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Ramani Judgement

  Why the Ramani judgement matters The verdict went beyond a mere refusal to convict Ramani for criminal defamation. The verdict vindicated Ramani by accepting Ramani’s truth as a defence to the charge of defamation. The verdict urged society to “understand that sometimes a victim may for years not speak up due to mental trauma,”… Continue reading Ramani Judgement

Big tech regulation and problems

Article highlights the issues with the growing dominance of social media giants and challenges involved in regulating them. Issues to consider 1) Conflict of interest Many of the big tech companies were not, as they claimed, mere platforms. This is because they began to curate and generate their own content, creating possible conflicts of interest.… Continue reading Big tech regulation and problems

Australia vs Facebook Row

The social media giant Facebook is locked in a battle with Australia over legislation that would require FB, Google to pay for news outlets. Row over the news on social media Australia had proposed a law called the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Bill 2020. It seeks to mandate a bargaining code… Continue reading Australia vs Facebook Row

Mission ‘Lal Lakir’

The Punjab state cabinet has approved the implementation of mission ‘Lal Lakir’. Try this MCQ: Q.The SVAMITVA Scheme sometimes seen in the news is related to: Urban Employment/ Land records management/ Child Adoption/ None of these Mission ‘Lal Lakir’ ‘Lal Lakir’ refers to land that is part of the village ‘abaadi’ (habitation) and is used… Continue reading Mission ‘Lal Lakir’

Reform lessons for education

The article deals with state of the education and its relation with employment in India. Improving higher education system Improving India’s higher education justice and worker productivity needs the broadening of our education ambition. Our focus on Gross Enrollment Ratio should also be anchored to Employed Learner Ratio -proportion of our 55 crore labour force… Continue reading Reform lessons for education

Drafting labour code keeping in mind the realities of informal sector workers

The article highlights the vulnerabilities of workers in the informal sector and also highlights the issues in the draft rules in the labour codes. Context The budget referred to the implementation of the four labour codes. There is also a provision of Rs 15,700 crore for MSMEs, more than double of this year’s budget estimate.… Continue reading Drafting labour code keeping in mind the realities of informal sector workers

#MeToo and Defamation Cases

The Delhi High Court has dismissed former Union Ministers’ criminal defamation complaint against a famous journalist over her tweets accusing him of sexual harassment. What is the #MeToo Movement? The #MeToo movement, with variations of related local or international names, is a social movement against sexual abuse and sexual harassment towards women, where people publicize… Continue reading #MeToo and Defamation Cases

What is Extinction Rebellion?

Delhi Police have named some environmental activists who are volunteers of a global environment movement seeking to call attention to the climate change emergency, in the Greta Thunberg ‘toolkit’ case. Q.Climate activism is increasingly turning into a propaganda movement. Discuss. What is Extinction Rebellion? The global movement Extinction Rebellion also referred to as ‘XR’, describes… Continue reading What is Extinction Rebellion?

vaccine hesitancy

Reluctance to take the vaccine has several implications. The misinformation around the vaccines needs to be fought through several measures.  Understanding vaccine hesitancy According to the World Health Organization, vaccine hesitancy is defined as a reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccine services. To date, two vaccines have been approved for inoculation… Continue reading vaccine hesitancy

New York Convention

Cairn Energy has filed a case in a U.S. district court to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute against India. Cairn aims to enforce the award under international arbitration rules, commonly called the New York Convention. New York Convention The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral… Continue reading New York Convention

Arjun: Main Battle Tank MK-1A

PM has recently handed over the indigenously developed Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Indian Army. Q.Discuss India’s preparedness for high-altitude warfare. Arjun Main Battle Tank The Arjun Main Battle Tank project was initiated by DRDO in 1972 with the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) as its lead laboratory. The objective was… Continue reading Arjun: Main Battle Tank MK-1A

Tax regime change

Article explains the measures adopted in the Budget 2021-22 for increasing compliance and transparency. Maintaining the status quo COVID-19 has upset fiscal maths around the world. It is in this context that the Union budget assumed significance this year. The expectations of tax breaks were rife on the presumption that this could boost economic activity. Whereas… Continue reading Tax regime change

Govt liberalized Geospatial Data Policy

In sweeping changes to the country’s mapping policy, the government has announced liberalisation of norms governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data. Q.What do you mean by Geo-Spatial Data? What are its economic and strategic significance? What is the news? The Ministry of Science and Technology has released new guidelines for the Geo-spatial sector… Continue reading Govt liberalized Geospatial Data Policy

Sandes: the government’s new Instant Messaging Platform

The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has launched an instant messaging platform called Sandes on the lines of WhatsApp.  Open initially only to government officers, it has now been released for the common public as well. Features of Sandes Platform The instant messaging app, called Sandes, has an interface similar to many other apps currently available… Continue reading Sandes: the government’s new Instant Messaging Platform

ISRO collaborates to build alternative to Google Maps

The ISRO has joined hands with MapmyIndia to combine their geospatial expertise and build holistic solutions by leveraging their geoportals. Note various geo-spatial solutions of ISRO mentioned in the newscard. What is the Project? It combines the power of MapmyIndia’s digital maps and technologies with ISRO’s catalogue of satellite imagery and earth observation data. Indian… Continue reading ISRO collaborates to build alternative to Google Maps

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