Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 02 June 2022
Contents
- Questioning the Safety of Aadhaar
- Unicorn boom in India
Questioning The Safety of Aadhaar
Context
Two days after issuing an advisory asking people to refrain from sharing photocopies of their Aadhaar Card, the Unique Identification Development Authority of India (UIDAI) opted to withdraw the notification.
Relevance
GS-II: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
Dimensions of the Article
- UIDAI Advisory
- What is Masked Aadhaar?
- The issues at hand
- Security of Aadhaar: What does the law say?
- What is CIDR?
- Protection of Confidentiality
- Is identity theft via Aadhaar possible?
- Structural problems with UIDAI
- Way Forward
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Unicorn boom in India
Context
Prime Minister has praised India’s startup ecosystem as he highlighted that the country has reached a landmark figure of 100 unicorns with a valuation of more than $300 billion.
Relevance
GS-III: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment.
Dimensions of the Article
- What is a Unicorn Startup?
- When was the term first used?
- Unicorn boost in India
- Features of a Unicorn Start-up
- Reasons for Sudden Success
- Inherent challenges to Start-ups in India
- Various initiatives by the Govt.
- Roadmap for the future success of start-ups
- Way Forward
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