23Oct 2025

IT Rules Amendment 2025: Deepfake Accountability

MeitY Notifies IT Rules Amendment 2025: Strengthening Accountability and Tackling Deepfakes Introduction The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has officially notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025. These amendments update the original IT Rules, 2021, to strengthen intermediary accountability, ensure transparent content moderation, and tackle emerging …

10Sep 2025

Kerala Urban Policy: Digital Sovereignty Unleashed

Kerala Urban Policy Commission Sparks Systemic Transformation with Open Source and Digital Sovereignty Syllabus: GS Paper – 1 Poverty and Developmental Issues GS Paper – 2 Government Policies & Interventions Welfare Schemes GS Paper – 3 Infrastructure Urbanization Why in the News ? Kerala’s Urban Policy Commission (KUPC) report presents a transformative approach to urbanisation, …

20May 2025

Supreme Court Strikes Down Retrospective Environmental Clearances

Supreme Court Strikes Down Retrospective Environmental Clearances Why in the News? The Supreme Court recently invalidated the Centre’s 2017 notification and 2021 SOP allowing post-facto environmental clearances for projects that began without prior approval, citing violation of constitutional rights and environmental laws. Background on Centre’s Notification and SOP In 2017, MoEFCC allowed a one-time, six-month …

20May 2025

Core Inflation Trends Shape RBI’s Rate Cut Decisions

Core Inflation Trends Shape RBI’s Rate Cut Decisions Why in the News? Core inflation, excluding volatile food and fuel prices, is rising while food inflation falls. This reversal influences the Reserve Bank of India’s approach to monetary policy and potential interest rate cuts. Inflation Trends and RBI’s Focus: Inflation was mainly driven by food prices …

20May 2025

Israel Vows Control of Gaza Amid Starvation Crisis

Israel Vows Control of Gaza Amid Starvation Crisis Why in the News? Israel announced plans to take full control of Gaza amid intensified military operations, while the WHO warns that two million people in the blockaded Strip face starvation. Limited aid is allowed amidst escalating violence and humanitarian concerns. Escalation of Conflict and Military Operations …

20May 2025

Government Launches Revamped OCI Portal for Citizens

Government Launches Revamped OCI Portal for Citizens Why in the News? Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a revamped OCI Portal to improve digital access and user experience for over 5 million Overseas Citizens of India (OCI). The portal offers enhanced features, security, and a modernised registration process. Launch and Key Features of the New …

13May 2025

Union Minister Raksha Khadse Urges Youth for ‘My Bharat’ Portal

Union Minister Raksha Khadse Urges Youth for ‘My Bharat’ Portal Why in the News ? Union Minister Raksha Khadse emphasizes the importance of youth involvement in the “My Bharat” portal to contribute to the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, as part of government initiatives to engage youth in nation-building. Union Minister’s Appeal to Youth: …

27May 2024

EUROPE’S AI CONVENTION

SYLLABUS: GS 3: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, Nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Focus: The Council of Europe has introduced the first international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring human rights, the rule of law, and democratic standards in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Source: …

13Apr 2024

TRAI MOOTS ALLOWING ONLY INDIAN ENTITIES IN ‘REGULATORY SANDBOXES’

Why in the news? TRAI suggests only Indian entities in telecom regulatory sandboxes, aiming to foster innovation and protect consumer interests. source:wordpress About the TRAI’s Proposal for Regulatory Sandboxes: TRAI suggests that only Indian nationals or entities should participate in telecom regulatory sandboxes. The Telecommunications Act, 2023, introduces the concept of regulatory sandboxes for testing …

08Apr 2024

OVER 73,000 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ON SUVIDHA: EC

Why in the news? Suvidha portal receives 73,000+ applications for campaign-related activities during Lok Sabha elections, with Tamil Nadu leading in requests. source:pib About the Applications Received on Suvidha Portal: The Election Commission (EC) announced that its Suvidha portal has received over 73,000 applications since the declaration of the Lok Sabha election. These applications, submitted …

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