Parliamentary Panel Reviews Goa Civil Code
Context A parliamentary panel has reviewed Goa’s uniform civil code, and some of its members feel that there are some peculiar and outdated provisions related to matrimony in it. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What is Goa Civil Code? What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? Positive aspects of Uniform Civil […]
What Are Electoral Bonds?
Context: Recently, the State Bank of India (SBI) shared data reporting that Donations to political parties through electoral bonds (EBs) have crossed the Rs 10,000-crore mark. 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 Electoral Bonds scheme […]
Blasphemy and Hate Speech
Context: While Mohammad Zubair of Alt News was arrested for tweeting a still picture from a movie that had some religious context attached to it, Nupur Sharma, a member of the BJP, has been absconding with no coercive action taken against her for her inflammatory remarks on a prime-time TV show. Relevance: GS II: Polity […]
Coffee Promotion Bill
Context: Recently, the government is going to introduce a coffee promotion bill to modernize the functioning of the Coffee Board, promote exports, and support the development of the domestic market. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About Coffee promotion bill Need to replace the old law Present status of Coffee Production […]
Replacement Level Fertility
Context: According to a recent study from the Indian government, up to 31 States and Union Territories now have total fertility rates of 2.1 or below, meaning that India has reached replacement level fertility. India has increased the usage of modern contraceptives between 2012 and 2020 by adding more than 1.5 crore new users. The […]
Suspension of MPs In Houses of Parliament
Context: Over this week, the two Houses of Parliament have suspended 27 MPs between them, the latest being two AAP MPs and an independent MP from Rajya Sabha . Lok Sabha has suspended four Congress MPs, and Rajya Sabha 23 MPs. The Rajya Sabha suspensions are for the remaining part of this week, and those […]
Flag Code of India
Context: Recently, The Indian government has declared that as long as the national flag is flown in the open and by a member of the public, it may now fly all night long. The tricolour could previously only be flown just between sunrise and dusk. The Ministry of Home Affairs revised the Flag Code of […]
Women Have Right to Safe Abortion
Context: Denying an unmarried woman the right to a safe abortion violates her personal autonomy and freedom, the Supreme Court held in an order. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What did the SC say? What is the case about? The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 Medical Termination of Pregnancy […]
National Legal Services Authority
Context: Recently, the Minister of Law and Justice informed the details of funds allocated by NALSA (National Legal Services Authority) to Legal Services Authorities to organise Legal Aid Programmes in India. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Legal Services Institutions at Various Levels Who is […]
One Year Since the Pegasus Spyware Revelations
Context: The Supreme Court will be hearing the case pertaining to the alleged use of the Pegasus spyware software later this month. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Basics of Cyber Security; Role of media and social-networking sites in internal security challenges; Internal security challenges through communication networks), GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Fundamental Rights, […]