Yojana Summary February 2022
Chapter 1: NEP-2020: Dreams and Roadmaps A new education policy for 2020 NEP-2020 is an all-encompassing plan for the country’s education system. It starts at the elementary level and goes all the way up to college. A new policy on education will be put in place of the one from 1986. It shows what India’s […]
Current Affairs Quiz 16 February 2022
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Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 16 February 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 16 February 2022 Contents: Gaming and banning Price to pay Gaming and banning Context: The Karnataka High Court has stuck down the amendments made to the existing regulations that aim to regulate betting and gambling. Relevance: GS-II: Judicial Review, Fundamental Rights, Parliament, Indian Constitution, GS III: Health Dimensions of the Article: […]
Current Affairs 16 February 2022
CONTENTS: Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 Russia says some troops pulling back from areas near Ukraine Anti-lynching Bills SVAMITVA Karnataka HC: Ban on Online Gaming Unconstitutional The fate of the Afghan reserves in the United States What is public order: Constitutional provision for curbing freedoms Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 Context: Recently, the Ministry of Health virtually launched Intensified Mission […]
PIB Summaries 16 February 2022
CONTENTS Guru Ravidas G20 PM Gati Shakti Guru Ravidas Focus: Prelims, GS I-Indian History Why in News? The President of India has greeted fellow citizens on the birthday of Guru Ravidas. About Guru Ravidas: Guru Ravidas was a 14th century saint and reformer of the Bhakti movement in North India. He gained prominence due to his belief in […]
The Paradox of Data Based Governance
The Paradox of Data Based Governance Context Data-based Governance’s Challenges and Opportunities Governance based on data Data is now regarded as the new currency driving governance. Data is at the heart of everything, from hunger and other indexes to the caste census. How it is gathered, evaluated, and evolved into an index is hotly discussed […]
Static Quiz 16 February 2022 (Polity)
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Karnataka HC: Ban on Online Gaming Unconstitutional
Context: Recently, a division bench of the Karnataka High Court delivered a judgment striking down major portions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, a new law that was introduced by the State government to ban online gambling and skill-based gaming platforms like rummy, poker and fantasy sports that involved any wagering or risking of money on an […]
Anti-lynching Bills
Context: Bills passed against lynching in the past four years by at least three States ruled by BJP rivals and one by the party itself have not been implemented, with the Union government taking the view that lynching is not defined as a crime under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Union Home Ministry informed […]
What is Public Order: Constitutional Provision for Curbing Freedoms
Context: The Karnataka High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the state government’s ban on students wearing a hijab in educational institutions. In recent hearing, the judges heard an argument on whether the state can justify the ban on the ground that it violates ‘public order’. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance […]