NPCI Launches AI-Based ‘UPI Help’ for Payment Query Support: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched ‘UPI Help’, an AI-powered digital assistant aimed at simplifying grievance redressal and transaction tracking on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The new tool promises real-time support for millions of users facing common payment issues, such as failed […]
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New Nomination Rules in Banking To Take Effect From November 1
New Nomination Rules in Banking To Take Effect From November 1: The Central Government has announced that updated nomination provisions under the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 will come into effect from November 1, 2025. These provisions aim to simplify and streamline the nomination process for bank deposits, lockers, and articles in safe custody, ensuring […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 22nd October 2025
Today’s Current Affairs: 22nd October 2025 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Delhi Declaration 2025
Delhi Declaration 2025: The Delhi Declaration on Local Action for Global Climate Goals, adopted at the ARISE Cities Forum 2025 in New Delhi, is set to be presented at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. It serves as a landmark commitment from cities of the Global South to shape climate action through multilevel governance. The Delhi Declaration […]
China Challenges India’s EV Subsidies at WTO
China Challenges India’s EV Subsidies at WTO: China has approached the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India, alleging that the country’s electric vehicle (EV) and battery subsidies provide an “unfair competitive advantage” to domestic manufacturers. China claims India’s subsidies breach WTO obligations, including the national treatment principle (requiring that imported goods be treated no less […]
Gorkhaland Movement
Gorkhaland Movement: The Union Government has appointed the former Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) as interlocutor to engage with Darjeeling hill leaders on key demands, including Gorkhaland statehood and ST status for 11 Gorkha sub-tribes. The move aims to find a political resolution to long-standing identity and autonomy issues in the region. The West Bengal […]
Six-Pocket Syndrome
Six-Pocket Syndrome: A Kaun Banega Crorepati episode featuring a child’s overconfident behaviour towards Amitabh Bachchan has sparked debate on overindulgent parenting among Generation Alpha (people born from 2010-2024/25), which experts link to the “Six-Pocket Syndrome.” The Six-Pocket Syndrome, a term from China’s one-child policy era (1979-2015), describes how one child was doted on by six […]
Rangarajan Poverty Line
Rangarajan Poverty Line: Economists from the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Department of Economic and Policy Research published a paper in which they ‘updated’ the Rangarajan Poverty Line for 20 major states of India, using data from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23. Key Highlights of RBI’s Paper on Updated Rangarajan Poverty Line: Odisha […]
Carabid Beetle
Carabid Beetle: Researchers found that carabid ground beetles act as potential bioindicators to track soil microplastics. They are commonly known as ground beetles due to their habitat and behavior. Ground beetles (Carabidae) are an important family of invertebrates known to strongly influence food web structure, often as key predators or prey species. It belongs to […]
Tuvalu Becomes 90th Member of IUCN Amid Climate Crisis
Tuvalu Becomes 90th Member of IUCN Amid Climate Crisis: Tuvalu, one of the world’s smallest and most climate-vulnerable nations, has officially joined the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as its 90th State Member. The move marks a significant step for the island nation in strengthening its environmental governance and global engagement in conservation […]
