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Highlights of 5 February 2026 Current Affairs
- The Supreme Court questioned Meta and WhatsApp over their 2021 privacy policy, with concerns that forced data sharing within the Meta group amounts to abuse of dominant market position and undermines informed user consent
- The case highlights tensions between competition law, digital market dominance, and privacy rights, alongside gaps in India’s DPDP Act regarding users’ share in the economic value of their data
- The Union Budget 2026–27 positions the capital goods sector as a driver of investment-led growth through higher public capex, indigenous manufacturing of precision tools, and support for infrastructure equipment like tunnel boring machines
- A ₹10,000 crore push for container manufacturing and customs duty relief for clean energy and critical mineral equipment aim to reduce import dependence and strengthen supply chains
- The government plans to transform PACS into multipurpose rural service hubs, expanding their role beyond credit into storage, processing, digital services, and agricultural input distribution
- Cooperative sector reforms, including PACS computerisation, model bye-laws, and greater representation of women and SC/ST members, seek to modernise and democratise rural cooperative institutions
- MPLADS continues as a ₹5 crore per MP annual scheme for creating durable community assets, but faces criticism over fund utilisation, monitoring weaknesses, and calls for structural reforms
- The possible expiry of the New START Treaty threatens to remove the last binding cap on U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals, raising risks of renewed arms racing and reduced global nuclear transparency
- Agriculture and allied sectors recorded strong GVA growth of 10.4 percent in 2024–25, reinforcing the sector’s rising contribution to the economy and prompting higher budget allocation for farm welfare
- A 75 percent budget increase for the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme signals a deeper push to build a self-reliant electronics ecosystem, boost exports, and cut dependence on imported components
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