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Amid row, Data Protection Bill tabled
Amid row, Data Protection Bill tabled Context: The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha nearly six years after the Supreme Court held privacy a fundamental right under the Constitution. Provisions The Bill requires companies to better protect digital data taken from individuals (the former termed &... .Read more
Updated on 4 August, 2023 GS2 Current Affairs
Why is the Biological Diversity Bill facing opposition?
Why is the Biological Diversity Bill facing opposition? Context: On 1st August, the Rajya Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 amid a walk-out by the opposition parties, about a week after it was cleared by the Lok Sabha. Background of the issue In 1994, countries including India had agreed to a C... .Read more
Updated on 4 August, 2023 GS2 GS3 Current Affairs
The hornets’ nests in the Forest Amendment Bill
The hornets’ nests in the Forest Amendment Bill Context- Lok Sabha passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, on July 26, with no substantive changes from the original version introduced in March. The drawback of the Bill - It ignores strong public objections that highlighted a number of concerns. The operative part of the B... .Read more
Updated on 28 July, 2023 GS3 Environment Current Affairs
UPSC Prelims 2023 Answer Key, Question Paper and and Cut-Off
UPSC Prelims 2023 Question Paper, Answer Key and Analysis UPSC Prelims 2023 Exam Date 2023 for Prelims was 28th May 2023. UPSC Prelims CSAT Paper-1 was held today. The Paper was tough to moderate and the pattern of asking questions was different, leaving no scope for elimination tricks or guess-work. Like every year, lakhs of UPSC aspirants appeared i... .Read more
Updated on 28 May, 2023 Preparation Strategy Economy Current Affairs
India’s first national waterbody census
Why in News- India’s first national water-body census is a welcome initiative, but if we’re to get a more accurate picture of the state of India’s water, we need to fix some gaps and inconsistencies first. India is facing a water crisis with groundwater decline and biodiversity loss, and climate change increasing the fr... .Read more
Updated on 9 May, 2023 GS1 Geography Current Affairs
Editorial-2: Optical relief: On headline inflation
The pace of price rise faced by Indian consumers eased below the central bank’s upper tolerance threshold of 6% in March. The 5.66% retail inflation level recorded in March was last seen in December 2021. That was followed by a sustained spell of high inflation that escalated after the Russia-Ukraine conflict that began in February 20... .Read more
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