Good Morning Friends,
Following are today’s Mains Marathon Questions.
About Mains Marathon – This is an initiative of ForumIAS to help/aid aspirants in their writing skills, which is crucial to conquering mains examination.
Every morning, we post 2-3 questions based on current affairs. The questions framed are meaningful and relevant to the exam.
Write your answers in the comment box, given below.
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Questions
1.) Do you think the EU’s Digital Services Act can make social media more responsible? Give reasons in support of your arguments.
2.) Revitalizing public R&D could transform innovation, and give meaning to our doctrine of strategic autonomy. Elucidate.
Good Attempt. Here are some suggestions for improvement.
1. To the extent possible, always cite data/facts e.g., your opening line is India spends good amount of GDP on R&D. This is a very subjective statement. Instead, you can mention India’s public spend on R&D as % of GDP (which is ~0.65%). Compare it with other countries (like US > 3%), then make an assessment. Most experts feel India’s spend on R&D is very low (and not good).
2. Address how R&D spend and outcomes, can help in Strategic Autonomy. e.g., cite example of India’s dependence on Russia for defence exports vis-a-vis India’s stance on the war. You can also cite India’s self-sufficiency on food after Green Revolution (supported by R&D in Agri. Universities). Vaccine development is also a good example.
3. Show how Goverment-Private partneship (e.g., ICMR/Bharat Biotech for Covaxin) can be nurtured to deliver excellent results. This model can be scaled up in other sectors like defence, green energy solutions etc.
Citing data/facts/examples will make your answer stand out from generic answers.
Keep writing 🙂