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GS-2DATA PRIVACY & DIGITAL GOVERNANCE IN EDUCATION

Allow parents to opt out of APAAR ID data sharing, SC tells CBSE

A three-judge Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant said it will direct CBSE to implement the Orissa High Court's opt-out mandate nationally and will separately examine how student data is stored and processed. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, representing petitioner-parents, argued the scheme violates the right to withdraw consent and the right to be forgotten.

Sub TopicRIGHT TO PRIVACY, DPDP ACT 2023 AND CONSENT ARCHITECTURE…SourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA

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GS-2WEST ASIA CONFLICT & INDIA'S ENERGY EXPOSURE

Neither Side Can Afford This War, So Both Are Escalating It Anyway

The conflict crossed a new threshold this week with direct strikes on sovereign Iranian territory, including areas near a civilian nuclear facility and Iranian retaliation against U.S.-aligned Gulf states. Diplomatic channels remain open through mediators including Pakistan, but both sides continue military escalation even as analysts warn that damage to civilian water infrastructure could trigger a humanitarian crisis that…

Sub TopicWEST ASIA CONFLICT ESCALATION & INDIA'S…SourceTHE HINDU AND THE INDIAN EXPRESS

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GS-2INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN TEMPLE TRUSTS

The Trust the Court Built Is Now the Trust the Court Is Investigating

A three-judge bench heard petitions demanding a CBI probe and full public disclosure of the Trust's donation records after reports that gold and silver offerings had "vanished." The Solicitor General confirmed eight arrests and a prima facie cognizable offence. The CJI's direction to reconstitute the SIT and his explicit warning against politicisation, puts the financial governance of India's most high-profile religious…

Sub TopicINSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY / TEMPLE GOVERNANCESourceSUPREME COURT OF INDIA

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GS-2SEAFARER SAFETY & FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION

Four Dead on a Neutral Ship: What the Golden Leo Attack Reveals About India's Uninsured Diaspora

This is the first recorded death of Indian seafarers in the Russia-Ukraine war, coming after Indian sailors were already killed in unrelated US-Iran-linked attacks on commercial vessels in the Gulf over recent months. The MEA statement and the identification of victim Akhil Joyan have put renewed attention on the safety of India's large global seafaring workforce operating in active conflict corridors.

Sub TopicFREEDOM OF NAVIGATION, SEAFARER SAFETY & INDIA'S FOREIGN…SourceMINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

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GS-2INDIA-PAKISTAN WATER DIPLOMACY (INDUS WATERS TREATY)

Chenab Push: How Suspension of the Indus Treaty Became a Construction Deadline

Government sources told The Indian Express that Delhi's priority is fast-tracking the Sawalkote, Pakal Dul, Ratle, Kiru and Kwar hydroelectric projects on the Chenab, with Kiru and Pakal Dul due for completion this year and the rest within two to three years, even as India signals it is open to renegotiating the Indus Waters Treaty only if Pakistan permanently ends support for cross-border terrorism.

Sub TopicINDIA-PAKISTAN WATER DIPLOMACY & TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER…SourceTHE INDIAN EXPRESS

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GS-2RIGHT TO PROTEST VS. PUBLIC ORDER

The Ten-Fold Miscalculation Behind Delhi's Crackdown

The protest, coinciding with the Monsoon Session's opening day, saw CISF's crowd estimate of roughly 5,000 overwhelmed by an actual turnout exceeding 50,000, triggering force and an internet shutdown whose proportionality is now the central constitutional question. Union Minister J.P. Nadda held talks with CJP representatives even as the crackdown was underway and the Lok Sabha's only completed business was a Bill on…

Sub TopicRIGHT TO PROTEST, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY & PARLIAMENTARY…SourceBOTH - HINDU + IE

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