9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 30, 2017

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Opening new doors: 

Opening new doors:  Context The highest adjudicatory power stands defined as the power to re-interpret that which has been pre-interpreted. Judicial review emerges as the power to co-govern the nation by feats of demosprudential adjudicatory leadership. This feat should cause constitutional happiness. Right to Privacy (R2P) The R2P is spoken as a right, a principle,… Continue reading Opening new doors: 

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Can India and China use BRICS to build a house?: 

Can India and China use BRICS to build a house?:  Context India and China have managed to metaphorically avoid stepping on another land line in Doklam plateau, at the tri-junction of India. This September 3, the two Asian giants’ is going to take a step in the right direction when prime minister Narendra Modi meets… Continue reading Can India and China use BRICS to build a house?: 

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Lessons from Doklam:

Lessons from Doklam: Context Several significant questions remain unanswered about the terms and conditions of the resolution of the Sino-Indian military stand-off at Doklam, it provides New Delhi and Beijing an opportunity to reflect over what went wrong and rejig this important bilateral relationship. The upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China to… Continue reading Lessons from Doklam:

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With Doklam standoff resolved, PM to visit China: 

With Doklam standoff resolved, PM to visit China:  Context India announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be paying a three-day visit to China, even as Bhutan welcomed the diplomatic end of the border crisis. Statement by The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) MEA announced that Mr. Modi’s visit to China for the BRICS summit… Continue reading With Doklam standoff resolved, PM to visit China: 

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ISRO opens up satellite making to industry

ISRO opens up satellite making to industry Context The Bengaluru-based ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), which has so far produced about 90 Indian spacecraft invited single or combined industries to apply for this opportunity. What is the length of the contract? ISAC would sign a three-year contract with the finalists, train, handhold and supervise their teams… Continue reading ISRO opens up satellite making to industry

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Financial inclusion and the right to privacy: 

Financial inclusion and the right to privacy:  Context India has the distinctive opportunity to put in place a model system for the governance of privacy, one that is far better suited for the digital age and for expanding financial inclusion. Data protection law A data protection law is especially important at this early stage in… Continue reading Financial inclusion and the right to privacy: 

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Centre to unveil ‘future-ready’ industrial policy in October:

Centre to unveil ‘future-ready’ industrial policy in October: Context The government on Tuesday said it would announce the new ‘future-ready’ Industrial Policy in October, by suitably incorporating measures to facilitate the use of smart technologies such as the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for advanced manufacturing. What is this new policy?… Continue reading Centre to unveil ‘future-ready’ industrial policy in October:

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