What is a narco test, which will now be given to Aaftab Poonawalla?

Source: The post is based on the article “What is a narco test, which will now be given to Aaftab Poonawalla?” published in Indian Express on 16th November 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Narco Test?3 Is a Narco Test the same as a polygraph test?4 Are there no restrictions on putting… Continue reading What is a narco test, which will now be given to Aaftab Poonawalla?

What India’s draft digital privacy law says — and how it compares with data protection laws elsewhere

Source: The post is based on the article “What India’s draft digital privacy law says — and how it compares with data protection laws elsewhere” published in Indian Express on 20th November 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has recently released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022.… Continue reading What India’s draft digital privacy law says — and how it compares with data protection laws elsewhere

No Money for Terror(NMFT) Conference: Impose cost on nations which back terror: PM targets Pakistan, China at NMFT meet

Source: The post is based on the article “Impose cost on nations which back terror: PM targets Pakistan, China at NMFT meet” published in Indian Express on 20th November 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the No Money for Terror(NMFT) Ministerial Conference? 3 What is the aim of the third ‘’No Money for Terror'(NMFT)… Continue reading No Money for Terror(NMFT) Conference: Impose cost on nations which back terror: PM targets Pakistan, China at NMFT meet

India must resume its vanguard role in ridding the world of nuclear weapons

Source– The post is based on the article “India must resume its vanguard role in ridding the world of nuclear weapons” published in The Indian Express on 19th November 2022. Syllabus: GS2- International relations Relevance: Nuclear threat to world security News- The article explains the ICJ ruling on nuclear weapons and international law on this… Continue reading India must resume its vanguard role in ridding the world of nuclear weapons

Why and how the focus of our industrial policy needs to shift

Source– The post is based on the article “Why and how the focus of our industrial policy needs to shift” published in The Indian Express on 19th November 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth Relevance: Reforms in industrial sector News- The article explains the important aspects that should… Continue reading Why and how the focus of our industrial policy needs to shift

Why regulators must take a coordinated approach to protect financial consumers

Source– The post is based on the article “Why regulators must take a coordinated approach to protect financial consumers” published in The Indian Express on 19th November 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Mobilisation of resources Relevance: Financial services News- The article explains the G20/OECD draft of the proposed revisions to their 2011 High-level Principles on Financial Consumer… Continue reading Why regulators must take a coordinated approach to protect financial consumers

Draft digital data protection Bill tabled for comments

Source: The post is based on the following articles: a) “Draft digital data protection Bill tabled for comments” published in The Hindu on 19th November 2022 b) “Draft digital personal data protection bill: Govt exemptions ‘vague’, little regulator independence, say experts” published in Indian Express on 19th November 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About… Continue reading Draft digital data protection Bill tabled for comments

New UGC rules will ensure more of our brightest students can get into PhD programmes at an early age

Source– The post is based on the article “New UGC rules will ensure more of our brightest students can get into PhD programmes at an early age” published in The Indian Express on 18th November 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Issue related to development and management of education Relevance: Higher education News-  The article explains the new… Continue reading New UGC rules will ensure more of our brightest students can get into PhD programmes at an early age

Three decades after military opened doors to women, they remain at courts’ mercy

Source– The post is based on the article “Three decades after military opened doors to women, they remain at courts’ mercy” published in The Indian Express on 18th November 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Security Relevance: Women empowerment News- The article explains the issue of women induction into armed forces. What is the position of higher courts… Continue reading Three decades after military opened doors to women, they remain at courts’ mercy

Why our obsession with ranking universities does more harm than good

Source– The post is based on the article “Why our obsession with ranking universities does more harm than good” published in The Indian Express on 18th November 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Issue related to development and management of education Relevance: Higher education News- The article explains the issue related to our continued obsession with ranking universities.… Continue reading Why our obsession with ranking universities does more harm than good

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