Daily Current Affairs — 27 November 2025
4 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
SC Accepted the recommendations on the Definition of Aravalli Hills
Context The Supreme Court accepted the recommendations of a Union Environment Ministry panel on the definition of Aravalli Hills to restrict mining. Background For decades, the Aravalli hills have been under severe pressure from mining, both legal and illegal, and other development activities such as construction. Last year, the SC had asked the government to come up with an uniform definition of the Aravalli.
Digital Sovereignty
Context Global power structures have shifted from control over physical assets (oil, chokepoints) to Digital sovereignty. Digital Sovereignty It involves creating legal and regulatory structures that ensure sovereign control over data exports and unhindered rights to regulate the national digital space. It is the physical layer (infrastructure, technology), the code layer (standards, rules and design) and the data layer (ownership, flows and use).
Digital Genetics Threatens Seed Sovereignty and Farmers’ Rights
In News The use of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) is a major point of contention at the 11th session of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) in Lima (Peru). Digital Sequence Information (DSI) It refers to genetic data derived from DNA, RNA, or proteins that are stored, shared, and analyzed digitally. It enables genome sequencing, bioinformatics, synthetic biology, and precision medicine, allowing researchers to study biodiversity without phys
SC to ‘consider’ plea to revive NJAC: CJI
In News The Chief Justice of India (CJI) recently stated that the Supreme Court would consider a plea seeking to revive the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) and put an end to the existing Collegium System. What is NJAC? NJAC was envisaged as a constitutional body to handle appointments/transfers of judges to the higher judiciary (Supreme Court and High Courts).