Kill Switch: Allows a system, device, account, or service to be disabled or blocked immediately in an emergency or under suspect of attack by fraudsters+ Currently, customers have the option to switch domestic and international card transactions on or off and RBI is intending to extend it all digital payment modes including UPI, internet banking, etc+ Customer Fraud protection; preventing digital arrest scams; greater customer control over control of transactions, etc+ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its annual report 2025-26 mentioned that it is exploring the possibility of introducing a ‘Kill switch’ mechanism
National Seed Reserve (NSR): An intervention under National Food Security and Nutritional Mission (NFSNM) under Krishionnati Yojana (KY)+ Ensuring availability of high quality certified and foundation seeds for farmers, especially during times of crisis or natural calamities+ National Seeds Corporation, State Seeds Corporations and Department of Agriculture of State Governments/UTs (where State Seeds Corporations are not there)+ Seed kept in NSR shall be produced through SATHI (Seed Traceability, Authentication and Holistic Inventory) Portal.
Ghepan Lake: Also known as Ghepang Ghat glacial lake, it is situated at an altitude of 4,068m above Sissu+ Ghepan Lake is a moraine-dammed glacial lake, which means it formed behind a natural dam of rocks, sand and debris deposited by the retreating glacier+ Threat: Between 1989-2022, the lake nearly tripled in size (National Remote Sensing Centre report)+ National Disaster Management Authority classified the lake as “highly vulnerable” making Sissu susceptible to an event of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).