Context: Cert-In recently issued a new directive making it mandatory for VPN service providers to keep user data for at least five years and share records with authorities when required. This new regulation threatens free speech and privacy. Contents1 What is a VPN?2 What are the different use cases of VPNs?3 How does a VPN… Continue reading Veiled threats to privacy
[Download] – Vikas Mahato IAS Rank 110 (UPSC CSE 2021) – Sample MGP Test Copies + Testimonial
Dear Friends, We are happy to release the Mains answer copies of Vikas Mahato. He has secured AIR 110 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2021. Aspirants can learn from these copies and strategize their preparation accordingly. He has also written a letter to us: Download link: Vikas Mahato Sample MGP Copy – GS Paper… Continue reading [Download] – Vikas Mahato IAS Rank 110 (UPSC CSE 2021) – Sample MGP Test Copies + Testimonial
Gradual engagement – India should maintain with Afghanistan a policy of engagement rooted in realism
News: India has sent a multi-member team of senior diplomats to Afghanistan for the first time since the Indian Embassy in Kabul was evacuated in August 2021 following the arrival of the Taliban in the Afghan capital. The MEA has said that the visit is only to help coordinate India’s humanitarian assistance for the Afghanistan… Continue reading Gradual engagement – India should maintain with Afghanistan a policy of engagement rooted in realism
Control and delete
News: Recently, the Government has planned to set up a panel that can overturn content moderation decisions made by social media platforms. The idea has been proposed as an amendment to the IT Rules 2021. The IT Rules, 2021 will be amended to constitute one or more appellate committees which will have the final word… Continue reading Control and delete
New India needs free and quality higher education
News: New York University’s NYU Grossman School of Medicine has become the first major American medical school to announce that it will pay the tuition fees for all its students admitted in its MD programme, regardless of their financial needs, from the 2021–22 academic year. Contents1 The Nordic Model2 Importance of Free Education as learned… Continue reading New India needs free and quality higher education
Lessons from the Ukraine crisis price shock
News: The Russia-Ukraine conflict will cause major, long-term shifts in the global energy and commodity trade. Contents1 What are the driving factors behind the shift?2 Other reasons3 What does the future hold?4 Way Forward What are the driving factors behind the shift? At Present (1) The European nations & Other nations (due to western sanctions… Continue reading Lessons from the Ukraine crisis price shock
The dangerous intellectual fad of ‘civilisationism’
News: At present, the big nations are using civilisational rhetoric to rebrand the nations. The leadership from India, China, Russia, Turkey, and Iran have made statements that their countries are civilisations and not nation-states. In fact, the Russian President has stated that “Russia is not just a country, it’s really a separate civilisation”. It means… Continue reading The dangerous intellectual fad of ‘civilisationism’
Explained: How NAS survey assesses what school students have learnt; what it has found
News: A nationwide survey carried out by the Union Ministry of Education has found that between 2017 and 2021, the literacy and numeracy skills of school students in India worsened considerably across subjects and grades. The outcomes of the National Achievement Survey (NAS), are supposed to guide interventions by authorities across the country to bridge… Continue reading Explained: How NAS survey assesses what school students have learnt; what it has found
Urban agriculture can help make cities sustainable and liveable
News: Recently, the Union finance minister wished to make India cities “centres of sustainable living with opportunities for all”. The FM argued for a paradigm shift in urban planning with announcement to set up a high-level committee to steer the required changes in urban policy, planning, capacity building and urban governance Contents1 What are the… Continue reading Urban agriculture can help make cities sustainable and liveable
Extreme weather events in India may be transporting more plastic litter into oceans, warn experts
Contents1 What is the News?2 Plastic Production in India3 The link between Plastic Litter in Sea and Extreme Weather Events4 What are the suggestions given by the report? What is the News? According to a study, extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall and cyclones may be transporting a significant amount of plastic litter into… Continue reading Extreme weather events in India may be transporting more plastic litter into oceans, warn experts
