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In News  The global politics of data is rapidly evolving as leading and emerging digital economies like the European Union (EU), the U.S,India, Indonesia, and South Africa strive to protect, monetise, and leverage data collected within their territories for domestic purposes.  Data localisation It means restricting the flow of data from one country to another. […]

In News In August 2022, Finnish Meteorological Institute researchers published their study concluding that the Arctic is heating four times faster than the rest of the planet.  The warming is more concentrated in the Eurasian part of the Arctic, where the Barents Sea north of Russia and Norway is warming at an alarming rate — […]

Context  As India is celebrating 75 years of Independence, the police continue to be in the public gaze, most often for antagonistic reasons.  Constitutional provisions: Police is an exclusive subject under the State List (List II, Schedule 7 of the Constitution). However, the centre is also allowed to maintain its own police forces to assist […]

In News While India celebrates its 75th year of Independence, it also celebrates 60 years of diplomatic relations with the European Union (EU).  India-EU relations  Background  India-EU relations date to the early 1960s, with India being amongst the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the European Economic Community.  A cooperation agreement signed in 1994 […]

In News  Recently ,It has been observed that  the quality of employment in India is poor.  About  India’s gravest socio-economic problem is the difficulty a vast majority of citizens have in earning good livelihoods. Their problem is not just employment. It is the poor quality of employment — insufficient and uncertain incomes, and poor working […]

In News Recently, there has been a concern that the agenda, themes and focus areas that India will set for 2023, lack vision. India will hold the G20 Presidency from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023. India’s Plan According to the Ministry of External Affairs, India will strengthen international support for priorities of vital […]

In News  Recently, the Chief Justice of India objected to the lack of media accountability in the media’s coverage of legal issues.  About  Social Media has emerged as a powerful platform for forming an opinion as well as generating mass support.  It can connect policymakers to stakeholders in real-time.  Individual Interaction also enables the marginalised […]

Context In recent weeks, several arms of our polity have expressed concern over the culture of “freebies” in electoral politics.  Views on Freebies  The prime minister, in a thinly disguised attempt to delegitimize welfare announcements by political opponents, has called for an end to the “revdi” culture.  The prime minister invoked the “revdi culture” to […]

In News : Recently United States House Speaker and senior Democratic Party politician Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan.  More In News  The United Nations does not recognise Taiwan as a separate country; in fact, only 13 countries around the world — mainly in South America, the Caribbean, Oceania, and the Vatican — do. The US has […]

Context  Recently the Union Cabinet approved India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ahead of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27)in  Egypt.  About   India’s first pledge, also known as a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), had three primary targets.  To reduce the emissions intensity of the economy by 33–35 percent below 2005 levels.  […]