What is the News? According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Asani is not going to hit West Bengal and is only likely to trigger a spell of rain that will majorly impact Bangladesh and Myanmar. What is Cyclone Asani? Cyclone Asani is a severe cyclonic storm that formed over the Bay of Bengal. Named… Continue reading Explained: Cyclone Asani is on the way, but it won’t be another Fani or Amphan. Here’s why
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Explained: Why VPN providers believe new rules will undermine users’ privacy
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is an IP address?3 What is Virtual Private Network(VPN)?4 Why is VPN important for users? What is the News? Virtual private network(VPN) service providers are up in arms against a new directive of The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or Cert-In that mandates they must maintain all customer data… Continue reading Explained: Why VPN providers believe new rules will undermine users’ privacy
Wet Bulb Temperature: Explained: India Heatwaves and the role humidity plays in making them deadly
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Wet Bulb Temperature?3 IPCC on Wet Bulb Temperature4 Wet Bulb Temperature in India What is the News? Parts of India are under a record-breaking heatwave exposing more than a billion people to dangerously hot conditions with little relief in sight. While temperatures in the region cooled slightly this… Continue reading Wet Bulb Temperature: Explained: India Heatwaves and the role humidity plays in making them deadly
Botnet: Hackers are weaponsing India’s connected machines
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Botnet?3 India as a host of Botnet 4 Why are Botnet attacks increasing? What is the News? Unpatched computers, the prevalence of legacy software and misconfigured smart and connected devices in India are being used as botnets by hackers to run distributed denial of service(DDoS) attacks. What is Botnet?… Continue reading Botnet: Hackers are weaponsing India’s connected machines
How to tackle food inflation – and how not to
News: Recently, The RBI raised the repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) and the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 bps aimed to control inflation. Why has the repo rate and CRR rate been increased in India? Domestic Food Inflation India is seeing high food inflation in wheat, edible oils, maize etc. Global Food… Continue reading How to tackle food inflation – and how not to
This is how poverty in rural India came down
News: A recent World Bank Report has shown that extreme poverty in India has come down from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2%. Further, the reduction was in rural areas from 26.3% to 11.6% which was higher than urban areas. How poverty in rural areas was reduced at a faster pace.? First, the identification of deprived… Continue reading This is how poverty in rural India came down
Delimitation Commission fails people of J&K, hurts democracy
News: Recently, the fifth delimitation commission chaired by Justice Ranjana Desai, furnished its award for Jammu and Kashmir. The Commission’s award has been severely criticized across the field. Nature of Award of the Delimitation Commission The recommendation of delimitation commissions cannot be modified or changed by Parliament or the concerned legislative assembly. – The Poonch and… Continue reading Delimitation Commission fails people of J&K, hurts democracy
Explained: What we know about the new startup policy announced by the Delhi government
What is the News? Delhi Cabinet has passed an ambitious Delhi Startup Policy which it hopes would turn the capital into an international startup hub. What is Delhi Startup Policy? Aim: To enable Delhi to emerge as a Global Innovation Hub and the most preferred destination for Startups by 2030 by creating an enabling ecosystem… Continue reading Explained: What we know about the new startup policy announced by the Delhi government
Explained: Were Punjab Police right in arresting Tajinder Singh Bagga?
What is the News? The arrest of a Political leader by Punjab Police precipitated a crisis after the Delhi Police registered a case of kidnapping against the Punjab Police team. Moreover, Punjab Police persons, while transporting him to Punjab, were detained by Haryana Police en route and questioned on the basis of a warrant that… Continue reading Explained: Were Punjab Police right in arresting Tajinder Singh Bagga?
Explained: Why Punjab’s DSR push matters, how much groundwater will it save
Contents1 Why in the News?2 What is Direct Seeding of Rice(DSR)?3 How is DSR different from Normal Transplantation?4 What are the advantages of DSR?5 What are the disadvantages of DSR? Why in the News? Punjab government announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR). What is Direct Seeding… Continue reading Explained: Why Punjab’s DSR push matters, how much groundwater will it save
