Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.

Mains Examination: General Studies II: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

What’s the ongoing story: AMID RISING geopolitical and cybersecurity concerns, the government may require companies in critical sectors such as energy, telecom, and banking to use Made-in India sovereign cloud systems, The Indian Express has learnt.

Key Points to Ponder:

• What is a sovereign cloud system?

• Why Government wants companies in critical sectors such as energy, telecom, and banking to use Made-in India sovereign cloud systems?

• Which is the sovereign cloud provider in India?

• “Made in India” signifies what?

• How much Indian companies are dependent on crucial digital infrastructure services offered by foreign companies?

• India’s digital ecosystem-what is present situation?

• Why India needs push in digital infrastructure services?

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