SNIPPETS: 27 DECEMBER 2025

POLITY

• Delhi High Court restrains unauthorised commercial use of Madhavan’s name–image–likeness + orders takedown of obscene/AI deepfake content + reflects rising AI impersonation disputes + India lacks dedicated personality rights law so protection via Copyright Act + Trademarks Act + Article 21 (privacy–dignity–identity) + courts granting urgent injunctions, blocking URLs, enforcing intermediaries + challenges: free speech balance, fragmented remedies, weak digital enforcement, AI deepfakes + need dedicated law, consent-based digital likeness rules, stronger platform accountability

SOCIAL ISSUES

• India recorded 45 bus fire incidents (2021–2025) + 64 deaths + 145 injuries + causes include overheating engines + electrical failures + illegal fuel modifications + rear-end collisions + despite mandatory fire extinguishers, exits, detection & suppression systems, poor enforcement, unsafe private bus construction, combustible interiors, and untrained drivers worsen casualties + experts stress stricter certification, crash testing, audits, ban unsafe modifications + driver fire-safety training, real-time vehicle monitoring, and strong penalties essential for passenger safety reform

ENVIRONMENT

• CREA analysis shows ~1/3 of Delhi’s PM2.5 comes from secondary ammonium sulfate + forms when SO₂ → sulfate + reacts with ammonia + highest share post-monsoon (49%) + winter (41%) + India is world’s largest SO₂ emitter (~11.2 MT) + sources include coal plants + industry + agriculture + regional, transboundary pollution not just local + 5 causes severe respiratory–cardiac health risks + urgent need for FGD enforcement + cleaner fuels + ammonia management + industrial controls + coordinated regional action

SCIENCE AND TECH

• RGI’s Annual Report (2023) shows circulatory diseases as leading cause of medically certified deaths (36.4%) + slight fall from 40% in 2022 + only 22% deaths medically certified, big state-wise variation + highest mortality in 70+, followed by 55–64 yrs, worrying rise in 15+ group + heart diseases form majority + linked to sedentary lifestyle, stress, tobacco–alcohol, poor diet + exposes weak certification infrastructure + calls for NCD prevention, screening, lifestyle awareness, stronger medical certification systems

DEFENCE

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah urges States to adopt uniform NIA-designed ATS framework + ensures standard SOPs, coordinated counter-terror response, national preparedness + launches Organised Crime Network Database + Lost/Looted & Recovered Weapon Database as part of Zero-Terror Policy + strengthens intelligence sharing, inter-agency coordination, operational efficiency + integrates tools like NATGRID & NIDAAN to track terror–organised crime nexus + addresses lessons from recent terror incidents + aims to eliminate siloed policing and build watertight investigation ecosystem