MNC vs Local Brand: who will rule India?

MNC vs Local Brand: who will rule India?

MNC vs Local Brands is more of a debate than a competition. There has been a lot of clamour to discard foreign brands and adopt local brands to make India’s economy stronger and self-reliant. Even though, in last one decade, India’s economy has been one of the fastest growing economies of the word for almost

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Impact of Fake News on Society

Impact of Fake News on Society

Traditional media consists of mostly nameless and faceless people deciding what does and does not get printed and broadcasted. In this new era of Digital Revolution  where internet and variety of social media, creation, and consumption of news and information in our society is changing. The rapid transformation of traditional print media into online portals

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Tour of Duty – Indian Army

Tour of Duty – Indian Army

What is tour of Duty? Recently there has been news about Indian Army considering a new scheme for recruitment of Officers and Soldiers known as Tour of Duty. Usually, the recruitment in Army is done in two categories – Short Service Commission (SSC) and Permanent Commission (PC). In SSC, the officers are initially recruited for

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Impact of Digital Revolution on Human Well-being

Impact of Digital Revolution on Human Well-being

The Digital Revolution refers to the sweeping changes brought about by digital computing and communication technology with the adoption and proliferation of digital computers in during the latter half of the 20th century and mobile computing devices in 21st century. Digital  transformation,  with  its  many  associated  technologies,  is  arguably  the  most  pervasive  and  rapid  transformation 

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Is India ready for Cashless Economy?

Cashless Economy is a buzz word today. TIDES Academy discusses this important Current Affairs topic for UPSC Exams to give you some insights. Before discussing if India is ready for a cashless Economy, let us understand the concept of cashless economy. What is Cashless Economy? Cashless Economy can be defined as a situation in which

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Relevance of Non-Aligned Movement in today’s world

What is Non Aligned Movement? When the Cold War started in the mid-twentieth century, the two world powers – the Soviet Union and US – responded by organising their allies into rival military alliances. The US founded the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and shorter-lived alliances. The Soviet Union founded the Warsaw Pact. Another response

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