WITH LAND RIGHTS, BUT NO LAND
Context: Tribal politics in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir was focused on the twin issues of political reservation and enactment/extension of the Forest Rights Act (FRA)…
THE MIGRANT WORKER AS A GHOST AMONG CITIZENS
Context: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the world’s most stringent lockdown on March 24, 2020 with barely four hours-notice, lakhs of migrant workers across the country found…
Alimony guidelines
Context: PIL in SC seeks uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony for all citizens Relevance: GS Paper 2: Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure;…
GOVERNMENT DEFENDS NEW J&K LAND LAWS
Focus: GS-II Polity and Governance Why in news? In the face of growing anxiety and protests in regions of Jammu and Kashmir, the J&K administration said the recently…
MHA FLAGS NEED TO AMEND IPC
Focus: GS-II Polity and Governance Why in news? Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said that States have been asked for their suggestions to amend the British…
HC PANEL ON SPECIAL COURTS TO TRY MPS, MLAS
Focus: GS-II Polity and Governance Why in news? A three-judge committee of the Madras High Court has questioned the constitutional validity of setting up Special Courts to exclusively…
Slow death of liberal democracy
Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned on Thursday the recent terrorist attacks in France, including the heinous attack inside a church in Nice, and asserted that India…
In Defence of Liberty
Context: A middle-school teacher in France, Samuel Paty, is beheaded for showing cartoons of the Prophet as part of a class on free expression. Subsequently, three more people…
MEITY issues Clarification regarding orders passed by Central Information Commission on an RTI query with regard to AarogyaSetu App.
Focus: GS 2 ; Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Why in News? Attention has been drawn to media reports regarding orders passed by Central Information Commission regarding an RTI…
GUJARAT HIGH COURT THE FIRST TO LIVE STREAM PROCEEDINGS
Focus: GS-II Polity and Governance Why in news? In a landmark initiative, the Gujarat High Court became the first to live stream judicial proceedings on YouTube channel. Though…