Lok Sabha passes two bills
Context: The Lok Sabha passed two bills by voice vote without discussion, amid multiple adjournments and continued protests by the Opposition — the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020,…
Assam-Mizoram border dispute: Baggage of the past
Context: Recently, several IED (Improvised Explosive Device) blasts were carried out inside Cachar district of Assam allegedly by miscreants from Mizoram. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Inter-State Relations)…
U.P.’s new population policy
Context: Uttar Pradesh (UP) unveiled its New Population Policy 2021-30, on the occasion of World Population Day (11th July). Relevance: GS-I: Indian Society (Population and Associated Issues), GS-II:…
Dept of Public Enterprises now under Finance Ministry
Context: The government has reallocated the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) to the Finance Ministry from the Ministry of Heavy Industries in a bid facilitate its ambitious disinvestment…
Méndez’s anti-torture vision and India
Context: Launched in June 2020, the ‘Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering’, dubbed the ‘Méndez Principles’, were developed through a comprehensive, expert-driven consultative process. Relevance:…
Policy creep: On e-commerce and overregulation risks
Context: Barely 11 months after the Government notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, the Department of Consumer Affairs has mooted a set of sweeping amendments, ostensibly “to…
Towards a more federal structure
Context: India’s hard-won independence and unity needs to be preserved as there are threats from China and there may be threats from Afghanistan after the U.S. withdraws its…
Delimitation exercise kicks off in Jammu & Kashmir
Context: The delimitation commission for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has kicked off the exercise by writing to all 20 District Commissioners (DC), seeking basic demographic,…
Delhi HC calls out misuse of UAPA
Context: By ruling that “terrorist activity” cannot be broadly defined to include ordinary penal offences, the three Delhi High Court orders granting bail to three student-activists marks a…
Nagaland to form panel to pursue Naga issue
Context: The Nagaland government has decided to institute a committee comprising Opposition leaders to pursue the lingering Naga peace agreement and the Naga political issue with the Centre….