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In a gig economy, temporary, flexible jobs are commonplace and companies tend toward hiring independent contractors and freelancers instead of full-time employees. Sectors such as media, real estate, legal, hospitality, technology-help, management, medicine, allied and education are already operating in gig culture. Why is Gig Economy preferred by workers? Profit through multiple work: One canRead more

Recently a report on Taliban Regime was published by the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Major findings of the Report: It states that foreign terrorist organisations continue to enjoy safe haven under the new Taliban regime. The terrorist groups are currently in consolidation mode and not likelyRead more

Some major changes in Indian diplomacy towards Pakistan have been observed in the last few years Bilateral relations between India and Pakistan: India has made a number of attempts to build normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan. The External Affairs Minister’s (EAM) also took the initiative to propose a Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue in December 2015. IndiaRead more

At the 17th Asia Media Summit, via video conferencing, the I&B Minister said that Indian media ensured that COVID awareness messages, important government guidelines and free consultations with doctors reached everyone in the country.   Importance of media:   Awareness: During COVID, the Indian media played a very important role in educating the people about theRead more

There are several reforms and governance initiatives that have successfully steered India to its current strength. Contribution of Digital India program Today, India has the world’s fastest-growing and most vibrant startup ecosystem with close to 70,000 registered startups and around 100 unicorns, with a unicorn coming up every week. GST regime: Thanks to the mostRead more

Scientists have planned to use hyperaccumulator plants to remove toxic metals from soil using the phytoremediation process. Phytoremediation: Phytoremediation is a bioremediation process that uses living organisms like plants, microalgae and seaweeds to remove toxic heavy metals from the soil. Hyperaccumulator plants are those that have an unusual ability to absorb hundreds or thousands ofRead more

The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Union government on a petition challenging some provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act and the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act. Issues raised by the petition Currently, the laws does not allow single men to have child through surrogacy. Married women can only avail surrogacy services ifRead more

Data localisation simply means restricting the flow of data from one country to another. The Personal Data Protection Bill requires companies to store a copy of certain sensitive personal data within India. Localisation will make it mandatory for companies collecting critical consumer data to store and process it in data centres present within India’s borders.Read more

Genesis of shortage: After reaching its peak in 2011, the laptop market growth slowed down with the rise of alternatives such as smartphones and tablets. Then, the pandemic hit. People switched to work from home, children connected to schools through laptops, and get-togethers happened over video calls. This shift led to a surge in demandRead more

In a significant order recognising sex work as a “profession”, the Supreme Court has directed that police should neither interfere nor take criminal action against adult and consenting sex workers. What did the Supreme Court say? Sex Work is a profession whose practitioners are entitled to dignity and equal protection under law. It is clearRead more