What is the News? According to data provided by the Ministry of Education, Over 40% of teaching posts in all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are vacant. What are the key highlights from the data on vacancies in IIT? Faculty from Reserved Categories Only 12% of the teaching staff are from Scheduled Castes (SC),… Continue reading Over 40% of teaching posts in IITs are vacant: govt.
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‘NEET is discriminatory,against social justice’
News: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in his speech argued about the negatives of NEET and its impact on the future of students. Contents1 Constitutionality of NEET2 Why the Tamil Nadu state is opposing the NEET exam?3 What is the purpose of introducing the NEET exemption bill?4 What is the observation of the Supreme Court? Constitutionality… Continue reading ‘NEET is discriminatory,against social justice’
Rights of the weak, duties of the powerful
News: Rights and duties of the citizens are correlative to each other, which means that rights have real meaning if individuals perform duties. What is the relationship between rights and duties? Rights and duties are complementary. If a person has a right to something, it necessarily implies that someone else has a corresponding duty. For example,… Continue reading Rights of the weak, duties of the powerful
Step up agri-spending, boost farm incomes
News: The present budget (2022-23) has increased allocation towards the agricultural sector by 4.4%. What is the issue with the current budgetary allocation for agriculture? First, the current rate of increase in budget is lower than the current inflation rate of 5.5%-6%. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, the government expenditure on… Continue reading Step up agri-spending, boost farm incomes
Tax incentives for Philanthropy
News: Civil society plays a key role in development of the society. Hence, it is important to study various aspects that affect its functioning. Despite this, impact of tax incentives on charitable donations has not been systematically studied in the Indian context. Contents1 Is there any global in-depth research on the role of tax incentives… Continue reading Tax incentives for Philanthropy
Reducing edible oil imports
News: Government has extended the stockholding curbs on oilseeds and edible oils. This may prove to be harmful for India’s vision of boosting the output of oilseeds to reduce dependence on imports for edible oils. Why is this step harmful for the economy’s health? Wrong signal to market: Economic Survey has also cautioned against such knee-jerk… Continue reading Reducing edible oil imports
Meet India’s newest mammal: White Cheeked Macaque
What is the News? Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have found a new mammal species named “White Cheeked Macaque” from central Arunachal Pradesh. What is White Cheeked Macaque? Scientific Name: Macaca leucogenys It was first discovered in 2015 by a group of Chinese scientists from southeastern Tibet. This macaque is distinct from… Continue reading Meet India’s newest mammal: White Cheeked Macaque
Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls on
News: In December 2021, Australia, Japan, and Singapore, have stated that they might schieve convergence on more issues linked to the Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on e-commerce by the end of 2022. These 4 countries are co-convenors of the Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on e-commerce. How present rules existing on digital trade progressed? In the… Continue reading Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls on
A self-reliant Pharma Industry
News: As pharmaceuticals industry is a key sector for the Atmanirbhar Bharat programme, Government introduced Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in this sector. A prime objective was to reduce import dependence on Active Pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), Drug Intermediaries (DIs), and Key Starting Materials (KSM. However, response to the scheme has not met expectations. What is PLI… Continue reading A self-reliant Pharma Industry
Understanding Artificial Neural Networks
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is an Artificial Neural Network(ANN)?3 What are the applications of Artificial Neural Network(ANN)?4 What are the limitations of Artificial Neural Network(ANN)? What is the News? Recently, the global Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Market report was published. As per the current report, ANN Market is to set phenomenal growth from… Continue reading Understanding Artificial Neural Networks
