Agnipath Scheme
Context: Recently, the government unveiled its new Agnipath scheme for recruiting soldiers across the three services. The new defence recruitment reform, which has been cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security, will come into effect immediately, and the soldiers recruited under the scheme will be called Agniveers. Relevance: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Dimensions […]
New Policy on Air Sports in India
Context: Recently, The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation released a new policy on air sports in India. Relevance: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: About NASP 2022 Key Objectives of NASP 2022 What impact is the policy expected to have? About NASP 2022: NASP 2022 lays out the vision of making […]
Violation of Code Of Conduct
Context: Recently, two MLAs from Maharashtra were accused in violation of the Code of conduct during Rajya Sabha elections. Other candidates shot off a missive to the Election Commission, alleging that the ballot papers were shown to unauthorised persons after marking them. Relevance: GS-II: Governance, Polity and Constitution Dimensions of the Article: Process of election […]
CiSS Application and How Does It Work?
Focus: GS II- Government policies and Intervention Why in News? The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has launched a “CiSS application” under the Baal Swaraj portal to help in the rehabilitation process of Children in Street Situations (CiSS). CiSS Application The CiSS application is used for receiving data of children in […]
National Air Sport Policy 2022
Focus: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Why in News? The Minister of Civil Aviation launched National Air Sport Policy 2022 (NASP 2022). About NASP 2022: NASP 2022 lays out the vision of making India as one of the top sports nations by 2030, by providing a safe, affordable, accessible, enjoyable and sustainable air sports […]
What is Accessible India Campaign?
Context With its deadline of June 2022 almost up, the status of targets under the Accessible India Campaign (AIC) is likely to be discussed during a meeting of the Central Advisory Board on Disability. Relevance GS-II: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Dimensions […]
Surrogacy Law
Context: A person has approached the Delhi High Court to question why marital status, age or gender should be the criteria for prohibiting someone from commissioning a surrogacy. The petitioner have challenged in the court the surrogacy law and the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 which provides a regulatory framework for surrogacy. Relevance: GS […]
Lessons From the Ukraine Crisis Price Shock
Context The Russia-Ukraine conflict, now more than three months old, will cause major, long-term shifts in the global energy and commodity trade. Relevance GS-II: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests, Indian Diaspora. Dimensions of the Article Factors responsible for High Prices Future Trends Way Forward Factors responsible for […]
Issues With Frivolous PIL Petitions
Context A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitioner in the Supreme Court barely escaped having to pay ₹18 lakh for indulging in a “luxury litigation”. A Supreme Court Bench of Justice B.R. Gavai and Hima Kohli initially asked the litigant to pay ₹18 lakh, that is, ₹1 lakh for every one of the 18 minutes the […]
Not-for-Profit Company
Context: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned a very young political leader (aged 50s) following a trial court order in a tax assessment case of his not-for-profit company. Relevance: GS II- Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters Dimensions of the Article: What really is the situation? What is a Section 25 company? Prominent examples of […]