Jharkhand public service commission

🏛️ POLITY & CONSTITUTION

1. SC to Quash FIRs Against Student Protesters – Article 142

News: SC agreed to invoke Article 142 to quash FIRs against NEET-UG protesters.

Key Facts:

• Police identified 2,873 persons with “serious criminal background”
• 47 of 92 were history-sheeters (murder, rape, kidnapping, child sexual abuse)

Static Link:

• Article 142: SC’s power to pass “complete justice” – extraordinary power (not available to High Courts)
• NEET: National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UG) – conducted by NTA

2. SC to Examine Proportionality of Facial Recognition System (FRS)

News: SC will examine “proportionality” of police’s use of facial recognition during NEET protests.

Delhi Police Affidavit:

• FRS used in “legitimate state interest”
• False narrative being built that biometrics are being collected and sold

Static Link:

• Article 21: Right to life and personal liberty – includes right to privacy (K.S. Puttaswamy case, 2017)
• Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023

3. Census 2027 – Caste Enumeration

Key Data:

SECC 2011: Returned over 46 lakh different caste names – never released

Static Link:

• Census Act, 1948 – governs Census operations
• Registrar General and Census Commissioner – under Ministry of Home Affairs

4. Punjab’s Sacrilege Law – Constitutional Context

News: Punjab’s sacrilege law (April 2026) punishes desecration + expressive disrespect to Guru Granth Sahib with life imprisonment.

Key Distinction:

Indian Law (BNS 2023):

Historical Origin:

• Rangila Rasul pamphlet (1924) → Section 295A enacted September 22, 1927
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah was on Select Committee
• SC upheld Section 295A in Ramji Lal Modi vs UP (1957) – “public order” exception (Article 19(2))

UK Repeal: Blasphemy abolished in England & Wales (2008); Scotland (2021)

Static Link:

• Article 19(1)(a): Freedom of speech and expression
• Article 19(2): Reasonable restrictions – public order, decency, morality
• BNS, 2023 – replaced IPC

5. BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting

News: 12th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi under India’s chairship.

Key Outcome:

• Called EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) “unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist”
• CBAM could “undermine developing countries’ efforts to address climate change”

What is CBAM?

• EU requires importers of carbon-intensive products (iron, steel, aluminium, cement, fertilizers, hydrogen, electricity) to account for carbon emissions
• Entered definitive phase: January 1, 2026
• Aims to prevent “carbon leakage”

India’s Exposure: Iron and steel account for ~90% of India’s exports to EU under CBAM

Static Link:

• BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
• CBAM – EU’s carbon border tax

6. Tata Sons AGM Adjourned – Company Law

News: Tata Sons AGM adjourned for first time due to lack of quorum.

Reason: Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) under regulatory curbs – unable to nominate representative

Trust Holdings:

Issue: Section 30A(2) of Maharashtra Public Trusts Act (amended Sept 2025) – lifetime trustees must be 25% of total. SRTT had 50% lifetime trustees.

Static Link: Tata Sons – holding company of Tata Group

7. SC Dismisses Petition Seeking Alternative to Hanging

News: SC rejected plea to find alternative to execution by hanging.

Key Observation: Methods like lethal injection (U.S.) have history of botched executions.

Static Link:

• Section 354(5) CrPC / Section 393(5) BNSS, 2023 – hanging is prescribed method
• Death penalty – awarded in “rarest of rare” cases (Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab, 1980)

💰 ECONOMY

8. India’s Crude Import Bill Surges 41% in July

Key Data:

Static Link: India imports ~89% of its crude oil needs

9. India’s GDP Growth to Slow to 6.8% in FY27

Projection: India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) – 6.8% (vs 7.6% in FY26)

Risks:

• Fuel/food inflation (West Asia conflict)
• Weak rupee
• El Niño impact on agriculture

Static Link: RBI projected 6.7% growth earlier

10. Meta Faces 29-State Trial in U.S.

News: 29 U.S. States suing Meta over claims Facebook/Instagram designed to be addictive to children.

Potential Penalties: Up to $1.4 trillion (near company’s market cap)

Static Link: Meta – parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

🌐 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

11. BRICS – CBAM Position

Static Link: BRICS countries coordinate on climate policy to protect developing economies

12. UAE Accuses Iran of Ballistic Missile Attack

News: UAE detected two ballistic missiles from Iran – one fell within UAE territorial waters.

Background: ADNOC tankers repeatedly targeted in recent weeks

Static Link: UAE-Iran tensions over Strait of Hormuz

13. Pakistan SC Orders Medical Examination of Imran Khan

Static Link: Pakistan’s Constitution – Article 9 (right to life/health)

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENT

14. BRICS Environment Ministers – Climate Finance

Key Demand: Triple adaptation finance to developing countries by 2035 (2025 UN climate conference commitment)

Static Link: Adaptation finance – used for water security, agriculture, infrastructure resilience

15. H1N1 Cases on the Rise

Key Data:

What is H1N1?

• Subtype of Influenza A virus
• Commonly known as swine flu

Static Link: Swine flu pandemic – 2009 (WHO declared Public Health Emergency)

🏅 SPORTS (Current Affairs)

16. Rishabh Pant – First Indian with 100 Test Sixes

List:

Fastest: 51 Tests (fastest in Tests, innings, and balls faced)

17. Hockey World Cup – India Women Beat South Africa 6-1

News: India’s biggest World Cup win (women’s section).

Position: India top of Pool D; need draw against England to qualify

Static Link: FIH Hockey World Cup – Netherlands & Belgium co-hosts

📌 STATIC CORNER – QUICK REVISION

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