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➡️ Phone Pay files Confidentail IPO Confidential IPO vs Regular IPO 👉Filing with SEBI 🔹Confidential IPO → Draft filed confidentially. 🔹Regular IPO → Draft filed publicly. 👉Public Disclosure 🔹Confidential IPO → Not public until SEBI clearance. 🔹Regular IPO → Public immediately after filing. 👉Market Speculation 🔹Confidential IPO → Minimizes early speculation and leaks. 🔹Regular IPO → Market reacts immediately; speculation possible. 👉Feedback from SEBI 🔹Confidential IPO → Private review allows corrections before public filing. 🔹Regular IPO → Feedback after public filing; less control over market response. 👉Typical Use 🔹Confidential IPO → Large companies, unicorns, or startups. 🔹Regular IPO → Any company eligible for IPO. 👉Insider Trading Risk 🔹Confidential IPO → Lower due to restricted access. 🔹Regular IPO → Higher if info leaks before issue opens.

➡️Personality rights Right of a person to control commercial use of their identity (name, image, voice, likeness, reputation); protected under Article 21 (privacy & dignity). 👉Judicial Protection 🔹 Constitutional basis - Puttaswamy (2017) Privacy made a fundamental right, foundation for personality rights. 🔹 Image rights - ICC v. Arvee (2003), Titan v. Ramkumar (2012) → Only individual can commercially exploit their image (e.g., Bachchan ad case). 🔹Voice/Life story - Phoolan Devi (1995), DM Entertainment (2010) → Consent needed to use someone's life or voice 🔹Posthumous rights - Rajinikanth v. Varsha (2015) → Celebrity's identity protected even after death. 🔹Balancing speech - R. Rajagopal (1994) → Press can publish public record-based life stories without consent. 👉Challenges 🔹No statute → personality rights protected only through case law. 🔹Digital misuse → Al deepfakes, fake ads, social media impersonation. 👉Way Forward 🔹Comprehensive law → clear rights & remedies for misuse. 🔹Digital regulation → protect against Al and unauthorized online use. "Reputation is an integral part of the dignity of the individual." SC, Subramanian Swamy (2016)

➡️India's salt overload 👉WHO limit: < 5 g/day. 👉India’s average: ~10–11 g/day (ICMR-NIN, 2024) → 2× WHO limit. 👉Deaths: ~1.75 lakh annually in India due to excess salt (The Hindu, 2024). 👉Health Risks 🔹Hypertension – 220M Indians hypertensive (ICMR, 2023). 🔹CVD & Stroke – Major contributor; Kerala shows high stroke burden linked to diet. 🔹Kidney disease – AIIMS 2022 flagged rising CKD from high salt. 👉Challenges 🔹Cultural diet: Pickles, papad, achar. 🔹Processed foods: Instant noodles, chips, biscuits (FSSAI 2022). 🔹Weak regulation: No strict sodium limits unlike UK. 👉Solutions 🔹Awareness: National Salt Awareness Week (ICMR-FSSAI, 2023). 🔹Policy: Front-of-pack labelling (proposed 2022). Such as in Latin American countries. 🔹Community model: ICMR Project NAMAK (Punjab & Telangana, 2024–27). Counseling to cut salt intake 🔹Food reformulation: UK example → 15% BP reduction nationwide. 👍All packaged food items have hidden salt as a preservative. 👍research suggest 1$ invested in scaling up salt reduction, give return of at least $12. 👍 replacing sodium based salt with high potassium could be Risky diseases.

➡️Operation Nmkhor by Customs (preventive) commissionerate, kochi, kerala 👉Targeting high value pre owned vehicles smuggled into kerala

Large drones flew over Copenhegen airport, cause concern of attack

➡️According to CBFC's Central board of film certification data. 👉there are 3 categories of film certifications 🔹(A) Adults only 🔹(U) Unrestricted for all ages 🔹(U/A) Parental guidance/ general audience. Note- in every language, over 50% of the films were rated U/A 👉Tamil and Bhojpuri had the lowest share of U-rated release. 🔹A-rate, (10%)Tamil and kannada films (highest in english A-rated) 🔹Tamil and Malayalam 7% A-rated.

