Category: 9 PM Daily Articles

Source: The Business Standard Relevance: Open source software can provide many advantages to the government. Synopsis: Open source software has many advantages and can save huge public money. CoWIN is the digital platform for the Covid-19 vaccination drive. Earlier this month, the government said that India would allow CoWIN to be an open-source for all countries… Continue reading Game changer: Making sense of open source software in digital economy

Source – Business Standard Synopsis –Need of Personal Data Protection law to safeguard citizens’ right to privacy. Introduction – Last year, WhatsApp announced its controversial terms and privacy policy. It required users to accept the terms in order to continue using the platform’s services. However, after a long conflict, the company recently notified the Delhi… Continue reading WhatsApp’s tactical retreat

Source: Indian Express  Relevance: Separation of power is a part of the basic structure of the constitution. It should be strictly adhered to. Synopsis: The pandemic era witnessed judicial intervention in the domain of executive and legislature, thereby undermined the separation of powers. Judges must realize that they are arbiters, not lawmakers, and should not… Continue reading Judges are arbiters, not lawmakers

Source: Indian Express   Synopsis: The pandemic resulted in school closures across the country. Children were then educated using the digital medium, however, it failed to generate positive outcomes like classroom learning. Therefore, the government should now focus on the gradual and cautious reopening of schools in the country. Background: Schools have remained closed since… Continue reading Our children need education. How much longer can schools remain shut?

Source: Business Standard Relevance: Insolvency resolution is one of the parameters of promoting ease of doing business in India. Synopsis: Challenges associated with bad loan resolution in India. Background Kingfisher owed around Rs 9,000 crore to the banking system. Recently, the State Bank of India-led consortium received Rs 5,824.5 crore by selling shares of a… Continue reading Banker’s Trust: Has crony capitalism hijacked bad loan resolution?

Source: Live mint Relevance: The article explains the benefits of Bangladesh’s economic growth for India. Synopsis: The rapid Economic growth of Bangladesh has many advantages for India. Background Bangladesh jumped four places to become India’s fifth-largest export destination in the year 2021. While India’s exports to many of its traditional markets shrank because of the… Continue reading Bangladesh boom fuels Indian exports

Source:  The Hindu Relevance: This article explains the challenges in reaping the benefit of demographic dividend. Synopsis: India needs to focus on safeguarding young people’s well-being because India’s welfare is dependent on them. Background: World Population Day is marked on July 11 every year to focus attention on the importance of population-related issues. It was… Continue reading Tapping on the potential of the youth