Lecture 1- Quote 2- Editorials 3- Vocabulary 4- Subjective Q 5- Current Affair Q 6- News Analysis 7- Capital & Currency 8- Prelims Focus Facts 9- Revision(Base Knowledge) 10- Maps Practice-(Q-Swaziland)
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The non-politics of outrage- उल ल घन Facebook (FB) and a British political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica (CA), regarding the use of personal data for political messaging during the U.S. presidential elections Micro targeted political messaging CA s parent company also offers data intelligence services to militaries Global digital companies such as Microsoft and Google are known to cooperate closely with the American establishment Developing countries like India must realise that they do not have kind of leverage that the U.S. or even the European Union (EU) have over global data All data collected in India and transported abroad (data laws being nearly non existent), on the other hand, remain largely out of our control or influence This data gets converted into digitally intelligent services in all sectors from transport, commerce and tourism, to education and health, to agriculture and manufacturing Influence and control our elections, or economics, or culture, or internal and external security
Continue Srikrishna Committee on data protection seems centred entirely on personal data rights, which is insufficient The problem is, even from a security point of view Data of consumer behaviour (which provides much detailed psychometric information with cross sectoral application) Platform companies such as FB, Amazon and Uber are key sites of data collection and expropriation, and its conversion into digital intelligence (to influence elections, or whatever else they wish to do) A data based digital society and economy are a completely new reality. The question is, are we as a nation ready to develop the needed political response to it?
A perfect storm in the cotton field Why India is the only Bt cotton growing country facing the problem of pink bollworm infestation Bollgard 2, or BG 2, Monsanto s second generation insecticidal technology for cotton, was supposed to protect crops against pink bollworm, pest has grown resistant to the toxins produced by this trait. As a result, farmers now spend more on pesticides to control infestations. This, along with the high cost of Bt seeds, is driving farmers to indigence. None of the other 14 Bt cotton growing countries have seen this resistance. China still successfully controls pink bollworm with first generation Bt cotton. U.S. and Australia are moving on to third generation BG 3 without having faced this problem. Why did India suffer this unique misfortune?
A unique problem Cotton researchers broadly agree on the reason: the pink bollworm grew resistant because India restricted itself to cultivating long duration hybrids since the introduction of Bt cotton in 2002. Hybrids are crosses between two crops that often see higher yields than their parents All other Bt cotton growing countries grow cotton varieties rather than hybrids India is the only country whose intellectual property laws have never prevented its farmers from either saving or selling seeds Over 70 countries that are members of the International Union for the Protection of NewVarieties of Plants Without such protections, several seed companies in India prefer hybrids Only solution to the problem is to move swiftly to short duration varieties Step forward or two steps back?
South Asia, a fertile ground Islamic State has weakened, but it continues to expand Continues to inspire Muslim youth from different parts of the world, including India.
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Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Page-1- U.S. expels 60 Russians, shuts consulate in Seattle Officials and their families have been given seven days to leave the country
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Page-1- SC to examine polygamy(बह व ह) in Muslim marriage Seven months after it declared instant triple talaq unconstitutional, the Supreme Court on Monday decided to look into the constitutional validity of the prevalent practices of polygamy
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Page-1- Congress, BJP clash on Twitter over data leaks
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis HC issues notices to Gujarat, Centre on deaths of 184 lions Seeks explanation for high number, preventive steps Taking serious note of the death of 184 lions in the State in the last two years, the Gujarat High Court on Monday sought explanations from the Union and the State governments in the matter. Court took suo motu cognisance of news reports Gujarat is the only home to lions in Asia. As per the 2015 census, there were 523 lions in the State.
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis Summer of discontent: water crisis looms in Gujarat
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis China says Doklam is in its territory Kim Jong un on his first China visit, says media Rahane replaces Smith as Rajasthan Royals skipper
Last Day- Q s- Answers SachinTendulkar Autobiography- Playing it my way Exercise MILAN - 10th edition Hosted in Andaman & Nicobar Theme- 'Friendship Across the Seas' Maldives- declined India's invitation to join Paradip port- Odisha
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