Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – November 16th, 2023
On OTT Regulation – Regulating OTT
Source: This post on OTT Regulation is based on the article “Regulating OTT: Draft Broadcasting Regulation Bill may be an attempt to control digital infrastructure” published in Indian Express on 16th November 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Indian Polity – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out… Continue reading On OTT Regulation – Regulating OTT
On Alcohol Policies in India – Our hypocrisy on alcohol
Source: This post on Alcohol Policies in India is based on the article “Our hypocrisy on alcohol: It’s about politics and money — not health” published in Indian Express on 16th November 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Indian Polity – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out… Continue reading On Alcohol Policies in India – Our hypocrisy on alcohol
On School Mergers – Strengthening schools
Source: This post on School Mergers is based on the article “Strengthening schools – States can benefit from NITI Aayog’s project” published in Business Standard on 16th November 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Governance – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education. News: The article discusses how merging… Continue reading On School Mergers – Strengthening schools
On the impact of declining center-state relations – The price of persistent federal frictions
Source: This post on the impact of declining center-state relations has been created based on the article “The price of persistent federal frictions” published in The Hindu on 16th November 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Indian Polity – Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure. News: This article discusses the impact of… Continue reading On the impact of declining center-state relations – The price of persistent federal frictions
On the issues with the Same-Sex Marriage verdict – A grave error in the law
Source: This post on the issues with the same-sex marriage verdict has been created based on the article “A grave error in the law” published in The Hindu on 16th November 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Governance – Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. News:… Continue reading On the issues with the Same-Sex Marriage verdict – A grave error in the law
On Abolition of Death Penalty – Life over death
Source: This post on abolishing the death penalty has been created based on the article “Life over death” published in The Hindu on 16th November 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Governance – Government policies and interventions. GS Paper 2 Indian Polity – Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary News:… Continue reading On Abolition of Death Penalty – Life over death
Saturn’s rings disappearing!
Source– This post “Saturn’s rings disappearing!” is based on the article “Will Saturn’s rings really ‘disappear’ by 2025? An astronomer explains” published in “The Hindu” on 14th November 2023. Why in the News? Saturn’s rings will not disappear permanently by 2025. Although they will become almost invisible from Earth during that time, it is a… Continue reading Saturn’s rings disappearing!
Four Fundamental Forces of the Universe
Source– This post “Four Fundamental Forces of the Universe ” is based on the article “How many forces are there in nature, really? | Explained” published in “The Hindu” on 15th November 2023. Why in the News? Recently an assistant professor of theoretical physics at the Centre for High Energy Physics in the Indian Institute… Continue reading Four Fundamental Forces of the Universe
Constantine Joseph Beschi(Veeramamunivar)
Source– This post “Constantine Joseph Beschi(Veeramamunivar)” is based on the article “Constantine Joseph Beschi, a missionary, Tamil scholar, and Chanda Sahib’s Dewan” published in “The Hindu” on 14th November 2023. Why in the News? Recently Emerald Publishers released the English translation of the first biography of Veeramamunivar(known as Constantine Joseph Beschi) in Tamil written by… Continue reading Constantine Joseph Beschi(Veeramamunivar)
