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WhatsApp Privacy Policy Issue: Need for Personal Data Protection Law

Source: Indian Express GS-2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Synopsis: Draft data protection law needs to be enacted in India to curb data privacy violations in India. What is the issue? Recently, WhatsApp updated its terms of service (ToS) and privacy policy… Continue reading WhatsApp Privacy Policy Issue: Need for Personal Data Protection Law

Impacts of devaluing domestic work

Source: Indian Express GS-2:Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and issues arising out of their Design and Implementation Synopsis: There is a negative impact of devaluing the household care activities of women, on society. Background The following incidents have brought the issue of valuation of Women’s household activities. Recently, Kamal Hassan the… Continue reading Impacts of devaluing domestic work

Socio-Economic and Caste Census: A Need for reforms

Source: click here Syllabus: GS 1 – population and associated issues Synopsis:  Socio-Economic and Caste Census is suffering from many issues. All the issues must be removed before the next exercise is conducted. Introduction  The Census of India is one of the largest exercises which counts and collects demographic and socio-economic information on the Indian… Continue reading Socio-Economic and Caste Census: A Need for reforms

India’s draft Arctic policy

Why in News? Indian Government has presented the draft Arctic policy. The policy is open to public comments until January 26. The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Ministry of Earth Sciences is the nodal agency for India’s Polar research programme, which includes Arctic studies. The Ministry of External Affairs provides the external… Continue reading India’s draft Arctic policy

ShramShakti Portal and ShramSaathi module for Tribal Migrants

Why in News? Union Minister of Tribal Affairs has virtually launched the Shram Shakti Portal for data related to Tribal migrants. The Minister also launched the tribal training module- ShramSaathi. Shram Shakti portal: The portal has been launched to tackle the challenge of lack of real-time data on the migrants with the Governments. Facts: ShramShakti… Continue reading ShramShakti Portal and ShramSaathi module for Tribal Migrants

4-tier structure for regulation of NBFCs

Why in News? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a tighter regulatory framework for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) by creating a four-tier structure. The intensity of regulations will be greatest at the top layer and lowest at the base layer. Objective: It is to keep the big NBFCs in good financial health. It has… Continue reading 4-tier structure for regulation of NBFCs

Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW)

Why in News? Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has conducted a successful trial of the indigenously developed Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) off the Odisha coast from the Hawk-I jet of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL). Facts: Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon(SAAW): It is a long-range precision-guided anti-airfield weapon developed by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI) Hyderabad. The weapon is… Continue reading Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW)

New land allotment policy of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)

Why in News? A new policy has been approved for Jammu and Kashmir.  The policy focus on the allotment of land to industrial entrepreneurs. What are the objectives of the policy? To address various land-related issues that are creating hurdles in the industrial development of Jammu and Kashmir. It will be done by a framework… Continue reading New land allotment policy of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)

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