Category: 9 PM Daily Articles

Source – The Indian Express Relevance: This article enumerates the challenges that the new IT minister must solve at priority. Synopsis – The most pressing problems and challenges that the new IT Minister must address. Introduction – Recently, the Union Cabinet witnessed a reshuffle. Ashwini Vaishnaw was appointed Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Railways,… Continue reading Task for new IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Source- The Times of India Synopsis:  There are few reasons that stakeholders are challenging the constitutional validity of  IT rule 2021 Introduction- More than 10 petitions have challenged the constitutional validity of the government’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. What are these rules, and to whom do they apply?… Continue reading Why Centre’s new rule for digital media face legal test

Source- The Business Standard Synopsis – For a more accurate weather forecast, a broader set of models and modelers is required. Relevance: Weather forecasting is important for agriculture and local authorities. Introduction- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has been criticized for its recent inability to correctly forecast weather. The pattern of mistakes over the previous… Continue reading Improve weather models

Source: Live mint Relevance: The article highlights one of the policy measures available with India, against Chinese aggression. Synopsis: India should adopt tougher positions on Tibet and Taiwan as it recalibrates ties with Beijing after China’s border aggression Introduction  Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly congratulated the Dalai Lama on his 86th birthday. It was the… Continue reading It is time for New Delhi to review its old ‘one China’ policy stance

Source:  Livemint About the CDC Guidelines: US Centers for Disease Control issued new guidance to encourage reopening by giving schools more flexibility on classroom safety. So the question isn’t whether schools should open. It’s what mitigation measures they should take when they do. The flashpoint of the guidelines is regarding masks. CDC guidelines continue to… Continue reading It may be safer for school kids to stay maskless in classrooms

Source: The Hindu  Relevance: This article justifies reopening the schools. Synopsis: Children have long borne the costs of school closure, and evidence-based decisions toward reopening are a necessity. Contents1 Background:2 Adverse impacts of school closure:3 What is the risk of school reopening?4 Way Ahead: Background: Most schools in India have been closed since the national lockdown… Continue reading Prioritising school reopening on the road to recovery

  Source: click here Synopsis: Education can combat caste and religious discrimination by critically interacting with the perceptual histories that children have internalised. Introduction The conviction and sentence of a police officer for the murder of George Floyd is a huge victory for the US Black Lives Matter movement. Despite a long and significant effort… Continue reading How education can combat prejudice

Source- Live Mint Synopsis – Food and fuel should be included in the GST rate to provide tax relief. Introduction- Retail inflation slipped to 6.26 percent in June. It breached the upper tolerance limit of the inflation target range set by the RBI’s monetary policy committee for the second consecutive month in a row. According… Continue reading The Centre should help RBI tame retail inflation

Source: Indian Express Relevance: This article explains the reasons behind the success of the cooperative model of the dairy sector Synopsis: Micro-level production, processing and marketing, and change in perception played a critical role in increasing milk production. Contents1 Background2 The first pillar of Success: How it happened3 The second Pillar of Success:4 The third… Continue reading Success of India’s dairy sector is not just thanks to private players