Metaverse in India: The challenge of buying land and painting houses

Source– The post is based on the article “Metaverse in India: The challenge of buying land and painting houses” published in the Business Standard on 15th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Science and Technology News- The article explains the challenges faced by metaverse in India. Metaverse– It is a hypothetical iteration of the Internet as a… Continue reading Metaverse in India: The challenge of buying land and painting houses

Smash hit – On DART mission

Source: The post is based on an article “Smash hit” published in The Hindu on 15th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Science and Technology Relevance: benefits of DART mission News: The article discusses about the success of the DART mission conducted by NASA and its uses. What is the news? NASA scientists for the first time have succeeded in… Continue reading Smash hit – On DART mission

Indian Deep Tech and a case for a strategic fund

Source: The post is based on an article “Indian Deep Tech and a case for a strategic fund” published in The Hindu on 15th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Science and Technology Relevance: concerns with the strategic technology and ways to tackle it News:  Government is making efforts for self-reliance in military technology, semiconductors and science-based businesses. However, there… Continue reading Indian Deep Tech and a case for a strategic fund

Through a 40-year prism: India’s record creditable, but not outstanding

Source: The post is based on an article “Through a 40-year prism: India’s record creditable, but not outstanding” published in Business Standard on 15th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Economic Development News: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has come up with World Economic Outlook (WEO) report 2022. What does the World Economic Outlook (WEO) report say? Performance of… Continue reading Through a 40-year prism: India’s record creditable, but not outstanding

An attempt at tilting the balance of power: How the government is trying to control Big Tech

How rationale are the justifications given Source: The post is based on an article “An attempt at tilting the balance of power: How the government is trying to control Big Tech” published in The Indian Express on 15th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance Relevance: issues with the government policies in the digital sector Context:  There has been attempts… Continue reading An attempt at tilting the balance of power: How the government is trying to control Big Tech

Judges are hardly snoozing on vacations

Source– The post is based on the article “Judges are hardly snoozing on vacations” published in The Times of India on 15th October 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Structure and functioning of judiciary Relevance– Issues related to judicial functioning News- The article contains arguments against the general belief that the judiciary in India enjoys a large number… Continue reading Judges are hardly snoozing on vacations

A court for our times

Source– The post is based on the article “A court for our times” published in The Indian Express on 15th October 2022. Syllabus: GS1- Social empowerment. GS2- Vulnerable sections and fundamental rights Relevance– Women and related issues News- The article explains the recent Supreme Court ruling to include unmarried women in category of women who… Continue reading A court for our times

10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | October 14, 2022

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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.

Overtaxing online gaming will favour grey operators

Source– The post is based on the article “Overtaxing online gaming will favour grey operators” published in the mint on 14th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Economy. GS2- Government policies Relevance– Online entertainment platforms News- The article explains the repercussions of the proposed move to increase GST in the online gaming sector to 28% of the… Continue reading Overtaxing online gaming will favour grey operators

Does India need a population policy

Source– The post is based on the article “Does India need a population policy” published in The Hindu on 14th October 2022. Syllabus: GS1- Human geography. GS2- Government policies Relevance–  Demography and related issues News- The article explains the need for a new approach to population related issues. It also explains whether we need a… Continue reading Does India need a population policy

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