CONTENTS
- Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage
- Corrupt Practices Under RPA Act 1951
- Third patient is cured of HIV
- Neutral citation system
- DigiYatra
Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage
Context:
Over 60% of India’s 94.5 crore voters have linked their Aadhaar to their voter IDs, the Election Commission (EC) disclosed in a Right to Information.
Relevance:
GS II: Government policies and Interventions
Dimensions of the Article:
- Is the linking of Aadhaar with one’s Voter ID mandatory?
- Why does the government want this?
- Why is the mandatory linking of Aadhaar to the Voter ID an issue?
- What are the operational difficulties?
- Way forward
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Corrupt Practices Under RPA Act 1951
Context:
Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has said that providing false information about electoral Candidates Qualification is not a Corrupt Practice under RPA (Representation of People’s Act) Act 1951.
Relevance:
GS II: Polity and Governance
Dimensions of the Article:
- Supreme Court’s Decision on a Petition Challenging High Court’s Ruling
- Corrupt Practices under the RPA, 1951
- Previous Court Rulings on Corrupt Practices in Elections
- Representation of the People Act 1951: Provisions and Significance
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Third patient is cured of HIV
Context:
A 53-year-old man from Germany, referred to as the Dusseldorf patient, has become at least the third person to have been “cured of HIV” with the virus not being detectable in his body even four years after stopping the medicine. This was achieved with a bone-marrow transplant from people carrying a specific HIV-resistant genetic mutation.
Relevance:
GS II: Health
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)?
- What is CCR5 mutation and how does it fight off HIV?
- Can such transplants solve the HIV crisis?
- What are the current treatments for HIV?
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Neutral citation system
Context:
Recently, Chief Justice of India (CJI) announced that the Supreme Court will adopt a “neutral citation system” for its judgments. The Delhi, Kerala, and Madras HCs have already introduced neutral citation.
Relevance:
GS II: Polity and Governance
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is a “citation”?
- What is a neutral citation?
- Why is a neutral system good or necessary?
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DigiYatra
Context:
More than 1.6 Lakh air travelers have taken benefit of Digi Yatra.
Relevance:
GS II: Government Policies and Interventions
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is DigiYatra and how will it work?
- How can people avail the DigiYatra facility?
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