TITBITS:
1. The
4:1 majority ruling by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, in
October 2024, that upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the
Citizenship Act, 1955 is significant.
2. The
Union Home Ministry has reimposed the Protected Area Regime (PAR) in Manipur,
Nagaland, and Mizoram to monitor the movement of foreigners amid "growing
security concerns arising out of influx from neighbouring countries", the
Manipur government said.
3. Indian
banks have touted their success in reducing non-performing assets (NPAs), or
loans de- faulted by borrowers, over the past two years.
4. Hindi poet Gagan Gill and English writer Easterine
Kire are among the 21 recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Awards, which honor
outstanding literary works in 24 Indian languages. Established in 1954, the
Sahitya Akademi promotes Indian literature and preserves the nation's literary
heritage.
5. India has established
its first biobank for diabetes in Chennai, aiming to advance research on
diabetes causes, variations, and complications in the Indian population.