UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS

Recently, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a partnership with private satellite-based internet service provider Starlink. This move is in the news because it is a new experiment to make Aadhaar-based customer verification seamless and fast.

The Press Registrar General of India (PRGI) has launched the ‘Press Seva’ portal to make the registration of newspapers and magazines in the country simpler, more transparent, and faster.

The Odisha government has directed all departments and public institutions in the state to completely stop using the word ‘Harijan’ in official communications, records, documents, caste certificates and publications.

At the Mobile Conclave held in New Delhi, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that Elon Musk's Starlink has got the license to provide satellite internet service in India.

On the occasion of World Environment Day, 2025, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched a nationwide 'Waste Picker Enumeration App' for profiling of waste pickers under the Namaste Scheme.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a legally binding global pandemic treaty to strengthen international cooperation in the event of future pandemics but without the participation of the United States.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will work with the UIDAI to link voter records with the Aadhaar database.

With an aim to make the Digital India initiative more effective, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched the Aadhaar Good Governance Portal (http://swik.meity.gov.in).

India has achieved the important feat of becoming the second country in the world to introduce Electronic Personnel License (EPL).