Fake news: News marked false by PIB to be taken down

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Role of Media and Social Networking Sites in Internal Security Challenges   Source: TH  Direction: The article tries to cover the larger issue of fake news in India along with ways to curb fake news and some best practices.    Context: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed a …

Blacklisting of terrorists: What does this mean?

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: International Relations, Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas – Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism   Source: TH  Direction: The article highlights the significance of international counterterrorism cooperation to curb terrorist threats and dismantle terror infrastructure.    Context: The UN Security Council’s (UNSC) 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee added …

China’s population drops for the first time in 60 years: How this happened and its implications

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Population and Associated Issues   Source: TH  Direction: The article highlights the shifts in the population of India (increasing) and China (decreasing) and the implications of the shift.   Context: According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, its population fell to 1,411.8 million in 2022, from 1,412.6 million in the previous …