TITBITS:
1. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced the
creation of five new districts in Ladakh: Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and
Changthang. This move aims to enhance governance across the region. Ladakh
currently comprises two districts, Leh and Kargil, each with autonomous hill
development councils.
2. Recent developments in the East China
Sea have heightened tensions between Japan and China. Japan has reported
an unprecedented violation of its airspace by a Chinese military
aircraft, specifically a Y-9 surveillance plane. This incident follows a
pattern of maritime provocations by Chinese vessels near disputed islands
(Danjo Islands).
3. The FSSAI has directed companies to cease
using labels such as A1 and A2 on dairy products. This action is based on the
assertion that such labels are "misleading" and do not comply with
the provisions of the FSS Act, 2006.
4. ISRO has finalised the design of the humanoid skull
that would be sent into space for safety tests ahead of the country's maiden
human space flight next year.
5. Nearly two decades after plea bargaining was
introduced as one of the means to reduce the overwhelming pendency of cases in
the courts, its application in India remains minimal, a recent report by the
Ministry of Law and Justice has revealed.
6. A letter from the Khumi National Democratic Party
(KNDP), an organization representing a small ethnic community in Bangladesh,
has raised concerns among security agencies about Mizoram potentially being
used as a base by foreign rebel groups. The letter, addressed to Mizoram Chief
Minister Lalduhoma, requested support for establishing a Khumi National Army
(KNA) training camp in the border area of Lawngtlai, near the Chittagong Hill
Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. The KNDP claims their people face oppression from
the Bangladesh armed forces and need a camp to train without fearing attacks.