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One Liners 30-05-2026
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Social Issues
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Supreme Court Guidelines – Human Trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation (CSE)
- Supreme Court invoked Articles 32 & 142 to lay down a binding direction constituting a Victim Protection Plan covering rescue, identification, rehabilitation, prosecution, and institutional coordination.
- Key Points –
- Consent – It is the central differentiator (trafficking vs voluntary sex work).
- Rescue under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 must target exploitation and coercion, not consensual sex work.
- Rooted protections in Article 23 (prohibition of trafficking).
- Child protection integrates Juvenile Justice Act and POCSO Act for care, rehabilitation and safeguarding against sexual offences.
- Relied on Palermo Protocol –
- 3 essential elements – The Action, The Means and The Exploitation.
- Consent becomes legally irrelevant in cases where trafficking is established through force, coercion, deception, or exploitation.
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Polity & Governance
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Pension Adalat – Grievance Redressal
- Pension Adalat - A platform for on-the-spot qualitative redressal of long‑pending pension grievances of Central Government pensioners or family pensioners.
- Implemented by – Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.
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Goa Statehood Day
- Goa attained statehood on 30 May 1987 (earlier a Union Territory), becoming India’s 25th State.
- Annexation – Goa was annexed from Portugal in 1961 through a military operation – Operation Vijay.
- Capital – Panji
- Highest Peak – Sonsogor.
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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
- Established Under – The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 for the protection and promotion of human rights.
- Nature – Statutory, quasi‑judicial body.
- Composition –
- A Chairperson (former CJI or SC Judge),
- A SC Judge,
- A Chief Justice of a High Court,
- 3 members (including at least one woman) with expertise in human rights.
- Anchors India’s commitment to Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
- UDHR – An international declaration outlining fundamental human rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 at Paris, France.
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Economy
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Common Landing Portal – Unclaimed Financial Assets
- A single unified portal.
- Aim – To trace unclaimed bank deposits, insurance claims, shares, dividends, mutual funds; aligned with Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
- Launched by – Department of Financial Services (DFS) under Ministry of Finance in collaboration with PSB (Public Sector Banks) Alliance.
- PSB Alliance – It is a joint venture of India's 12 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) established under the Government of India's EASE (Enhanced Access and Service Excellence) Banking Reforms Programme.
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Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Recently, Government notified 2 New SEZs in Puducherry.
- It is a designated geographical area within a country where business and trade laws are different, often more relaxed from the rest of the nation.
- Announced in – April 2000.
- Governed by – SEZ Act, 2005.
- Features – Promote exports, Foreign Direct Investment, employment, infrastructure; enjoy tax incentives, simplified procedures, single‑window clearance.
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Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instrument (ZCZP)
Recently, MCA facilitated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through ZCZPs by expanding the scope of Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013.
- Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments (ZCZPs) – They are regulated securities that let Not‑for‑Profit Organisations raise funds via the Social Stock Exchange (SSE).
- Unlike normal bonds, they pay no interest and do not return the invested capital.
- ZCZP’s key benefit is converting un‑tracked donations into transparent, audited social investments.
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Science
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India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)
Recently, A MoU signed to establish an Advanced Packaging Glass Core Substrate Facility in Bhubaneswar–Khurda.
- ISM – A transformative initiative designed to propel the country into the global spotlight as a leader in semiconductor and display manufacturing.
- Launched in – 2021 under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- Objectives –
- Develop design, fabrication, packaging, testing ecosystem.
- Attract global majors.
- Support domestic manufacturing, R&D, supply chain resilience.
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Miscellaneous
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Jain Community – Educational Contribution
- National Commission for Minorities (NCM) released a report on Contribution of Jain Community in the Field of Education
- Study was undertaken by Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS).
- Key Role – Role of Jain trusts and philanthropists.
- Institutions in promoting learning, research, scholarships, inclusive access, value‑based education guided by knowledge, service, compassion, inclusiveness.
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Commemorative Book – Operation Sindoor
- A book consisting of personal testimonies of 100 officers, sailors, airmen & soldiers who participated in Op Sindoor
- An operation that compelled Pakistan to seek ceasefire within 4 days.
- Significance – Captures human dimension of modern warfare (leadership, courage, judgment, resilience).
- Compiled under Combined Defence Services (CDS) guidance with support from United Service Institution of India (USI) of India.
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