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Highlights of 19 August 2025 Current Affairs
- Stanford scientists created a password-protected Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), requiring a mental password before decoding thoughts, ensuring privacy and addressing concerns around cognitive liberty.
- The UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva ended without agreement, with disputes over virgin plastic production caps versus improved waste management and recycling strategies.
- Plastic pollution crisis continues, with over 460 million tons produced annually and only 9% recycled, projecting threefold waste growth by 2060.
- India has taken measures like banning single-use plastics, enforcing EPR, and promoting jute packaging to combat plastic pollution at national and local levels.
- From April 2025, India rolled out 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) nationwide, raising concerns about vehicle compatibility, engine performance, and maintenance costs.
- Ethanol blending risks include corrosion of rubber, plastics, and metal parts in older vehicles, water absorption causing clogging, and fuel system malfunctions.
- The government assures E20 is compatible with modern vehicles, offering higher octane and marginal fuel efficiency changes, but legacy fleets face performance challenges.
- E-Jagriti platform launched in January 2025 enhances transparency in consumer disputes, enabling online filing, judgment tracking, and reducing pendency across all consumer commissions.
- Ten states and NCDRC achieved over 100% disposal rates on E-Jagriti in July 2025, showcasing improved efficiency in consumer grievance redressal.
- An Arunachalee mountaineer successfully climbed Mount Elbrus, a dormant volcano in the Caucasus, standing at 5,642 meters and recognized as Europe’s highest peak.
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