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Highlights of Current Affairs 13 March 2026
- The Supreme Court ruled that parental income alone cannot determine creamy layer status for OBCs and emphasised that the category of the parent’s job position should also be considered.
- The Court noted that children of government employees are assessed based on parental rank while those of private-sector and PSU employees are judged mainly by income, creating an inconsistency in creamy layer determination.
- The creamy layer concept was established in the Indra Sawhney case (1992) to exclude socially and economically advanced members of OBC communities from reservation benefits.
- The Supreme Court recently allowed withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for a patient in a vegetative state, marking the first practical use of India’s passive euthanasia framework.
- Passive euthanasia is legally permitted in India under Supreme Court guidelines, allowing withdrawal of life support for terminally ill or permanently unconscious patients under strict medical review.
- Growing concerns over bias in artificial intelligence systems have strengthened calls for algorithmic sovereignty so countries can develop AI systems reflecting their own legal, cultural, and governance priorities.
- The IndiaAI Mission aims to build a domestic AI ecosystem with national computing infrastructure, affordable GPU access, and support for indigenous AI models and startups.
- The Fiscal Health Index 2026 released by NITI Aayog ranked Odisha as the top-performing state in fiscal management while states such as Punjab, Kerala, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh face fiscal stress.
- The Dandi March of 1930, led by Mahatma Gandhi from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement against British colonial rule.
- Black rain refers to rainfall contaminated with soot, ash, hydrocarbons, or industrial pollutants, often occurring after events such as oil fires, industrial accidents, nuclear explosions, or large wildfires.
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