11786582958602.html

#CurrentAffair NUCFDC 1)National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited 2)It is the Umbrella Organisation for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) in India. Key Purpose 1)Provides technical support, modern systems, training and shared services to nearly 1,400 Urban Cooperative Banks. 2)Helps these banks meet RBI compliance standards and compete at national and global levels. 3)Focuses on technology access, cybersecurity, digital banking and capacity building rather than profit. Main Functions 1)Offers ‘Bank in a Box’ – core banking, digital payments, cloud services and compliance tools at low cost. 2)Runs shared facilities like Security Operations Centre (SOC), MuleHunter software and digital forensics support. 3)Coordinates training programmes and helps small banks adopt modern banking practices.

#CurrentAffair The Commonwealth Games (CWG) They are a multi-sport competition mainly among countries and territories of the Commonwealth, most of which have historical links with the former British Empire. They began in 1930 and are normally held every four years. What are the Asian Games? The Asian Games are a much larger continental multi-sport competition involving countries across Asia. They are organised under the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and are also generally held every four years. The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951 The 2026 programme had only 10 sports, compared with 19 sports at Birmingham 2022; several events in which India traditionally performs strongly were therefore absent. That is why India's medal total should not simply be compared numerically with Birmingham 2022. India finished 4th with: 🥇 13 Gold 🥈 17 Silver 🥉 9 Bronze Total = 39 medals This was below India's 61 medals at Birmingham 2022, but the Glasgow sports programme was much smaller.

#CurrentAffair #Economy PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS ACT, 2007 The Payment and Settlement Systems Act (PSS Act), 2007 is the main law that regulates and supervises payment systems in India. It legally designates the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as the authority responsible for regulating these systems. What is a “payment system”? A payment system is the mechanism through which money moves from a payer to a beneficiary, involving payment, clearing or settlement. Examples include: UPI, RTGS, NEFT, card networks, wallets, ATM networks NPCI operates major retail-payment infrastructure such as UPI and RuPay, but it functions within the regulatory framework overseen by RBI.

Mecca Joint Defence Agreement: Will Saudi, Turkey fight if Pakistan is attacked? https://www.livemint.com/news/india/mecca-joint-defence-agreement-if-india-launches-another-operation-sindoor-will-saudi-and-turkey-fight-for-pakistan-11786184558634.html Download mint app for latest in Business News - https://bit.ly/32XEfFE

#CurrentAffair #IR Mecca Agreement 1)Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed the Mecca Agreement on 7 August. 2)It is a collective defence pact among the three countries. Pakistan is the only nuclear power in the Islamic world involved in this arrangement. 3)Turkey is one of the two Muslim-majority NATO members. Nature of the Pact 1)An armed attack on any one of the three states will be treated as an attack on all. 2)The agreement aims to strengthen collective deterrence against aggression. It provides for enhanced defence cooperation in all aspects among the three countries. 3)Full details of the pact have not been made public (similar to the earlier Saudi-Pakistan SMDA of September 2025).

#CurrentAffair #Economy Why India’s solar panel factories are shutting despite a clean-energy push context Enacted on June 1, 2026, government-backed solar projects must use locally made solar cells instead of cheap imports India’s solar panel factories are shutting down because a new government rule bans imported Chinese solar cells before local factories have built the capacity to replace them. India has a massive solar panel assembly capacity of about 200 GW, but domestic solar cell manufacturing capacity is only around 27 GW. Nearly one-third of small and medium-sized module makers have halted production as they face 6-to-8 month wait times for scarce domestic cells

#CurrentAffair #Polity RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION (RDI) FUND •Corpus of ₹1 lakh crore created to fund private sector advanced research. •Provides collateral-free, low-cost, long-term loans for deep-tech innovation. •Priority sectors: AI, quantum technology, space, defence, robotics, clean energy, semiconductors and digital healthcare. Administration •Housed under Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF).

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#CurrentAffair #Security NRC The Ministry made the submission in an affidavit to the court, which was hearing a plea challenging the indefinite detention of persons declared foreigners in Assam without prospects of deportation. “A foreign national whose nationality is unknown/unverified can be deported to their home country only upon confirmation of their nationality/possession of a valid travel document/acceptance by the home country concerned

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#CurrentAffair #Sciencetech What is BioPharmaNext? 1)Flagship mission to make India a global hub for next-generation medicines by 2035. 2)Focuses on advanced biologics: gene therapies, cell therapies, monoclonal antibodies, long-acting biologics and AI-designed medicines. 3)Builds on India’s strength in affordable vaccines and biosimilars. Key Backing 1)Supported by ₹10,000-crore Biopharma SHAKTI programme (Union Budget 2026-27). 2)Led by: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), MoHFW and CDSCO.

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