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The panel said wider consultations are needed on the proposal tosuspend public functionaries held in judicial custody for 30 days.  \n• The Supreme Court flagged train overcrowding and footboard travel as serious safety concerns, urging the Railways to deploy ground-level personnel to prevent risky travel. At the sametime, it held that passengers also share responsibility, as practical difficulties cannot justify choices that endanger life.  \n• The Supreme Court clarified that Special Intensive Revision outcomes cannot be used beyond elections, especially to deny welfare benefits, food security support or caste certifications  \n• Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat. He highlighted railway modernisation, especially the rise in railway electrification from about 30% in 2014 to nearly 99% today.  \n• The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and States on recognising intersex persons as a distinct and identifiable class. The court was hearing a petition seeking legal safeguards, medical protection against unnecessary surgeries, and affirmative support.  \nKEY EXAMPLES FOR EXAM  \n• China’s launch of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation shows its bid to lead global AI governance and expand influence in the Global South. Cite this while discussing AI governance and geopolitics of artificial intelligence.  \nKEY PERSPECTIVES FOR EXAM  \nAn article titled “Promise of Chips” in The Hindu highlights India’s semiconductor push as a long-term strategy for supply-chain resilience, strategic leverage and economic growth. In this context, the following points are noteworthy:  \n• The second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission has amuch larger outlay of ₹1.27 lakh crore, covering the wider electronics manufacturing ecosystem.  \n• Like the first phase, support will likely include capital subsidies and manufacturing-linked incentives for selected chip and electronics projects.  \n• This long-term public investment is important because semiconductors create strategic leverage in a geopolitically uncertain world.  \n• Building semiconductor capacity can reduce supply-chain vulnerability and create a major economic opportunity similar to the rise of the Asian Tigers.  \n• However, returns from the first phase remain unclear, as many approved projects are yet to begin commercial production.  \n• India has a strong talent base in semiconductor design and engineering, but it must scale skills, attract talent and build frontier capabilities.  \nAn article titled “A Trade Deal that Tests India’s Competitive Confidence” by V. 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