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Daily Current Affairs: 26 March 2025

Current affairs of 26 March 2025: 33rd WMCC Meeting: India-China Border Talks in Beijing; India-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor LoI; Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Ceasefire Agreed in Riyadh Talks, and 16 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 19 topics

National Affairs

  1. Collegium System for Judicial Appointments Explained
  2. SAHYOG Portal: MHA Platform for Blocking Unlawful Online Content
  3. Weakening Regulator Independence: India’s Regulatory Framework

Banking & Finance

  1. SEBI Lifts FPI Granular Disclosure Limit to ₹50,000 Crore
  2. BHIM 3.0 Launched: Family Mode, Vega and Vishwas
  3. ATM Interchange Fee Hike: ₹17 to ₹19 From 1 May 2025
  4. RBI Proposal to Ban Prepayment Charges on Small-Firm Loans
  5. SEBI’s Lighter-Touch Approach Under Tuhin Kanta Pandey
  6. Fintech Founders Seek RBI Licence for New SRO

Economy

  1. JSW Steel Becomes World’s Most Valuable Steelmaker at $30.31 Bn
  2. PSL Changes Benefit HDFC, RBL, Federal and IndusInd Banks
  3. GMS Medium and Long-Term Deposits Discontinued
  4. RBI OMO Purchase: ₹44,541 Crore Accepted in Fifth Round

International Affairs

  1. 33rd WMCC Meeting: India-China Border Talks in Beijing
  2. India-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor LoI
  3. Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Ceasefire Agreed in Riyadh Talks

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Digital Crop Survey and Agri Stack: Data Security and Inclusion

Science & Technology

  1. Origin of Water in the Universe: Population III Supernovae

Environment & Ecology

  1. UNESCO Report on Mountains and Glaciers: Global Warming Impact

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Collegium System for Judicial Appointments Explained

  • The collegium system evolved through Supreme Court rulings, not through the Constitution or an Act of Parliament.
  • The Third Judges Case (1998) made the Supreme Court collegium five members: the CJI and four senior-most judges.
  • A High Court collegium has its Chief Justice and two senior-most judges.
  • The NJAC, introduced in 2014 under the 99th Amendment, was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015.
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Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

7. RBI Proposal to Ban Prepayment Charges on Small-Firm Loans

  • RBI proposed scrapping foreclosure and prepayment fees for small-firm borrowers with loans of up to ₹7.5 crore.
  • It also plans a board-approved policy, a bar on lender-switching restrictions and key fact sheet disclosure.
  • Research by Nitin Vishen and Prasanna Tantri links transparency with lower borrowing costs and more lending to small firms.
  • A blanket ban could cut credit to small firms because banks recover upfront costs over several years.
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Economy

International Affairs

Agriculture & Rural

Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

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