About me .Yasmin Gill BE(EEE) from UIET,PU .Qualified for UPSC Mains 2015 in 1st attempt State rank 24 in Punjab Civil Services 2015 .You can follow me on this link- Irvuserlyashia
MISSION 1000
10TH DECEMBER, 2016 DAILY SUMMARY & ANALYSIS OF PIB BY YASMIN GILL
SOCIETY AND RELATED ISSUES
Q:- "Our pluralism should not be replaced by uniformity". Comment Presidentat LBSNAA
ECONOMY
Going Digital (Indian Express) .Change of narrative of demonetisation from Eliminating Black Money to Cashless Economy Under-developed Infrastructure & weak Technology Governance Internet Penetration and smart phone penetration is still low Internet Blackouts in context of communal violence, examinations etc. Anomalies in regulation of credit & debit cards & mobile wallets For e.g. Discount Rate charged to a merchant accepting card payments and at times to consumers, is by the BANKS THEMSELVES, and not by the regulator i.e. RBI
Digital Infrastructure -Electronic Systems and IT included in Make in India, Rapid changing nature- So focus on R&D in IT Number of Wi-Fi hotspots is very low in the country Suggested that over-ground towers and underground fiber cable network need to be improved Smart phone prices need to be further brought down
Digital Infrastructure Next logical focus should be to target the export market To create an ecosystem for electronics and IT hardware manufacturing, proposal for a 'Component Trading Hub' discussed. It would bring down logistics costs by creating robust infrastructure for connectivity Encourage PCBs manufacturing in the country by restricting their direct imports Increase PC penetration-easy loans + deduction under Income Tax Act improve cyber security structure in Indica
Adoption of digital payments .UIDAl-Android based Aadhaar Enabled Payment System application Inter-operability of all pre-paid instruments on United Payments Interface (UPI) platform Merchant Discount Rate regime to be streamlined Inter-linking of various digital payments platforms such as Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) with UPl, etc. Simplified Know Your Customer (KYC) using Aadhaar
Nuclear Adventurism (EPW) Defence Min had called on Govt to renounce India's No First Use Policy NFU pledge implies "giving away strength" Unpredictability is an indispensable element of military strategy Does this suggest that India is trying to move from NFU to a policy allowing for pre-emptive strikes? Pre-emptive strikes-keep open possibility of defeating another nuke power by destroying its nuke arsenal in FIRST STRIKE
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