Context: Doctors have warned that doomscrolling — the habit of continuously consuming negative news online — is altering brain functions, increasing anxiety, and affecting focus and decision-making among young professionals. About Doomscrolling: What it is: Doomscrolling means endlessly scrolling through bad or distressing news on phones or social media, even when it causes stress. How …
Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, Q3. Social media has become an echo chamber, weakening democratic dialogue. Explain its impact on representation in a democracy. Outline measures to promote deliberative democracy. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: Mint Why the question The rising concern over misinformation, online polarisation, and echo chambers in social …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 23 November 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Syllabus: Science and Technology Source: TH Context: Social media has revolutionized communication and information dissemination globally. While it fosters democratic values by empowering voices and facilitating debates, it also poses challenges through misinformation, hate speech, and monopolistic control. Social Media and Its Types: Definition: Social media platforms allow users to create, share, and interact with …
GS Paper 4 Syllabus: Ethics in Public Service Source: TOI, DNAIndia Context: Recently, an IPS officer and an IAS officer from Karnataka were involved in a verbal debate on Social media this has put the focus on a larger issue of how civil service ethos is undergoing through participation in social media. …
GS paper 2 Syllabus: Structure, functioning and organization of Courts, the role of executive, media etc Source: The Hindu Context: This is in continuation of the article Biased media weaken democracy Recently, the Chief Justice of India objected to the lack of media accountability in the media’s coverage of legal issues. Direction: Those giving …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources Source: Indian Express Context: The growing dependency on social media is very worrying as its constant use leads to many problems like exposure to risky content, changes in behavioural patterns, inferiority complex, cyber-bullying etc. The …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Judiciary Source: Indian Express Context: India’s CJI has highlighted concerns that “ill-informed and agenda-driven debates” and “biased views” are weakening democracy. Importance of Judiciary: Judiciary as “the organ which breathes life into the Constitution: Judicial review of legislative and executive actions is an integral part of the Constitutional scheme. It …
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Context: Social Media role in Pandemic: Has social media cumulatively helped the average citizen more in this pandemic than most modern governments? Yes. It connected broken healthcare, breaking news, kind volunteers and depressed loved ones through a digital string in a way a lot of heads of states failed to do. But we …
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Topic : Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 2. Analyse the rise of social media as a consequence of lacunae in the traditional Indian society. (250 words) Reference: Indian Express Why the question: The article brings to us detailed analysis of the rise of social media and its impact on our society. Key …
Topic: basics of cyber security; 2. In light of the snowballing instances of cybercrimes and cyber bullying of girls and women, deliberate upon the challenges associated and suggest suitable measures to address it. (250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why the question: Question is amidst increasing instances of cybercrimes and cyber bullying of girls and women. …
Topic– Role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values. 7) Media plays an important role in inculcating and shaping our values. Discuss.(250 words) Reference Directive word Discuss- this is an all-encompassing directive which mandates us to write in detail about the key demand of the question. we also have to discuss about the …
