The Hindu Editorial Analysis : 7th July 2026

The Hindu Editorial Analysis

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Meta Asked to Disable Child Sexual Abuse Content on Instagram

• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has directed Meta, the parent company of several social media platforms, to remove advertisements and content on Instagram that promote or help people access Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM).
• The Ministry has also asked Meta to explain the issue and tell what steps it has taken to solve it.
• Government sources said the Ministry has ordered Instagram to remove such advertisements immediately.
• The government has asked Meta to send a detailed explanation, along with information about the action taken and other related details, within seven days.
• A notice about this was issued on Saturday.
• It is understood that the notice was sent after IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw instructed senior officials of the Ministry to take action.
• The government will decide its next step after checking Meta’s reply.
• The Ministry took this action a day after a BBC Eye investigation claimed that Instagram had allegedly been showing paid advertisements promoting Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in India.
• According to the investigation, these advertisements were sending users to Telegram channels where such illegal material could be bought.
• Meta’s advertising policy says that all advertisements must follow its Community Standards.
• The policy also says that advertisements must not contain images showing nudity, sexual activity, or any content that is sexual or sexually suggestive.
• When asked about the government’s notice, a Meta spokesperson referred to an earlier statement released after the BBC report.
• In that statement, Meta said it has a zero-tolerance policy against anyone asking for or sharing Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM).
• Meta said it uses technology to find and remove such advertisements.
• The company also said it is constantly fighting criminals who hide among its 3.5 billion users and keep trying to avoid being detected.
• Meta’s policy also says that advertisements must follow the Community Standards on Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity.
• Advertisements must not include images showing nudity, sexual activity, people in explicit or sexually suggestive positions, or activities that are sexually suggestive.
• The policy also places extra restrictions in addition to the Community Standard on Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity, as mentioned on its official website.
• According to a written reply given by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the Lok Sabha last year, the Information Technology Act, 2000 provides punishment for publishing or sharing obscene material and material containing sexually explicit acts in electronic form.
• The IT Act also provides strict punishment for publishing or sharing material that shows children involved in sexually explicit acts in electronic form.
• The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 require intermediaries, including social media platforms, to follow due diligence rules.
• If intermediaries fail to follow these due diligence rules, they lose the legal protection available for third-party information, data, or communication links hosted on their platforms.
• These intermediaries are required to remove such illegal content within 24 hours.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs runs the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to receive complaints related to cybercrimes, with a special focus on crimes against children.
• The Ministry has also set up the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to deal with such cybercrimes.
• The government has, from time to time, blocked websites containing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) based on lists received from Interpol through the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
• Based on these lists, the government has directed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access to such web pages and websites, according to the written reply.

Government Releases ₹25,863 Crore as First Installment Under VB-G RAM G Scheme

• The Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, released the first installment of ₹25,863 crore to the States for the rural employment programme under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G) on Sunday.
• The money was released even though questions are still being raised about the new centralised planning system being followed under the scheme.
• Uttar Pradesh received the highest amount of ₹3,210.76 crore in the first installment.
• Andhra Pradesh received ₹2,545.5 crore, making it the second-highest State in terms of allocation.
• Rajasthan received ₹2,274.37 crore, making it the third-highest State.
• Tamil Nadu received ₹2,176.84 crore and stood in the fourth position, just after Rajasthan.
• Kerala received a much lower amount of ₹925.33 crore.
• The Minister released the funds through video conferencing from Bhopal.
• Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that he was happy and congratulated the Rural Development Ministers and officials of both the Central and State governments.
• He said that no complaints have been received so far, showing that the change from MGNREGA to the Viksit Bharat G-RAM G scheme has happened smoothly.
• The VB-G RAM G Act came into effect on July 1.
• The work under the new scheme will start with the preparation of a Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan (VGPP).
• According to the Ministry’s draft framework for the VGPP, the planning process will begin by preparing a complete list of all the assets and facilities available in every gram panchayat.
• The list will include assets that were created under different Central and State government schemes.
• This information will be mapped using both geospatial and non-geospatial data available on platforms like Yuktdhara and PM Gati Shakti.
• Yuktdhara is a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based planning portal developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• PM Gati Shakti is the National Master Plan that brings together more than 16 Ministries on one digital platform for better planning and faster implementation of infrastructure projects.
• Using this data, the government will identify development gaps through a GIS-based assessment, mainly done on the Yuktdhara planning portal.
• After studying these gaps, local needs, demand for work, and suggestions from the ward sabhas and the Gram Sabha, the gram panchayat will prepare a draft VGPP.
• Nikhil Dey of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan called the new planning process an “impossible task.”
• He said that the new system has created a technology-related barrier for people who want work under the scheme.
• According to him, the government has changed a demand-based, bottom-up scheme into a centrally planned, top-down infrastructure programme.
• He also said that the States will now have to bear 40% of the cost of these centrally designed programmes.
• He argued that these programmes are planned according to the priorities of the Central government instead of the needs of the States.
• He further said that the responsibility of providing the employment guarantee has now been shifted to the States.

