Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today Contents1 Ceasefire between India and Pakistan: Prospects of strengthening bilateral relations2 Education Ministry circular on online conferences3 New Social Media Code – A much needed one for India4 Draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 20205 NEP’s Approach to Effective Education for… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – February 27, 2021
Author: ForumIAS
New IT Rules for Social Media and OTT platforms – Explained Pointwise
Introduction The Government of India has released the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. It aims to regulate social media, digital news media, and Over-The-Top (OTT) content providers. The rules were jointly announced by the Minister for Information Technology and the Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Despite being praised… Continue reading New IT Rules for Social Media and OTT platforms – Explained Pointwise
NEP’s Approach to Effective Education for Children
Synopsis: The end-of-the-year examination results do not reflect the full potential or uniqueness of a child. Thus, NEP attempts to look beyond examinations and emphasizes child-centred pedagogy. Introduction Gijubhai Badheka, an educationist who helped introduce Montessori methods to India, wrote in his book that the school culture in India considers several things of children’s interest.… Continue reading NEP’s Approach to Effective Education for Children
Draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020
Synopsis: The draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 202o has the potential to transform the science and research in India Introduction: The government introduced a draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020 in January 2021. The draft policy aimed to address the issues in the past four science and technology policies. Evolution of Science, Technology… Continue reading Draft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020
New Social Media Code – A much-needed one for India
Synopsis: The new Social media code is much-needed to ensure the online platforms are subject to law of the land Introduction: Recently, the government introduced the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The rules have the potential to transform the online media platforms to fit into the Indian ecosystem.… Continue reading New Social Media Code – A much-needed one for India
Education ministry circular on online conferences
Synopsis: Ministry of education’s circular for regulating online conferences is not well thought out. It will discourage innovation. What was the circular about an online conference? Recently, education ministry released a circular to the state-funded universities and educational institutions. A per this circular, these institutions and universities need prior official approval from external Affairs ministry for hosting… Continue reading Education ministry circular on online conferences
Ceasefire between India and Pakistan: Prospects of strengthening bilateral relations
Synopsis: India and Pakistan have agreed to ceasefire along the Line of Control. But the further strengthening of relations will depend upon the security improvement in the region. Background Recently, India and Pakistan agreed to a “strict observance” of all agreements and cease-fire along the Line of Control. This statement was delivered by Director Generals of Military Operations of… Continue reading Ceasefire between India and Pakistan: Prospects of strengthening bilateral relations
Second edition of “Global Bio-India”-2021
What is the News? The 2nd edition of Global Bio-India is being organised on a digital platform. About Global Bio India 2021: Organized by: It is organised by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology along with BIRAC in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises(ABLE) and Invest… Continue reading Second edition of “Global Bio-India”-2021
No postal ballots for NRIs this time: ECI
What is the News? Election Commission of India has said that the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) will not be able to vote by postal ballots for the upcoming elections in five states. What is a Postal Ballot? It is a facility whereby a voter can cast his/her vote remotely. The user cast the vote by recording… Continue reading No postal ballots for NRIs this time: ECI
“The Caracal” is now critically endangered
What is the news? The National Board for Wildlife includes the caracal in the list of critically endangered species. The recovery programme for critically endangered species in India now includes 22 wildlife species. About Caracal: It is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia including India. The population… Continue reading “The Caracal” is now critically endangered
