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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. Source:<\/strong> Indian Express<\/a><\/p>\n Synopsis:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>India and Pakistan have agreed to ceasefire along the\u00a0<\/span>Line of Control<\/span>. But further strengthening of relations will depend upon the security improvement in the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Background<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Why this agreement is important<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/p>\n Now there is a hope that<\/span>\u00a0this move\u00a0<\/span>will be the<\/span>\u00a0first step towards a gradual normal<\/span>isation of diplomatic relations. Relations deteriorated since the<\/span>\u00a0abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n What are the po<\/span><\/b>sitive signals for good bilateral relations of India and Pakistan<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n What are the challenges?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Source:<\/strong> The Hindu\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Synopsis:<\/span><\/b> Ministry of education\u2019s circular for regulating online conferences is not well thought out. It will discourage innovation.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What was the circular?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Importance of virtual conferences<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thus, online conferences are very beneficial for research and technology in India. The government should adopt a more liberal approach towards it.<\/span><\/p>\n Source: The Indian Express<\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus<\/strong>: GS-3: role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges<\/p>\n Synopsis:<\/strong> The new Social media code is much-needed to ensure the online platforms are subject to law of the land<\/p>\n Introduction: Recently, the government introduced the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The rules have the potential to transform the online media platforms<\/a> to fit into the Indian ecosystem.<\/p>\n Few salient provisions in the New Social Media Code<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n Why do India need New Social Media Code?<\/strong><\/p>\n What are the global lessons for digital media platforms in self-regulation?<\/strong><\/p>\n Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n The New social media code has the necessary provisions to ensure free speech.\u00a0 At the same time, it will regulate and stop social media companies from violating the law of the land.<\/p>\n Source: The Hindu<\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus<\/strong>: GS-3: Science and Technology- developments<\/p>\n
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\nCeasefire between India and Pakistan: Prospects of strengthening bilateral relations<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nEducation Ministry circular on online conferences<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nNew Social Media Code – A much needed one for India<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nDraft Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020<\/a><\/h3>\n