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10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | January 24th 2022
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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
Why the Personal Data Protection Bill is bad news for business
News: Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to regulate the use of data and to foster a privacy protection framework in the country. However, it fails to strike the balance between privacy rights and ease of doing business. Read here: Union Cabinet approves introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill in Parliament What are the areas of concern… Continue reading Why the Personal Data Protection Bill is bad news for business
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 24th, 2022
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 and… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – January 24th, 2022
Stemming water insecurity
News: Although water is a renewable source of energy, its scarcity is visible in many places owing to the mismanagement of water resources. What is the present status of water availability in India? NITI Aayog, states that nearly 600 million people are facing “high to extreme water stress“. The yearly per capita availability of water has dipped… Continue reading Stemming water insecurity
A combative federalism
News: There has been friction between center and state over the lack of compensation cess. What is GST? It is a “consumption-based destination tax”, which means that the revenue will go to the state in which the goods/services are consumed. What are the steps that can be initiated by the state to cover the financial loss?… Continue reading A combative federalism
A chance to support growth, fiscal consolidation
News: Recently, the National Statistical Office (NSO) released the first advance national accounts estimates for 2021-22. What are the growth prospects for India? IMF and OECD forecasts have indicated growth rates at 8.5% and 8.1%, respectively, for 2022-23. However, these are optimistic as the base effects characterizing 2021-22 are limited. However, India may expect real… Continue reading A chance to support growth, fiscal consolidation
Climate change for practical people
News: Due to lack of availability of data there is a reasonable chance that impact of climate change is not measured accurately and to confront the climate problem we need to think more strategically. What is current scenario of climate change? Climate scientists warn that an increase in the global average temperature of more than… Continue reading Climate change for practical people
Poverty, Wellbeing, Hunger: Where Do We Stand?
News: Recently, there have been comments that hunger in India has increased, based on the GHI 2021 report that showed a decline in India’s ranking to 101 from 95 in 2020. This article examines the question – how best to measure poverty? It also stresses that poverty based on consumption is still important and there… Continue reading Poverty, Wellbeing, Hunger: Where Do We Stand?
Can inequality be solved or is it a natural human state?
News: Recently, Oxfam revealed that India’s richest 10% had 45% of Indian wealth, while the bottom half had only 6%. This article says, even if inequality is a natural consequence, it is evil. There is no need to declare it as sacred. Also, money can never be the correct measure of inequality. Is inequality a… Continue reading Can inequality be solved or is it a natural human state?
