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Highlights of 13 October 2025 Current Affairs
- Afghanistan’s Taliban Foreign Minister met India’s S. Jaishankar in New Delhi, marking the first high-level engagement since 2021, assuring that Afghan territory won’t be used for terrorism. India plans to reopen its full embassy in Kabul to strengthen diplomatic and trade ties.
- The engagement aims to balance strategic influence amid growing Chinese and Pakistani presence, reinforce counterterrorism measures, and allow India pragmatic diplomatic interaction without formal recognition.
- The Supreme Court ruled that the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, age limits cannot be applied retrospectively, protecting couples who started surrogacy before January 2022. Reproductive autonomy is reaffirmed as part of Article 21, personal liberty.
- The judgment promotes equality in parenthood, questions age barriers in assisted reproduction, and ensures state regulation cannot invalidate prior lawful surrogacy arrangements.
- Shram Shakti Niti 2025 draft policy envisions an inclusive, secure, and productive labour ecosystem, emphasizing protection, productivity, and participation for all workers.
- Key digital reforms include NCS 2.0 and the Integrated Labour Stack for AI-driven employment matching, seamless social protection, and data interoperability across labour schemes.
- Policy focuses on universal social security, increasing women’s workforce participation to 35% by 2030, occupational safety, green jobs, and formalisation through skill ecosystem expansion.
- The Supreme Court is reviewing the constitutional validity of Securities Transaction Tax (STT), with arguments about increased costs, reduced liquidity, and double taxation versus revenue stability and transparency.
- Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project in Jammu & Kashmir received fresh environmental clearance, ensuring compliance with updated EIA norms, seismic safety, and biodiversity protection for its 1,856 MW capacity.
- India will launch Bharat Taxi, a cooperative-driven national ride-hailing platform with digital integration through government services, supported by key cooperative institutions for strategic and technical guidance.
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