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Posted 31 Jul 2025

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Appointment of State DGPs

The Centre has introduced a Single Window System for appointing State DGPs (Heads of Police).

  • The process follows the Prakash Singh Vs. Union of India (2006)case followed by UPSC 2009 guidelines. 

Appointment Process

  • States send a list of eligible officers to UPSC at least 6 months before the current DGP retires.
  • Eligibility
    • Minimum 30 years of service, or the rank of police chief (and one below) stipulated for that state
    • Officers who have less than 6 months to retire are not eligible.
  • UPSC Empanelment Committee selects a panel of 3 officers (or 2 for smaller states) based on merit
  • State government chooses the DGP from this panel
  • Tags :
  • Prakash Singh Case
  • DGPs

Fundamental Right to Safe and Motorable Roads

In the UPP Tollways v. MP Road Development Corp. case, the Supreme Court ruled that the right to safe, motorable roads is a fundamental RIght. 

Key highlights of the judgement

  • The right to safe, motorable roads is part of the right to life under Article 21 and freedom of movement under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution. 
  • The Court also held that road development is a public duty, and the State is responsible for maintaining roads under its control, not private contractors.
  • Tags :
  • Supreme Court
  • Article 21
  • Road Safety
  • Article 19(1)(g)
  • Public Duty

Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025

Central Government notified 1st August 2025 as the date for key provisions of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 to come into force. 

  • The Act amends five major banking laws (RBI Act, 1934; Banking Regulation Act, 1949; SBI Act, 1955; Banking Companies Acts, 1970 & 1980) to strengthen governance.

Key Changes:

  • Substantial Interest Limit raised from ₹5 lakh to ₹2 crore (first update since 1968).
  • Cooperative Bank Directors (excluding chairpersons and full-time directors): Tenure increased from 8 to 10 years in line with the 97th Constitutional Amendment
  • Public Sector Banks (PSBs):
    • Can now transfer unclaimed shares/funds to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
    • Allowed to pay statutory auditors, helping attract better auditors.
  • Tags :
  • RBI
  • SEBI
  • Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025
  • Baking Reforms

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).

The government said that loans worth over ₹11 lakh crore have been disbursed to women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the DAY-NRLM. 

About DAY-NRLM

  • Nodal Ministry: Ministry for Rural Development
  • Purpose: To organize and uplift rural poor women through SHGs.
  • Support mechanism: 
    • Offers credit support through the Women Enterprise Acceleration Fund (WEAF)
    • Encourages both farm and non-farm income generation
    • Uses Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) to ensure participation of all, including the most marginalised
    • Trains SHG women as Banking Correspondent Sakhis
  • Outreach Scope: Across the country (except Delhi & Chandigarh)
  • Tags :
  • Women Empowerment
  • DAY-NRLM
  • SHG

UNSC 1267 Committee

A UN Security Council (UNSC) Monitoring Team report under the 1267 Sanctions Committee has confirmed that The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was behind the Pahalgam terror attack.

  • The report is significant as it was adopted by consensus by all 15 UNSC members, including Pakistan (a non-permanent member).

About the 1267 Committee

  • It monitors sanctions on ISIS (Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and their affiliates.
  • Member states must act against listed individuals/groups.
  • The committee is currently chaired by Denmark (till Dec 2025).
  • Tags :
  • UNSC
  • UNSC 1267 Committee

Supply and Use Tables (SUTs)

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Released the Supply and Use Tables (SUTs) for 2020–21 and 2021–22. 

  • Covers 140 products and 66 industries, based on estimates published in National Accounts Statistics (NAS) 2024, survey data like Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), etc. 

About SUTs

  • Presented as two interlinked matrices: the Supply Table and Use Table, structured in a product-by-industry matrix. 
    • Supply Table captures the total supply of goods and services while the Use Table records the utilization of these products. 
  • Integrates three Gross Domestic Product (GDP) approaches viz. production, income, and expenditure methods.
  • Tags :
  • GDP
  • Supply and Use Tables (SUTs)

UN Women

Recently UN Women marked its 15th anniversary.

About UN women (Hq: New York, USA)

  • Origin: 2010 by a UN General Assembly Resolution. 
  • Aim: Advance women’s rights, gender equality, and their empowerment. 
  • Serves as secretariat to UN Commission on the Status of Women. 
  • Governance: General Assembly, Economic and Social Council and the UN Women Executive Board constitute a multi-tiered intergovernmental governance structure for the operational activities and operational policy guidance. 
    • UN-Women Executive Board constitutes  representatives from 41 Member States elected to three-year term by the UN Economic and Social Council. 
  • Tags :
  • UN
  • UN Women
  • UN Commission on Status of Women

Piprahwa Relics

India witnessed the return of Lord Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa Relics

About Piprahwa Relics

  • Discovery: 1898 by British civil engineer William Claxton Peppé in Piprahwa, Siddharthnagar (ancient Kapilavastu), Uttar Pradesh. 
  • Significance: Associated with the mortal remains (Body relics) of Buddha. 
  • Key Features: Include bone fragments, soapstone and crystal caskets, a sandstone coffer, and offerings like gold ornaments, etc. 
  • Enshrined Around: 3rd century BCE. 
    • A Brahmi script inscription on one of the caskets confirms them as Buddha relics, deposited by the Sakya clan.
  • Current Status: Classified as ‘AA’ antiquities under Indian law, prohibiting their removal or sale.
  • Tags :
  • Buddha
  • Piprahwa Relics
  • Kapilvastu
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