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Weekly current affairs: SC refuses blanket ban on pellet guns, Ceuta migrant surge explained & more

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  1. The Supreme Court refused a blanket ban on pellet guns for crowd control, directing the Delhi government to treat injured student protesters from the July 20 Jantar Mantar protest and preserve Rapid Action Force records.

  2. Parliament passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

  3. India approved the Rs 84,084 crore Samudra Manthan offshore energy scheme.

  4. France experienced its first-ever 'fire cloud' amid wildfires, and Washington battled massive blazes.

  5. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan questioned lack of transparency in collegium appointments.