Legal Current Affairs for 24 January 2026

Born in village of Rajpur-Khinda near Sambalpur town (Odisha) in Chauhan royal family.
Prominent freedom fighter and tribal leader from Odisha
Contributions
He began fighting against British dominance at age 18 in 1827.
Organised a guerrilla-style rebellion involving tribal communities such as Binjhal, Gond etc.
After death of ruler of Sambalpur, British applied Doctrine of Lapse and annexed Sambalpur in 1849, denying Surendra Sai his legitimate claim.
During the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, Sai returned to Sambalpur and relaunched the rebellion against British.
Many tribal Zamindars (Landlords) and Gauntias (local leaders) rallied to his cause.
Values: Patriotism ,Courage and valour

Global Election Management Bodies (EMBs) adopted 5 key-pillars to safeguarding democratic integrity:
Purity of Electoral Rolls: EMBs should strive to provide Photo Identity Cards to all electors.
Conduct of Elections: EMBs to function as per the mandate laid down in their Constitution or in their respective laws.
Research and Publications: Bring out Encyclopaedia of Democracies of the World.
Use of Technology: India to share its experience of the digital platform ECINET, for co-development of a similar platform for any other EMB.
Training and Capacity Building: India to share its vast experience through training and exchange of its transparent practices.

It has a rich collection of manuscripts and books in 11 classical languages of India which are Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali.
Aim:To enhance awareness among the citizens regarding the rich cultural and literary heritage of India.
Coverage: it covers a wide range of subjects such as epics, philosophy, linguistics, history, governance, science, and devotional literature as well as Constitution of India in these languages
Support the vision of Gyan Bharatam Mission(GBM) : GBM is an initiative of ministry of culture to preserve, digitise, and disseminate India’s vast manuscript heritage.

Objective of Robot deployment: To enhance passenger safety, security and service delivery by assisting RPF personnel .
Key Features and Functions:
It is equipped to assist in intrusion detection through Face Recognition System (FRS), AI-based crowd monitoring, and real-time alerts to Railway Protection Force (RPF) control rooms.
It can make automated public announcements in English, Hindi and Telugu, helping guide passengers and improve awareness on safety and security matters.

The scheme was approved in 2021.
Type: Central Sector Scheme
Purpose: For enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities of ACC Battery storage
ACC are the new generation advanced energy storage technologies that can store electric energy (either as electrochemical or as chemical energy ) and convert it back to electric energy as and when required.
Localization: Achieving a domestic value addition of at least 25% and raise it to 60% domestic value addition within 5 Years.
Incentive: The total annual cash subsidy to be disbursed by the Government will be capped at 20GWh per beneficiary firm.

Eligibility Criteria: All street vendors who have successfully repaid their 2nd tranche loan and are eligible for the 3rd tranche under the PM SVANidhi Scheme.
Credit Limit: It will be a RuPay retail (personal) credit card with ₹30,000 limit and revolving credit facilities.
PM SVANidhi Scheme.
Launched in 2020, it is a Central Sector Scheme to facilitate street vendors to access affordable working capital loans for resuming their livelihoods activities, after easing of COVID lockdown.
Implementation: joint responsibility of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Department of Financial Services (DFS).

What it is: Pumped Hydro Storage is a large-scale electricity storage technology that stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy of water, using two reservoirs at different elevations.
Mechanism: During periods of excess electricity, water is pumped from a lower reservoir to an upper reservoir.
When demand increases, the stored water is released back through turbines to generate electricity.
Significance: grid stability and peak-load management.