Article 13
On UPSC.wiki
Current affairsSiang Upper Multipurpose Project: Violent Protests and CRPF Deployment in Arunachal PradeshProtests against the proposed 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) turned violent in Pasighat, East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh on 23 October 2026. Demonstrators torched a police station, an NHPC office, and nine police vehicles, injuring 40 security personnel. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs deployed two Rapid Action Force (RAF) companies of the CRPF. The project — conceived as India's counter to China's mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo — faces deep opposition from Adi tribal communities fearing displacement and ecological destruction. Current affairsGujarat Uniform Civil Code 2026: Presidential Assent and India's Journey Towards a Common Civil LawPresident Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 on September 17, 2026, making Gujarat the second Indian state after Uttarakhand to enact a UCC. The Act governs marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships for all residents irrespective of religion, and will come into force on a date to be notified separately by the state government.