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About 9 PM Brief<\/strong>- With the 9 PM Daily Current affairs for UPSC brief we intend<\/span> to simplify the newspaper reading experience. In 9PM briefs, we provide our reader with a summary of all the important articles and editorials from three important newspapers namely The Hindu, Indian Express, and Livemint. This will provide you with analysis, broad coverage, and factual information from a Mains examination point of view.<\/p>\r\n About Factly<\/strong>- The Factly initiative covers all the daily news articles regarding Preliminary examination. This will be provided at the end of the 9 PM Brief.<\/p>\r\n Dear Aspirants,<\/p>\r\n We know for a fact that learning without evaluation is a wasted effort. Therefore, we request you to please go through both our initiatives i.e 9PM Briefs and Factly, then evaluate yourself through the 10PM Current Affairs Quiz.<\/p>\r\n We plan to integrate all our free daily initiatives to comprehensively support your success journey. Read Previous 9 PM Brief<\/a><\/p>\n Article wise list of 9 PM Brief<\/a><\/p>\n Table of List\u00a0 9 PM Current Affairs Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n Source- <\/strong>The Hindu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus <\/strong>– GS 2 – \u00a0Indian Constitution\u2014historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.<\/p>\n Synopsis: <\/strong>The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was enacted specially to protect children from sexual assault.<\/p>\n Background<\/strong><\/p>\n Why the legislature enacted the POCSO Act?<\/strong><\/p>\n Thus, the need for an explicit Act was felt for the offences against children.<\/p>\n Why the POCSO act is more comprehensive than the IPC?<\/strong><\/p>\n The findings of the Courts in the cases of sexual assault-<\/strong><\/p>\n Way Forward<\/strong><\/p>\n Source: <\/b>The Indian Express<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus: <\/b>GS 3- Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis: <\/b>MHA has recommended criminalizing the spread of misleading news about vaccines. This step would have many repercussions.<\/p>\n Introduction<\/b><\/p>\n The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a recommendation letter to all state governments. In that, the MHA mentioned that state governments can pursue criminal action against individuals and organisations for spreading misleading rumours about the vaccine\u2019s efficacy.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n This recommendation has been issued as per the provision of <\/span>the Disaster Management Act (DMA), 2005 <\/b>and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n It has again raised the issue of curtailing free speech under the cover of fake news.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Restrictions on Free Speech in India<\/strong><\/p>\n What can be the potential outcomes of the suggestion given by MHA?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The orders by MHA will give the police unrestricted freedom to detain and prosecute individuals for raising questions about government actions. For instance, some state governments used state regulations under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and DMA to criminalise fake news and unnecessary information during the lockdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There were many examples in the past about its potential outcomes. They are<\/span><\/p>\n What should the government have done instead?<\/b><\/p>\n Public trust in the government during a crisis depends upon transparency and not on criminal prosecution. So the government should avoid use of laws to suppress the critics.<\/span><\/p>\n Conclusion\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The government violates the principle of informed consent. There is also a failure to communicate necessary information to the public which is important for healthcare. The government needs to work on it.<\/span><\/p>\n Source: <\/strong>Click here<\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus: <\/strong>GS -3<\/p>\n Synopsis: FSSAI <\/strong>has released new directions for Trans fat elimination. What would be its possible benefits?<\/p>\n Introduction <\/strong><\/p>\n India is going to join a select group of countries by limiting industrial trans fat to 2% by mass of the total oils\/fats present in the product in 2022. India would be achieving the WHO target a year in advance.<\/p>\n Read – After oils, FSSAI caps Trans Fatty Acids(TFAs) in foods|ForumIAS Blog<\/a><\/p>\n What is the reason behind reducing trans fat content in oils?<\/strong><\/p>\n The government\u2019s notification applies to edible oils and fats, that are used as ingredients. It also applies to emulsions such as margarine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The way forward<\/strong><\/p>\n Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | Feb 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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