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Before 1957, India's currency followed a different system.​ The adoption of the decimal currency system made ₹1 equal to 100 paise, bringing greater simplicity to everyday calculations.​​​ Connect with me: 📞 Contact/WhatsApp: +91 8858804476 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/upsccsewithdaksha 📢 Telegram: https://t.me/thepresspad #RBI #RBIHistory #DidYouKnow

A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay a total of $942 million after finding that its platforms exposed children to harmful content, sexual exploitation risks and contact with predators. The ruling also requires stronger protections for minors, including limits on adult messaging, notifications, usage time and harmful content. Meta has rejected the findings and plans to appeal. Connect with me: 📞 Contact/WhatsApp: +91 8858804476 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/upsccsewithdaksha 📢 Telegram: https://t.me/thepresspad #Meta #ChildSafety #SocialMedia

Educational institutions seeking minority status in Maharashtra could soon face tighter scrutiny, with a government-appointed committee recommending that the approval process be supervised by a senior IAS officer, applications be vetted by a multi-department expert panel, and institutions be subjected to periodic review even after minority status is granted.

🇸🇦🇺🇸 US imports of Saudi crude oil fall to zero for the first time since 1985. #InternationalNews

As melting Arctic ice opens new shipping routes and access to critical minerals, the Trump administration wants to build 11 new polar icebreakers at a cost of nearly $7 billion. Supporters call it a strategic investment in US security and Arctic influence. Critics argue the Coast Guard never requested a fleet this large and warn the long-term costs could stretch far beyond the initial price tag. #DonaldTrump #Arctic #Ships

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that judicial officers are not government servants and constitute a distinct and separate class, while considering the proposal to increase the retirement age of District Judges from 60 to 62 years. #SupremeCourt #Judges

Seven years after Article 370 was abrogated, Jammu & Kashmir has seen measurable gains in security, infrastructure, tourism and investment. Yet demands for the restoration of statehood and constitutional rights continue to dominate the region's politics. Daksha Jain #JammuKashmir #Article370

Chinese astronauts have successfully harvested the first rice crop grown in space aboard the Tiangong space station. The achievement is an important step toward growing food for future missions to the Moon, Mars and other deep-space destinations. The rice seeds were taken to space on the Shenzhou-23 mission in May. After more than two months, astronauts collected the crop and stored samples for further research. Scientists are studying how rice grows in microgravity and whether it can be cultivated over multiple generations in space. The goal is to make future long-term space missions less dependent on food supplies from Earth.

Could UPI payments above ₹2,000 soon attract merchant charges? The government has proposed legal changes that could allow Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select high-value UPI transactions. While no final decision has been taken, the proposal aims to make India's digital payments ecosystem financially sustainable. #UPI #Payment #MDR

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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked Dabur India to stop labelling its food products with “100%” claims. The food safety regulator has said that claims, such as “100% Natural”, “100% Pure” and “100% Organic” are misleading. The FSSAI said that several products listed on Dabur’s website were promoted using claims such as “100% Natural”, “100% Pure” and “100% Organic”. The regulator said these claims were ambiguous, could not be verified and were likely to mislead buyers.

Supreme Court on August 4 proposed linking fuel supply with valid vehicle insurance as part of a pilot project to curb large number of uninsured vehicles on Indian roads. The Court said 56% of vehicles on Indian roads are uninsured and directed that mandatory third-party insurance for new cars be increased from three to four years and for new two-wheelers from five to six years. The Court also directed the IRDAI to increase mandatory third-party insurance period for new private cars from three years to four years and for new two-wheelers from five years to six years. #BarandBench #legalnews #vehicleinsurance #SupremeCourt

A renewed Chandipura virus outbreak has raised alarm in Gujarat, with 35 confirmed infections and 22 child deaths reported this monsoon. Spread mainly by sandflies, the disease can progress rapidly from fever and vomiting to seizures, coma and fatal brain inflammation. There is no approved vaccine or specific treatment, making early recognition, urgent hospital care and protection against insect bites essential. #ChandipuraVirus #Gujarat #ChildHealth #Encephalitis

𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡’𝐬 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞, 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎𝟏. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav announces landmark addition, highlighting India’s commitment to Wetland Conservation, Biodiversity Protection & Sustainable Livelihood. #RamsarSites

Although private facilities play an important part in the healthcare ecosystem, the NFHS-6 data remind us that a completely free market may not lead to optimal outcomes for healthcare given the asymmetry of information between the patient and the healthcare provider about the need for an expensive intervention. This is true of all health-related services but childbirth is such an important life event, it leaves parents in a particularly vulnerable situation.

India’s narcotics crackdown is generating more seizures, arrests and cases, but the justice system is struggling to keep pace. Nearly 3.9 lakh NDPS cases remain pending as court shortages and forensic delays continue to weaken timely prosecution. #IndiaDrugCrisis #NDPSAct #IndianCourts #NarcoticsControl

The Himalayas have always tested climbers with extreme altitude, avalanches and unpredictable weather. But rising temperatures are now weakening snowpacks, thawing permafrost, retreating glaciers and shortening safe climbing windows, creating hazards that experience and technology cannot fully predict. #Himalayas #ClimateChange #Mountaineering #BroadPeak

India has lost 94,000 government schools over the past decade, with an average of 25 schools shutting every day, according to a NITI Aayog report. During the same period, student enrolment fell by 2.26 crore, while the number of private schools increased. The report links the trend to falling fertility rates, school mergers, and declining enrolment, raising fresh questions about access to education, learning outcomes and the future of public schooling in India. #Education #India #GovernmentSchools #NITIAayog

Indian Organ Donation Day is observed every year on the 3rd of August to commemorate India's first successful deceased-donor heart transplant, performed on August 3, 1994. This day is dedicated to honouring the selfless individuals and families who have chosen to donate organs, giving countless patients a second chance at life. #IndianOrganDonationDay #OrganDonation #DonateOrgansSaveLives #OrganDonors