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Syllabus: GS-II Subject: Polity Topic: Judgements Issue: IT Act 2000 and IT Rules 2023 Context: Bombay High Court delivered a split verdict in a petition that challenged Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023. Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023: It empowers the Centre to establish a fact-checking unit (FCU) to […]

Syllabus: GS-III Subject: Economy Topic: Banking and Financial Intermediaries Issue: Payments Banks Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed curbs on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd(PPBL). PPBL has been barred from. Taking further deposits or undertaking credit transactions or top-ups in any customer accounts, prepaid instruments, wallets, FASTags. Reasons for actions: Persistent non-compliances and continued

Syllabus: GS-II Subject: International Relations Topic: International Institutions, agencies and fora New Members: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have confirmed joining BRICS. Members aim to reshape what they see as an outdated world order through BRICS. Argentina, initially invited, has declined the invitation to join BRICS. Take Away Notes

Syllabus: GS-II Subject: Polity Topic: Bills/Acts/Rules.  Context: The Union Cabinet approved the draft of the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024. It is aimed at addressing paper leaks and organized cheating in public exams like UPSC, SSC, Railways, NEET, JEE, and CUET. It is proposed by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Syllabus: GS-III Subject: Science & Technology (T) Topic: Emerging Technologies Issue: Deepfakes Synopsis: A deepfake is an artificial image or video generated by a special kind of machine learning called “deep” learning. Issues: Liars Dividend : Anyone who is caught on tape doing something wrong will be able to dismiss the evidence of wrongdoing by

Syllabus: GS-III Subject: Economy Topic: Indices and reports Issue:  World Economic Outlook Context: Latest “World Economic Outlook” report released by IMF. Synopsis: The combination of steady growth and falling inflation has raised hopes for a so-called soft landing for the global economy (soft landing is a slowdown sufficient to contain inflation without causing a recession).

Syllabus: GS-I Subject: History-Art and Culture Topic: Art and architecture Issue: World Heritage Sites Context: India has nominated the “Maratha Military Landscapes” for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 2024-25. Maratha Military Landscapes: These are a network of forts that showcase the strategic military powers of Maratha rule.(Examples – Khanderi, Raigad, Rajgad, Pratapgad

Syllabus: GS-II Subject: Society and Social Justice (S) Topic: Welfare schemes, mechanisms, laws and institutions related to Women. Issue: Female Labour Force Participation Rate Context: The Union Ministries of Labour & Employment and Women & Child Development have started a joint survey on increasing women participation in the workforce. Synopsis: As per Periodic Labour Force