Source: Indian Express Relevance: Using open source technology to improve public services in India. Synopsis: India announced a policy to encourage open source in 2015. However, the true potential of this policy is yet to be realized, largely due to constraints in public procurement processes. A look at the misconceptions about FOSS and a… Continue reading Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has great potential in government applications
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Making sure that girls don’t drop out of school
Source: Indian Express Synopsis: Addressing gender bias in education requires providing social, financial and emotional support to the girl child. Introduction In the recently held Olympics, Indian women showed their excellent performance. They can also excel in other fields like education. Women can contribute not just to the economy of the nation, but can also be… Continue reading Making sure that girls don’t drop out of school
India’s tuition Pandemic (On India’s mushrooming ed-tech sector)
Source: Times of India Relevance: Issues due to the rise of Edtech sector Synopsis: With billions of dollars in capital and tech backing, Indian educational corporates are creating a situation of tuition pandemic. China’s crackdown on edtech Recently, the Chinese government announced a crackdown on its booming educational tuition sector. Under its new policy, private… Continue reading India’s tuition Pandemic (On India’s mushrooming ed-tech sector)
Beyond courts: Vendetta politics muddies the logic for speedier resolution of cases against MPs, MLAs
Source: TOI Relevance: checking criminalization of justice Synopsis: Given the rise in the number of politicians with criminal cases, there is a need for reform in political and judicial systems. Introduction The Supreme Court’s push to fast-track criminal cases against politicians isn’t making great progress. In fact, a rise of 18% has been seen in criminal… Continue reading Beyond courts: Vendetta politics muddies the logic for speedier resolution of cases against MPs, MLAs
Explained: The Malabar Exercise of Quad nations, and why it matters to India
Source: Indian Express Relevance: To understand Malabar exercise Synopsis: Malabar exercise, which now involves all navies of QUAD countries, is the centrepiece of the emerging security architecture in the Indo-Pacific region. Context: Navies of the four-member nations of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue(Quad) — India, USA, Japan, and Australia — are participating in the 25th edition of… Continue reading Explained: The Malabar Exercise of Quad nations, and why it matters to India
Higher education in regional languages won’t be easy
Source: Live Mint Relevance: Use of mother tongue in teaching and associated issues Synopsis: Need for promoting the use of mother tongue in teaching at higher educational institutions and challenges associated with it. Must Read: A language ladder for an education roadblock Need The following reasons indicate that teaching in vernacular is indeed helpful and… Continue reading Higher education in regional languages won’t be easy
What happens to India’s ‘plurilateralism’ after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Source: The Indian Express Relevance: This article explains India’s International Relations strategy Context In his recent book titled The Indian Way, the Indian Foreign Minister wrote: “It is time for us to engage America, manage China, cultivate Europe, reassure Russia, bring Japan into play, draw neighbors in, extend the neighbourhood and expand traditional constituencies of… Continue reading What happens to India’s ‘plurilateralism’ after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Covering the gaps in the game of data
Source: The Hindu Relevance: To understand the role of data in evidence-based policymaking. Synopsis: The “statistical vaccum” in India can be bridged with decentralization and if states build their own quality databases Introduction The e-Governance and penetration of the internet have made data the new talking point in Governance. The role of data and politics has… Continue reading Covering the gaps in the game of data
The class divide that threatens to thwart our educational goals
Source: LiveMint Relevance: Understand the learning loss due to Pandemic Synopsis: The article highlights the “learning loss” that occurred due to school closure during the pandemic. India has to work hard to ensure that learning loss does not translate to a loss in future. Introduction The lockdowns because of the Pandemic impacted the learning, especially for… Continue reading The class divide that threatens to thwart our educational goals
Helping and hindering justice
Source: The Hindu Syllabus: GS 2 Judiciary, Digital divide & health Relevance: To understand eCourts initiative Synopsis: Pandemic exposed the eCourts system to the outer world. Digitization enabled Judiciary to respond the online world. However, many challenges also surfaced which need careful consideration. Judiciary pointed that despite CoWIN initiative,there were many digital impediments to the delivery… Continue reading Helping and hindering justice
