Author: shristi singh

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 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 – Business Standard Synopsis –Need of Personal Data Protection law to safeguard citizens’ right to privacy. Contents1 Introduction –2 Concerns related to Whatsapp new TOS-3 Effect of WhatsApp’s new ToS in other countries-4 Way forward- Introduction – Last year, WhatsApp announced its controversial terms and privacy policy. It required users to accept the terms… Continue reading WhatsApp’s tactical retreat

Source-Live Mint Relevance: The article explains the areas, the government should focus, for achieving desirable economic growth. Synopsis – A more rapid vaccination drive, greater government spending, and a reduction in fuel cess might help in the economic recovery and uplifting the public sentiment. Factors that could boost sentiment and play a crucial role in… Continue reading The sentiment boost that India’s economy is in need of

Source – Live Mint Relevance – Education is an important aspect of social and economic development. Synopsis – With 15 months of learning loss, Government must start a dialogue on how and when to get children safely back in school. Introduction The pandemic caused more than 15 months of learning loss for an entire student… Continue reading Let’s chalk out a plan to reopen our schools before it gets too late

Source – Live Mint Relevance: GST is one of the most important debt-free sources of revenue. An aspirant must know about the issues and challenges in its smooth implementation. Synopsis – An analysis of 4 years of India’s GST regime Myths regarding GST regime- First, GST will increase GDP growth by 1-2 percentage points –… Continue reading What four years of GST have taught us about this tax regime

Source- The Indian Express Relevance: Bharat-Net project is very important for digitisation of rural India Synopsis – The Union cabinet revised the Bharat-Net implementation strategy to speed up the rollout of high-speed optical fiber-enabled broadband. Introduction- The Bharatnet project was meant to cover all 2.5 lakh gram panchayats [GM] with high-speed optical fiber-enabled broadband. It… Continue reading Bharat-Net fails to enter fast lane – Both phases staring at delay amid COVID