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Source: Indian Express Subject: Governance Topic: Accountability Issue: Regulatory organization- Competition Commission of India Context: CCI reaffirms its commitment to steering India’s economic journey towards a future that is competitive, inclusive, and resilient Approach of CCI: Enforcement actions -to address potential anti-competitive practices by issuing suitable punitive and remedial solutions. Advocacy measures – to foster […]

Source: The Hindu Subject: Governance Topic: Accountability Issue: Free media to ensure accountability Context: The Fourth Estate having slipped from its true place in a democracy is a serious concern and there’s much to do to set things right again. Synopsis: Various issues such as economic growth, the freeing of broadcast media from government control

Source: The Hindu Subject: Social Justice Topic:  Education Issue: ASER 2023: Beyond Basics report Why in news: Recently released Annual Status of Education Report, titled ‘ASER 2023: Beyond Basics’ Synopsis: Civil society Organisation Pratham released Annual Status of Education Report, titled ‘ASER 2023: Beyond Basics’. Based on survey among rural students aged 14 to 18

Syllabus: GS-II Subject: Governance; Tags: Government Policies & Interventions#HateSpeech#SupremeCourtWarning.#HateCRimes. Context: The Supreme Court of India emphasizes that incitement to violence and hate speech is not permissible. Synopsis: Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh police, along with local administrations, are directed to closely monitor public events organized by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and BJP MLA T. Raja Singh. The monitoring

Syllabus: GS-II; Subject: International Relations/Economic Development Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors. Context: Commerce Ministry addresses Red Sea disruptions, and urges DFS to maintain credit for exporters; concerns rise after military strikes in Yemen. Issue: Red Sea Disruptions. Synopsis: Commerce Ministry instructs DFS to maintain credit flow to exporters amid Red

Syllabus: GS-III Subject: Governance Topic: Government policies and interventions. Context: Indian govt proposes repealing the outdated Stamp Act, of 1899, introducing the modern ‘Indian Stamp Bill, 2023’; seeks public input within 30 days. Issue: Indian Stamp Act. Synopsis: A draft ‘Indian Stamp Bill, 2023’ is introduced to modernize the stamp duty regime in the country.

Syllabus: GS-III; Subject: Social Justice; Topic: Issues relating to the development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education. Tags: #ASER2023#DigitalLiteracy#STEM#VocationalTraining#Educational Enrollment. Context: Rural Indian youth struggle with basic skills; ASER 2023 finds that 25% can’t read, and 56.7% can’t solve simple division. Issue: ASER Report. Synopsis: Highlights of the Report: Conducted in 28 districts

Source: Indian Express Subject: Economy Topic: Poverty, Inequality Issue: Measure of poverty, employability, inequality, health, education Why in news: Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work using Randomized Controlled Trials to evaluate social policies Synopsis: Key points on poverty in India Methodology to measure poverty: In

Source: Indian Express Subject: Social Issues Topic: Social Sector- education Issue: ASER 2023 ‘Beyond Basics’ survey Why in news: The 2023 survey focused on 14-to-18-year-old children in rural India, specifically on their ability to apply reading and math skills to everyday situations, and their aspirations. Synopsis: Since 2005, the NGO Pratham’s Annual Status of Education

Source: Indian Express Subject: International Relation Topic: Global issues Issue: China Taiwan relation, Presidential election in Taiwan Why in news: Recent presidential election in Taiwan and shrinkage of diplomatic space for Taiwan Synopsis: More about the news: Recently Taiwan concluded its democratic elections in January. It resulted in the election of Lai Ching-te of the