Australia Outplays England to Win Seventh Title

• Australia’s women’s team once again showed why it is called one of the best teams in cricket. Even though the team is going through a period of change, it continued to perform at the highest level.
• Led by Sophie Molineux, Australia won the Women’s T20 World Cup in a one-sided final on a bright Sunday afternoon.
• Australia defeated England by seven wickets with 2.5 overs left and won its seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title.
• England scored 150/4 after being asked to bat first, but the total was not enough against Australia’s strong and deep batting line-up.
• Lord’s was full of spectators, and most of them were supporting England in the final.
• Even with the loud support of the home crowd, England could not stop Australia from winning its seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title in only the 10th edition of the tournament.
• Beth Mooney played the biggest role in Australia’s successful chase by scoring a brilliant 64 runs from 49 balls, including 10 fours.
• Mooney showed her experience and class throughout the innings and did not allow England to make a comeback.
• Her innings was calm, well planned and exactly what Australia needed while chasing in a World Cup final.
• Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield added 100 runs for the second wicket in just 67 balls, almost finishing England’s hopes of winning.
• Phoebe Litchfield made an important 48 runs from 35 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes.
• England felt it had a small chance after opener Georgia Voll was bowled by Lauren Bell.
• Bell celebrated the wicket by clenching her fists, and the crowd cheered loudly.
• But Mooney and Litchfield quickly took control again with confident batting and silenced the crowd.
• Litchfield was later bowled by Charlie Dean, but by that time Australia needed only 34 more runs to win.
• Beth Mooney was given out leg before wicket to Sophie Ecclestone, but England was already too far behind in the match.
• Earlier, England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt once again saved her team with an unbeaten 58 runs from 53 balls, including five fours.
• Sciver-Brunt shared an unbeaten partnership of 80 runs for the fifth wicket with Freya Kemp, helping England reach a fighting total.
• Freya Kemp stayed not out on 44 runs from 28 balls, hitting four fours and one six.
• Sciver-Brunt came to bat in only the second over after opener Amy Jones got out once again.
• Amy Jones was dismissed by Lucy Hamilton on the second ball of the over after Georgia Voll took a sharp low catch at backward point.
• England’s other opener, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, had played very well during the group stage but failed in the semi-final against South Africa.
• Wyatt-Hodge could not perform well in the final either.
• She was caught behind the wickets by a diving Beth Mooney off the bowling of Annabel Sutherland.
• Australia had to take a review to get the wicket because the umpire had first called the ball a wide.
• Television replays showed that Wyatt-Hodge had touched the ball with her glove before it reached the wicketkeeper.
• Alice Capsey gave England some much-needed momentum by attacking Ashleigh Gardner.
• Capsey hit Gardner for two fours and one six, and that six was England’s first maximum of the innings.
• England scored 16 runs in the ninth over because of Capsey’s attacking batting.
• Towards the end of the innings, Freya Kemp, who is seen as one of the brightest young players in women’s cricket, added valuable runs.
• Kemp scored at a strike rate of nearly 158 and helped England finish the innings strongly.
• England recovered well in the final overs to reach a competitive total, but it was still not enough against an Australian team that is considered one of the greatest sides in the history of women’s cricket.

Important Questions

1. What action did the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) take against Meta regarding Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) advertisements on Instagram?
2. How do the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 require intermediaries to deal with illegal Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)?
3. Which States received the highest allocations in the first installment released under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G)?
4. Why did Nikhil Dey describe the new Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan (VGPP) planning process as an “impossible task”?
5. How did Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield help Australia win its seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title against England?
6. How did Nat Sciver-Brunt and Freya Kemp help England recover after the early wickets in the Women’s T20 World Cup final?

Important Vocabulary

1. Exploitative – Using someone unfairly for personal benefit.
2. Intermediaries – Platforms that connect users and host online content.
3. Due diligence – Required care and responsibility under the law.
4. Geospatial – Related to information connected with geographic locations.
5. Installment – A part of a total amount paid or released at one time.
6. Geospatial – Related to geographic locations and mapping.
7. Infrastructure – Basic physical systems and facilities needed for development.
8. Allocation – Distribution of money or resources for a purpose.
9. Unbeaten – Not dismissed during an innings.
10. Momentum – The force or progress that helps maintain success.
11. Competitive – Strong enough to compete successfully.
12. Silenced – Made quiet by preventing any further reaction or support.

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