About The Electoral Bonds
Context: The government recently announced the 26th tranche of electoral bond sales to be undertaken over a ten-day window at all authorized branches of the State Bank of India. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Governance and Government Policies) Dimensions of the Article: What are Electoral Bonds? Why have they attracted criticism? Government’s response defending the […]
India Justice Report 2022
Context: Karnataka tops, Uttar Pradesh at the bottom in India Justice Report 2022 Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: Highlights of the Report: The India Justice Report (IJR) 2022, released in New Delhi, ranks 18 large and mid-sized states with populations over one crore based on justice delivery in four pillars: […]
Recurring Instances Of Attack By Cow Vigilants
Context: A 39-year-old assistant driver of a van transporting cattle was allegedly tortured and killed by a right-wing activist and his associates in Karnataka. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Government Interventions and Policies, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of policies) Dimensions of the Article: Key points: Cattle slaughter in India […]
Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)
Context: Recently, a Parliamentary panel has asked the Ministry of Education to make more efforts to ensure the “speedy disbursal” of sanctioned loans by the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA). Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance (Regulatory Bodies) Dimensions of the Article: About Higher Education Financing Agency: Objectives:
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)
Context: Recently, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) upheld the ₹1,337 crore fines imposed on Google by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance (Regulatory Bodies) Dimensions of the Article: What did the NCLAT find Google guilty of? About National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The National Company Law […]
IRDAI Removes Commission Limit For Agents
Context: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has lifted limits on the payment of commissions to insurance intermediaries. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance (Regulatory Bodies) Dimensions of the Article: Details: What does the new IRDAI rule say? How will this move benefit insurance companies and agents? What benefit will consumers get? […]
The Quota Kerfuffle in Karnataka
Context: At the Cabinet meeting in Karnataka, the BJP government did away with the nearly three-decade-old 4% reservation for Muslims in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category and distributed it equally among the Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas, two dominant land-owning communities in the State, at 2% each. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions Of the […]
An MP’s Disqualification After Conviction
Context Relevance GS Paper-2: Salient Features of the Representation of People’s Act Mains Question Defamation: What is it? What is the difference between criminal and civil defamation, in your opinion? (250 Words). Highlights The court granted Gandhi’s bail with a surety of Rs 15,000 and suspended the sentence for 30 days to give him time […]
Guillotine Motion
Context: Amidst the ongoing stalemate in Parliament, some MPs said the government may guillotine the demands for grants and pass the Finance Bill without any discussion in the Lok Sabha. Relevance: GS II: Polity Dimensions of the Article: Understanding the Parliamentary Procedural Use of the Term ‘Guillotine’: In legislative parlance, the term “guillotine” is used […]
Foreign Lawyers Can Practise in India
Context: In a move that could potentially change the landscape of legal practice in the country, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has allowed foreign lawyers and law firms to practise in India. Although they cannot appear in court, they can advise clients on foreign law and work on corporate transactions. Relevance: GS II: Polity […]