Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954
Context: In India, the secular personal law – Special Marriage Act (SMA) 1954, provides an alternate route to religious laws for marriage to interfaith couples. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About Special Marriage Act, 1954 The Act has 3 major objectives: Applicability of the Act Succession to the property The Section of […]
Sealed Cover Jurisprudence
Context: The Chief Justice of India firmly refused the ‘suggestions’ offered by the government in a sealed cover on the formation of a proposed committee to enquire into the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group. Relevance: GS II- Executive & Judiciary Dimensions of the article:: What is sealed cover jurisprudence? It also mentions that information […]
Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA)
Focus: GS II: Polity and Governance Why in News? The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), will organise a State Level Conference on Financial Literacy in Amrit Kaal – Empowering Investors in association with the Department of Tourism in Aizawl. About Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority: Investor Education Protection Fund (IEPF)
Mental Healthcare Act (MHA) 2017
Context: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) conducted visits to all government-run mental healthcare institutions in India to assess the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHA). Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: Details: Mental Healthcare Act (MHA), 2017 What are the challenges? Long stays at state psychiatric facilities Lack […]
About Custodial death
Context: According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the last five years, the highest number of custodial deaths have been reported in Gujarat at 80. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About Custodial death: Overview: Definition: Custodial Death in India: NHRC Recommendations: Reasons for Custodial Deaths It’s important to […]
Draft Geo-Heritage Sites and Geo-Relics Bill 2022
Context: The draft Geo-heritage Sites and Geo-relics (Preservation and Maintenance) Bill, 2022, aimed at protecting India’s geological heritage that includes fossils, sedimentary rocks, natural structures, has raised alarm in India’s geo-sciences and palaeontology community. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What are Geo-Heritage Sites and Geo-Relics in India? Geo-Heritage Sites and […]
Failure To Elect A Deputy Speaker
Context: Recently, The Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and five states — Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand — over the failure to elect a Deputy Speaker. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What does the Constitution say about the Deputy Speaker? Election of Deputy Speaker Tenure […]
Aadi Mahotsav
Focus: GS II: Polity and Governance Why in News? Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the Aadi Mahotsav festival of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) in New Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand Stadium. What is “Aadi Mahotsav”? Who are Adivasis? What is TRIFED? Objectives of TRIFED Functions of TRIFED
BIMARU States
Context: Recently, on the inaugural day of the Uttar Pradesh government’s two-day Investors’ Summit, Prime Minister recalled the tag of ‘BIMARU’, used to describe the state. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What do BIMARU states mean, who coined the term? What is the role of BIMARU states in population growth? […]
What is the Concept of Office of Profit?
Context: Recently, Ramesh Bais, who was transferred as Governor of Maharashtra, has left the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi without making public the Election Commission’s opinion on whether Chief Minister Hemant Soren should be disqualified for allegedly allocating a mining lease to himself when he was the mining and forest minister of Jharkhand. Relevance: GS II- […]