Editorial Analysis

In News The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDP Bill, 2022)  has now been made open for public comment. About  DPDP Bill, 2022 It applies to all processing of personal data that is carried out digitally. This would include both personal data collected online and personal data collected offline but is digitised for processing.  […]

In News,  The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will mark the launch of the UNiTE campaign (Nov 25- Dec 10). The UNiTE campaign utilizes the color orange to represent a brighter future, free from violence against women and girls, as a unifying theme running through all of its global activities About […]

In News  Recently, the importance of Industrial policy of  India was highlighted.  About Industrial Sector  Industry is an engine of economic growth because it offers economies of scale, embodies technological progress and generates forward and backward linkages that create positive spillover effects in the economy. Growth in the industrial sector is one of the vital […]

In Context  c About Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKY) It was part of the Centre’s initial COVID-19 relief package , back in March 2020 when the first lockdown was announced. Under this welfare scheme, 5 kg of food grain per person per month is provided free of cost for all the beneficiaries covered […]

In News  The Third Ministerial ‘No Money for Terror’ Conference scheduled to be held next week will further India’s efforts to build understanding and cooperation among nations on this issue. What is Terrorist financing? It involves the solicitation, collection or provision of funds with the intention that they may be used to support terrorist acts […]

In News Recently ,it has been observed that rather than strengthening cooperative federalism, the central government of the day is resorting to policies that make the Indian federation coercive. About Cooperative federalism Federalism is the method of dividing powers so that the general and regional governments are each within a sphere coordinate and independent”.  This […]

In News Recently, Some activists approached the Supreme Court to ban Genetically-Modified (GM) food crops — Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11) for various reasons. About Genetically Modified Crops A Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is any living organism whose genetic material has been modified to include certain desirable techniques.  Genetic modification has previously been used for the […]

In News Recently ,The Union Minister of Jal Shakti released the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report for the entire country for the year 2022.  About the assessment  The assessment was carried out jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and States/UTs, which can be used for taking suitable interventions by various stake-holders.  As per […]

In News  Recently ,At COP27 ,India insisted on a higher global climate finance target by 2024. About Climate finance  Climate finance refers to local, national or transnational financing—drawn from public, private and alternative sources of financing—that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions that will address climate change.  The Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the […]

In News  Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said the latest amendment of IT rules will put more definite due diligence obligations on social media companies to make efforts that no unlawful content or misinformation is posted on their platforms. About Social media  Social media are websites and programmes that help people […]