📰 Jharkhand News – April 13, 2025 | Top 10 Current Affairs for JPSC & UPSC Aspirants
Welcome to your daily dose of Jharkhand News, curated specially for students preparing for JPSC and JSSC exams. In today’s roundup, we bring you the most important state and national developments that directly align with the Prelims and Mains syllabus. Stay ahead in your exam prep with verified and simplified current affairs — all focused on Jharkhand and its role in India’s development story.
🚄 Tatanagar–Varanasi Vande Bharat Train Coming Soon
🗞 Source: The Avenue Mail
📘 Paper: Economy & Infrastructure (Paper 5), Geography of Jharkhand (Paper 3)
📝 Summary:
Tatanagar Railway Station is being equipped with high-tension electric lines and other infrastructure to prepare for a new sleeper-model Vande Bharat Express train service to Varanasi, likely to begin in July 2025. It will significantly improve inter-state rail connectivity.
📌 Points to Remember:
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Trial on Washing Line 3 at Tatanagar underway.
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Project initiated by Railway Board in September 2024.
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No daily train exists between Tatanagar and Varanasi currently.
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New sick line proposed in Loco Colony for maintenance.
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Boost to connectivity with UP and Bihar.
🗳️ “EVMs are Tamper-Proof”: CEC in Jharkhand
🗞 Source: The Avenue Mail
📘 Paper: Indian Polity, Governance (Paper 4)
📝 Summary:
CEC Gyanesh Kumar, during his visit to Ramgarh, emphasized that India’s EVMs are completely tamper-proof, having no connectivity to the internet, Bluetooth, or any remote technology. He praised Jharkhand’s election readiness and near 100% EPIC (voter card) coverage.
📌 Points to Remember:
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EVMs validated legally and technologically.
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Over 5 crore VVPAT slips counted; no discrepancy found.
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Article 324: Empowers Election Commission.
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Reiterates democratic transparency and trust.
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Emphasis on voter inclusion for 18+ citizens.
🇮🇳 National & International News (Important for JPSC & UPSC)
⚖️ SC Mandates 3-Month Deadline for President’s Assent to Bills
🗞 Source: The Hindu, The Pioneer, and The Avenue Mail,
📘 Paper: Indian Polity (Article 200, Article 142) – Paper 4
📝 Summary:
The Supreme Court ruled that the President must take a decision on Bills referred by Governors within 3 months. This decision followed Tamil Nadu’s move to operationalize 10 Bills without Presidential or Governor’s signature, after re-passing them.
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Article 200: Powers of the Governor over State Bills.
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Article 142: Supreme Court’s power to do complete justice.
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Reinforces legislative efficiency and federalism.
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Prevents misuse of “pocket veto” by Governors.
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Strengthens accountability and cooperative federalism.
💻 UPI Services Face National Outage
🗞 Source: The Pioneer
📘 Paper: Economy & Technology (Papers 5 & 6)
📝 Summary:
The UPI system faced technical disruptions nationwide for the third time in a fortnight, leading to payment failures. NPCI confirmed intermittent transaction declines and assured resolution.
📌 Points to Remember:
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UPI = Over ₹24.77 lakh crore transaction in March 2025.
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NPCI manages UPI under RBI regulation.
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Facilitates 80% of India’s retail digital payments.
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Highlights need for robust fintech infrastructure.
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No user fees; includes features like AutoPay & IMPS linkage.
🧾 ED Moves to Possess National Herald Properties
🗞 Source: The Hindu / Avenue Mail
📘 Paper: Governance, Ethics, Economy (Papers 4 & 5)
📝 Summary:
The Enforcement Directorate initiated possession of assets worth ₹661 crore linked to Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case. Properties in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow have been marked.
📌 Points to Remember:
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Case involves Young Indian Ltd and Associated Journals Ltd.
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Based on Subramanian Swamy’s complaint.
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Alleged laundering of ₹988 crore.
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Legal proceedings under PMLA (2002).
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Issue tied to political ethics and public accountability.
🌐 Govt Pushes Hindi & Regional Language Web Addresses
🗞 Source: The Hindu
📘 Paper: Governance, Technology, Linguistic Diversity (Paper 4 & 6)
📝 Summary:
Union government websites have begun adopting Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) in Hindi and 22 Indian languages. It’s part of Universal Acceptance drive for making the web more inclusive.
📌 Points to Remember:
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Hindi and Tamil domains (like .भारत or .இந்தியா) used.
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Implemented by NIXI & Ministry of Electronics and IT.
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ASCII limitations earlier prevented Indian scripts in URLs.
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Bhashanet Portal supports government adoption.
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Boosts linguistic accessibility and digital governance.
🌍 Indian Pharma Firm Hit in Russian Strike on Ukraine
🗞 Source: Avenue Mail
📘 Paper: International Relations, Economy (Paper 5)
📝 Summary:
A warehouse of Indian pharmaceutical firm Kusum in Kyiv, Ukraine, was hit by a Russian drone strike. Ukraine accused Russia of deliberately targeting Indian interests.
📌 Points to Remember:
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Kusum is a major Indian pharma supplier in Ukraine.
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Raises geopolitical risks for Indian businesses abroad.
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Reflects complexities of India-Russia-Ukraine trilateral ties.
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Highlights the soft-power footprint of Indian pharma.
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Useful for IR essays and international business risks.
