SC Collegium Recommends Names For Judges Of High Court
Context: The Supreme Court of India recently recommended names of the Judges to the government for appointments as judges in the Gujarat and Gauhati High Courts. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Indian Judiciary) Dimensions of the Article: What is the Collegium System? Evolution of the Collegium system In the First Judges case (1982), […]
Pull Together For Punjab’s Sake
Context: Recently, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann thanked the Supreme Court for its “historic” decision and “saving the existence of democracy, saying the upcoming state assembly session will now go on without any obstruction. Relevance: GS II: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution […]
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)
Context: Recently, The Centre suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Government Policies & Interventions, Non-Governmental Organisations -NGOs), GS-III: Indian Economy (External Sector, Mobilization of Resources) Dimensions of the Article: What is the FCRA? Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 The Foreign Contribution (regulation) Act, […]
About Anti-Defection Law
Context: The anti-defection law applies even if a faction splits from a political party and manages to cobble up a majority within the party itself, the Supreme Court observed in a hearing in the political dispute between former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and incumbent Eknath Shinde. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Legislature […]
Civilian Killings In Jammu And Kashmir
Context: In yet another case of target killing in Jammu and Kashmir, a 40-year-old civilian was shot dead by terrorists while he was on his way to the local market in Pulwama. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Centre-State relations), GS-II: Governance (Government Policies & Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: Unending ordeal of Civilian Killing in Jammu and […]
Regulating Online Sale of Drugs in India
Context: Recently, the Ministry of Health pulled up at least twenty companies including Tata-1mg, Flipkart, Apollo, PharmEasy, Amazon and Reliance Netmeds, by issuing them a showcause notice, for selling medicines online. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: E-pharmacies and their Viability E-pharmacies versus Mom-and-Pop Chemist Shops What next? -Source: The Hindu
Menstrual Leave Policies
Context: Recently, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL about menstrual leave for workers and students across the country, calling it a policy matter. It highlighted that there were different “dimensions” to menstrual pain leave. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What is menstrual leave? Arguments Against Menstrual Leave: Global […]
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 […]
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 Background: Key Points: Corrupt Practices under […]
India’s R&D Estimates Are An Incomplete Picture
Context: As per the latest Research and Development Statistics, published by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in 2020, the R&D spending in 2017-18 by foreign MNCs in India is only 10% of what U.S. firms have reported to have spent in India on R&D. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance GS III: Indian Economy […]