As per the recent UPSC calendar, the UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 shall be conducted on 31.05.2020. Starting today (i.e. July 1st, 2019) this leaves us with 335 days to complete our preparation for […]
AI IN INDIA.
Summary – The Hindu – AI superpower or client nation. Author: Parminder Jeet Singh Google’s CEO compares AI (artificial intelligence) with fire and electricity in terms of their role in human civilisation. AI systems are […]
Prison Reforms
The Supreme Court of India recently acknowledged that the more than a century-old system of prisons in India needs reforms. In pursuance, the Supreme Court formed a committee on prison reforms headed by former Supreme Court […]
Cyber-Security
Why in news? – “On October 30, multiple Indian media publications revealed that a spyware called Pegasus (made by an Israeli firm, NSO) was used to compromise phones of multiple activists, journalists and lawyers. The […]
India-Saudi Arabia Relations
PM Narendra Modi visited Saudi Arabia in October, 2019. Politically, New Delhi and Riyadh acknowledged each other’s core interests and accommodated them. PM Modi also delivered the keynote address of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) […]
Attracting Foreign Investments
There is a need to clearly define the focus areas which could Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, agriculture and food logistics, Liquefied Natural Gas production and distribution, warehousing, and e-auto rickshaws. There is a need […]
Ayodhya Dispute – Challenges
Multiplicity of parties and plaints. Questions whether the parties are representative of their respective religious communities. Repeated failure of the mediation efforts. The apprehension of communal disharmony and violence. The volume of text supporting the […]
Performance of PM-JAY
Important excerpts from The Hindu: PM-JAY – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana PM-JAY is the flagship scheme of the government with an aim to bring quality healthcare to around 50 crore poor and vulnerable Indians. […]
Problems/challenges during Lock-down
The fundamental rights of the people are jeopardised. There is an adverse impact on the justice delivery system. Lack of essential items like food, fuel etc. Preventing the people from hoarding essential items is a […]
Right to Information
Important excerpts from The Hindu: Government officials face hardly any punishment for violating the law by denying applicants the legitimate information sought by them. The State and Central Information Commissions, which are the courts of […]
DarkNet
Important excerpts from The Hindu: Darknet, known as the underworld of the Internet. Cyberdome, the Kerala State police department’s premier facility dedicated to prevent cybercrime and mitigate security threats to the State’s critical information infrastructure. […]