➡️India’s Vaccination Drive 👉Scale & Coverage 🔹UIP = world’s largest, vaccinating 2.6 crore infants + 2.9 crore pregnant women annually. 🔹Covers 12 diseases (11 nationwide + 1 endemic area). 🔹Full immunisation coverage: ● 62% (NFHS-4, 2015-16) ● 76% (NFHS-5, 2019-21) 🔹By 2023, 12 phases of Mission Indradhanush: vaccinated 5.46 crore children & 1.32 crore pregnant women. 👉Achievements 🔹Polio-free since 2014. 🔹Maternal & neonatal tetanus eliminated (2015). 🔹Yaws eliminated (2016). 🔹COVID-19 vaccination drive: Jan 2021–Jan 2023 → 220+ crore doses covering 90% adults with at least one dose. 🔹Tech integration: CoWIN + U-WIN (tracking up to 16 years). 👉Challenges 🔹COVID-19 disrupted UIP, causing setbacks in routine immunisation. 🔹Outbreaks (2022–24): measles, diphtheria, rubella — especially in under-immunised clusters. 🔹Migratory & missed populations remain under-covered. 👉Global Contribution 🔹Vaccine Maitri (2021): supported many low- & middle-income countries with COVID-19 vaccines. 🔹Reflects “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (One World, One Family). 👉Recent Initiative 🔹Measles-Rubella elimination campaign (2025): launched to push coverage beyond 95%.

➡️Polluted River Stretches in India A river stretch is considered polluted when its water fails to meet the prescribed water quality standards, making it unfit for designated uses like drinking, bathing, irrigation, or supporting aquatic life. 👉Key indicators include 🔹BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand): High → organic pollution 🔹DO (Dissolved Oxygen): Low → oxygen depletion 🔹Coliforms: High → microbial contamination 👉Current Status 🔹311 stretches polluted across 279 rivers. 👉Causes 🔹Untreated sewage, industrial effluents, solid waste, agricultural runoff. 👉Impact 🔹Oxygen depletion, threat to aquatic life, human health risks. 👉Example 🔹Yamuna (Delhi stretch): BOD ~70 mg/L → critically polluted.

➡️BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) 👉BOD measures the amount of dissolved oxygen required by microorganisms to decompose organic matter in water. 👉High BOD → More organic pollution → Lower oxygen → Harm to aquatic life. Example Yamuna (Delhi stretch): BOD ~ 70 mg/L, indicating severe organic pollution and oxygen depletion. 👉Used as a primary indicator of river water quality and pollution level.

➡️Why India is not importing corn from the US 👉GM Corn Restriction: India bans genetically modified corn, which constitutes ~94% of US corn exports. 👉High Tariffs: Import duty 15% for limited quantity, 50% beyond, making US corn expensive. 👉Domestic Production: India is the 5th largest producer, with growing demand for ethanol reducing import reliance. 👉Alternative Sources: Imports primarily from Myanmar and Ukraine, which meet India’s regulatory requirements.

➡️Growing Relevance of Traditional Medicine in India 👉Market & Economic Impact 🔹Market Size: India’s AYUSH sector grew from $2.85 billion (2014) to $43.4 billion (2023), projected to reach $200 billion by 2030. 🔹Exports: India exported $651.17 million worth of AYUSH products in FY 2023–24, with the USA, Germany, and Italy as top destinations. 🔹Global Rank: India is the second-largest producer of medicinal herbs globally, after China. 👉 Public Awareness & Usage 🔹Household Awareness: ~79% rural and 80% urban households aware of medicinal plants and home remedies. 🔹Yoga & Wellness Practices: Millions practice Ayurveda and Yoga for preventive health. 👉 Scientific Validation & Research 🔹Over 43,000 AYUSH studies documented, showing increasing scientific interest. 🔹WHO reports 88% of countries use traditional medicine, with 40% of pharmaceuticals derived from natural products. 👉Government Support 🔹National AYUSH Mission (NAM): Promotes infrastructure, education, and research. 🔹Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL): Protects indigenous medicinal knowledge. 🔹Research & Development: Funding for clinical trials and evidence-based validation.

➡️A PHC typically serves around d 30,000 people, including all ages persons. In hilly and tribal areas 20,000 people In Urban areas 50,000 people. 👉Challenges 🔹Human Resource Shortage: Lack of doctors, nurses, and health workers in rural PHCs. 🔹Infrastructure Deficit: Many PHCs lack proper buildings, beds, and basic facilities. 🔹Inadequate Funding: Low public health expenditure (~1.5% of GDP). 🔹Access & Awareness Issues: Remote areas and low health literacy reduce utilization. 👉Solutions 🔹Strengthen Infrastructure & Staff: Upgrade PHCs, recruit doctors/nurses, incentivize rural postings. 🔹Increase Funding: Raise health expenditure to at least 2.5–3% of GDP. 🔹Digital & Telemedicine Initiatives: Use e-Sanjeevani and mobile health apps. 🔹Community Engagement: Involve local bodies, NGOs, and Panchayats. 👉Way Forward 🔹Strengthen PHCs under Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centres for universal health coverage.

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