Paper | Topics | Subject |
---|---|---|
GS-II | Online Censorship | |
Making Amends. | ||
GS-III | Bharat 22 ETF | Economic Issues |
National Monsoon Mission | ||
An effective plan to end the use of plastic. |
GS-III: Online Censorship.
News
Indian legal demands for online content removal are the fourth highest in the world, according to a report.
India on the top
Why censorship in India?
On the hit list: Social media contents:
While Facebook received most of the content take down requests from India, Google got it from Russia, Microsoft from China, Twitter from Turkey and Wikimedia from the US.
Source: THE HINDU
GS-II: Making Amends.
Context
The Supreme Court has recalled its 2018 order that diluted provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The previous judgement.A two-judge bench had forbidden the arrest of public servants and private persons without prior permission in cases filed under the SC/ST Act. It insisted on a preliminary inquiry before registering an FIR in such cases.
Current judgement:
Incidents involving Dalits in the last few years:
Conclusion
It is creditable that the Supreme Court has revisited its order and recalled it. It is in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution and institutional resilience.
Source: Indian Express
GS-III: Bharat 22 ETF.
News
The Further Fund Offer 2 (FFO 2) of Bharat 22 Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), which is part of the government’s divestment programme, will be open for subscription for investors.
Bharat 22
About Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Source: THE HINDU
GS-III: National Monsoon Mission.
News
The new monsoon model, called the Coupled Forecast Model (CFS), deployed by the IMD under the National Monsoon Mission (NMM) has failed to forecast the excess rainfall received during Aug-Sept 2019.
National Monsoon Mission (NMM)
Objective
About Coupled Forecast Model (CFS)
Source: THE HINDU
GS-III: An effective plan to end the use of plastic.
Context
India is embarking on a “very large campaign” to get rid of single-use plastic.
Plastic – threats
The mission:
Other steps needed:
Conclusion
As demand begins to decline, a timeline could be declared for the elimination of some categories of plastic use. How well the objective is achieved would depend on how well we combine coaxing with coercion to wean the world off plastic.
Source: Indian Express
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