TITBITS:
1.
In a recent development, Bombay High Court
ruled against an amendment to the Information Technology Rules, which sought to
empower the Union government’s "Fact Check Unit" (FCU) to determine
what constitutes false or misleading information regarding its operations. The
ruling emphasized the importance of free speech and struck down provisions that
would allow the government undue control over online content.
2.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk is
protesting for Ladakh's inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian
Constitution. This movement echoes similar demands from Arunachal Pradesh and
Manipur for greater autonomy and protections for tribal populations.
3.
Israel's ground incursion into Lebanon to
battle Hezbollah left eight Israeli soldiers dead, while the region braced for
further escalation as Israel vowed to retaliate against Iran's missile attack.
4.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is
likely to visit India from October 6 to 10. While Muizzu attended Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, this will be his first 'standalone' bilateral visit to
India, almost a year after he assumed office in Male.
5.
The release of the first India-made
commercial system-on-chip for secure IoT environments, the world's first
"Digital Entomologist", and the creation of the first-of-its-kind
testbeds in India for autonomous navigation and security operations of critical
infrastructure.
6.Minimum
Import Price
MIP
extension to boost local textile industry capacity
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A temporary measure to provide
protection to domestic farmers from predatory pricing of imports.
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Below this price, import of the
commodity is not allowed.
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Rules framed by – Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), an arm of
the commerce ministry
7.Augmented
Reality
Meta unveils Orion, a prototype of
Augmented Reality (AR) Glasses.
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Real-time integration of digital
information into a user’s environment.
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In AR, images generated from a
computer are projected onto real-life objects or
surroundings.
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In Virtual Reality (VR), a simulated environment is created and the physical world is
completely shut out.