UPI: Towards Code-less Digital Payments [Prelims Bits]

22 Sep 2026

Context: RBI and NPCI launched UPI Tap-and-Pay, enabling RuPay credit-card payments without QR codes or OTPs for transactions up to ₹5,000.UPI: Unified Payments Interface, developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI); enables instant ba...

CCTV Surveillance at Medical Stores: Government Proposal and Concerns

22 Sep 2026

Context: The Union Health Ministry has proposed mandatory Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance at medical stores to curb the unauthorised sale and abuse of prescription medicines.A draft notification proposes that medical stores maintain CCT...

What Goes on Behind the Screen When You Pay Through UPI?

01 Sep 2026

UPI: India’s Digital Payments BackboneUnified Payments Interface (UPI) enables instant bank-to-bank payments by connecting users, banks and payment apps through infrastructure operated by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).In July 2026...

Meta Settlement: Shift from Platform Policies to “Design Accountability”

29 Aug 2026

Context: Meta has agreed to pay over $17 billion over the next decade to settle claims brought by 47 U.S. states, Washington DC and other territories alleging addictive platform design, misleading claims about harms and improper collection of data fr...