1) Private Member Bill on the “Right to Disconnect” Introduced in Lok Sabha

What the Bill Proposes:

A Right to Disconnect for employees, allowing them to not respond to official calls, emails, or messages outside working hours.

Objectives:

• Protect mental health
• Promote work–life balance
• Prevent digital burnout
• Establish fixed communication policies for employers

Background:

Similar rights exist in France, Italy, Spain, and Ireland.

Significance for India:

A step toward modern labour reforms in the era of remote and hybrid work.

2) India to Conduct 8th Economic Census in 2027

Conducted By:

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)

& CSC e-Governance Services

Purpose of the Census:

• Count all establishments engaged in economic activities
• Collect data on employment, production, and enterprise growth
• Support policy planning for MSMEs, jobs, and economic development

Last Census:

7th Economic Census was conducted in 2019–20.

Significance:

Forms the backbone for India’s economic planning and business ecosystem mapping.

3) Maharashtra Announces 1% Reservation for Orphan Children in Education & Jobs

Beneficiaries:

Children officially classified as orphans under state guidelines.

Reservation Percentage:

1% horizontal reservation in:

• Education
• Government jobs

Significance:

• Protects highly vulnerable children
• Enables social inclusion and access to livelihood
• Maharashtra becomes one of the first states to implement such a quota

4) Fino Payments Bank Becomes 1st Bank to Receive RBI Approval for Conversion into SFB

Full Form:

SFB – Small Finance Bank

Milestone:

Fino Payments Bank becomes the first payments bank to get RBI approval to convert into a Small Finance Bank.

Impact:

• Can now offer full-scale banking services
• Can issue loans and credit facilities
• Strengthens financial inclusion, especially in rural areas

Significance:

Marks a major evolution of the payments bank model in India.

5) Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Enters World Book of Records by Taking Oath as CM for 10th Time

Record:

Nitish Kumar has now taken oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time, entering the World Book of Records.

Significance:

• One of the longest-serving state leaders in India
• Demonstrates political continuity & influence in Bihar

6) Salman Rushdie Releases New Book “The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories”

Author:

Salman Rushdie, celebrated Indian-origin British-American novelist

About the Book:

• A collection of five interlinked stories
• Themes: imagination, memory, politics, and personal conflict
• First major publication after the 2022 attack on Rushdie

Importance:

A major literary event, given Rushdie’s role in postcolonial and contemporary literature.