
GS2: Polity
- Act of Defiance. Privacy a right but national security also our job, says centre “WhatsApp’s challenge, at the very last moment, and despite having sufficient time and opportunity available during consultation process and after the rules were enacted, to the Intermediary Guidelines is an unfortunate attempt to prevent the same from coming into effect,” the MeitY said.
- Tracing messages will violates privacy, chill free speech: WhatsApp WhatsApp said the provision requiring intermediaries to enable identification of the first originator of information on their platforms could also put journalists and activists at risk of retaliation in India and infringe upon rights to free speech and expression.
GS1/ GS2: Scheme
- Losing the way with a map A cultural mapping project proposed in 2015 is now all but dead
GS2: International Relations
- Dhaka clears currency swap for Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa's year-old request to Narendra Modi for a $ 1.1 billion currency swap is pending
GS3: Economy
- The end of the road for India’s GST? The fundamental problem is the erosion of ‘trust’ and ‘trustworthiness’ between the States and the Centre
- NPS and APY subscribers’ contribution builds up Rs 6 trillion of pension assets The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) here today announced crossing the milestone of Rs 6 lakh crore (Rs 6 trillion) of Assets Under Management (AUM) under the National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY), after 13 years. The AUM growth of last Rs 1 trillion has been achieved in just 7 months.
GS3: Cybersecurity
- Social Media and Safe Harbour This means that as long as a platform acts just as the messenger carrying a message from point A to point B, without interfering in any manner, it will be safe from any legal prosecution brought upon due to the message being transmitted.
GS3: Science and Technology
- Super blood moon Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 2021 Date, Timings Highlights: Since it was a supermoon, which is essentially a Full Moon at its closest point to Earth, the moon appeared to be larger and because of the total lunar eclipse it had a reddish glow.