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? 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 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 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
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
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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