CURRENT AFFAIRS

With the rapid expansion of digital content, AI-generated works, online education, and creative industries, the Copyright Act, 1957 continues to remain central to debates on creator rights, fair use, public access, and digital regulation in India.

Recent analysis of digital political advertisements during Assembly elections has exposed significant gaps in India’s election regulatory framework, particularly in regulating third-party and surrogate campaigners operating outside formal political party structures.

The Lok Sabha Speaker is examining a breach of parliamentary privilege notice over alleged disruptive conduct during the debate on the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee For Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, raising questions on contempt of the House and legislative discipline.

The 4th National Lok Adalat of 2025 successfully resolved 2.59 crore disputes. Between 2022–23 and 2024–25, more than 23.5 crore cases have been disposed of through various Lok Adalats across India.

Recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee presented its report in the Lok Sabha on the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT/AMRUT 2.0).

The Union Government has cleared the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, rebadged as the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill

The Supreme Court of India has set aside a Patna High Court order permitting a compulsory narco analysis test in Amlesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2025). The Court ruled that forced narco tests violate Articles 20(3) and 21, reaffirming earlier constitutional protections upheld in Selvi v. State of Karnataka (2010).

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December, marking the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted in 1948. The day reaffirms the global commitment to dignity, equality, justice, and freedom for all.

Members of the INDIA bloc intend to submit an impeachment motion in Parliament against Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. The move follows his direction to the Subramaniya Swamy Temple authorities to ensure the lighting of a lamp near a dargah during the Karthigai Deepam festival—an order that triggered political and constitutional debate.

Karnataka has introduced the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, proposing 1–10 years’ imprisonment, enhanced fines, and collective liability for organisations involved in hate speech or hate-related offences.

The state government argues that India lacks a clear statutory definition of hate speech, despite its frequent use in public debate — creating gaps in enforcement and leaving police dependent on scattered provisions.