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Policy & Governance
VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025
The VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 replaces MGNREGA and redesigns rural employment delivery with increased workdays, an agricultural pause period, revised funding mechanisms, and technology-led governance tools including biometric attendance, AI-based fraud detection, and GPS tracking of worksites.
Technology
Tech-Enabled Rural Employment Monitoring
The new rural employment framework incorporates biometric attendance systems, GPS-based worksite monitoring, and AI-powered fraud detection to enhance transparency, reduce leakages, and ensure efficient delivery of wages to workers.
Science
SHANTI Bill for Nuclear Safety
The SHANTI Bill, 2025 grants statutory status to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), strengthening nuclear safety regulation and oversight. It includes updated provisions for emerging reactor technologies, cybersecurity measures, and enhanced regulatory supervision.
Education
India’s First Forest University
India’s first Forest University is being established in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on a large campus near the Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre. The university will focus on forestry education, wildlife research, and conservation science.
Environment
Ex-Situ Conservation Efforts
Bannerghatta Biological Park imported black-capped capuchin monkeys through an animal exchange programme to enhance genetic diversity and strengthen ex-situ conservation. The animals undergo mandatory quarantine and health checks following scientific zoo management practices.
Labour & Welfare
Jharkhand Gig Workers Act
Jharkhand’s Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act, 2025 establishes a Gig Workers’ Welfare Board to manage registration, issue identity cards, and administer welfare schemes including minimum wages, insurance, and social security benefits.
Business & Economy
SEBI Zero-Coupon Bond Reform
SEBI enabled smaller denominations (₹10,000) for zero-coupon bonds, making them more accessible to retail investors. This reform aims to broaden participation, improve liquidity, and deepen the corporate bond market in India.
Business & Economy
Bharti Airtel Leadership Transition
Bharti Airtel announced a leadership restructuring with Shashwat Sharma appointed as the incoming MD & CEO of Airtel India, while Gopal Vittal transitions to Executive Vice Chairman. The change reflects strategic succession planning.
Defence
Exercise Desert Cyclone II
Exercise Desert Cyclone II is a bilateral military exercise between India and U.A.E. focusing on interoperability, urban warfare, and sub-conventional operations under a UN mandate. It includes joint planning, heliborne operations, and UAS/counter-UAS integration.
Policy & Governance
Digital India and Rural Reforms
Recent legislative reforms emphasize technology integration in governance, from biometric systems in rural employment to nuclear safety cybersecurity. These initiatives reflect India’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and efficient public service delivery.
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Which Act does VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 replace?
MGNREGA
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
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What does AERB stand for?
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
Receives statutory status under SHANTI Bill, 2025
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In which state is India’s first Forest University being set up?
Uttar Pradesh (Gorakhpur)
Near Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre
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Which zoo imported black-capped capuchin monkeys?
Bannerghatta Biological Park
For genetic diversity and ex-situ conservation
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Which state passed the Platform Based Gig Workers Act, 2025?
Jharkhand
Creates Gig Workers’ Welfare Board
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Minimum denomination for zero-coupon bonds as per SEBI?
₹10,000
Makes bonds accessible to retail investors
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Who is the new MD & CEO of Airtel India?
Shashwat Sharma
Bharti Airtel leadership transition
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Exercise Desert Cyclone II is between which two countries?
India and U.A.E.
Focuses on urban warfare and sub-conventional operations
Think & Discuss
Technology in Governance: Promise vs. Privacy Concerns
Context from today’s quiz: The VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 introduces technology-driven governance measures like biometric attendance, GPS-based worksite monitoring, and AI-based fraud detection for rural employment schemes. While these innovations promise greater transparency and efficiency, they also raise questions about surveillance, data privacy, and digital exclusion of vulnerable populations.
🤔 Your Perspective Matters
As India increasingly embraces technology in welfare delivery and governance, we must critically evaluate the trade-offs between efficiency gains and potential risks. Biometric systems and GPS tracking can reduce corruption, but they also create extensive surveillance infrastructure and digital dependencies that may marginalize those without access to technology or digital literacy.
How can India ensure that technology-driven governance reforms enhance transparency without compromising citizen privacy or excluding vulnerable populations?
How can India ensure that technology-driven governance reforms enhance transparency without compromising citizen privacy or excluding vulnerable populations?
- Should there be opt-out provisions for workers uncomfortable with biometric surveillance, and what alternative verification mechanisms could ensure accountability?
- What safeguards are necessary to prevent misuse of GPS and biometric data collected from rural workers, and who should have access to this information?
- How can policymakers address digital infrastructure gaps and literacy barriers to ensure that technology reforms don’t inadvertently exclude the most marginalized workers from welfare schemes?
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