Issues related to Tribunal

The Supreme Court has warned that even after the judicial intervention, the government made abrupt efforts to fill vacancies in tribunals some time back and nothing after that. What is the case? The apex court said that it is getting requests for extension of time for NCLT (Nation Company Law Tribunal) matters, etc. Some knee-jerk… Continue reading

[pib] Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED)

The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of De-notified, Nomadic, and Semi Nomadic Communities (SEED). Who are the DNTs? The term ‘De-notified Tribes’ stands for all those communities which were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts, enforced by the British Raj between l87l and I947. These Acts… Continue reading

[pib] New India Literacy Programme for Adult Education

The Union Government approved a new scheme “New India Literacy Programme (नव भारत साक्षरता कार्यक्रम) for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education to align with National Education Policy 2020. New India Literacy Programme The scheme will cover non-literates of the age of 15 years and above in all states/UTs… Continue reading

One Rank One Pension (OROP) Policy

The Supreme Court has said that the Centre’s hyperbole on the One Rank One Pension (OROP) policy presented a much “rosier picture” than what is actually given to the pensioners of the armed forces. What is OROP Policy? OROP means the same pension, for the same rank, for the same length of service, irrespective of… Continue reading

What are Eat Right Campuses?

Four police stations of New Delhi district have been certified as ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Eat Right Campus Eat Right India is a flagship mission of FSSAI, which aims at ensuring that the citizens of the country get safe and nutritious food. The ‘Eat Right Campus’… Continue reading

In news: Tarapur Massacre of 1932

Bihar CM has announced that February 15 would be celebrated as “Shahid Diwas” in memory of the 34 freedom fighters who were killed by police in Tarapur town of Bihar’s Munger district 90 years ago. Why such move? The Tarapur massacre was the biggest carried out by the British police after the one in Jallianwala… Continue reading

Caste census

Context Last month, the Supreme Court upheld the 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the All-India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test and reiterated that reservations for backward classes were not an exception but an extension of the principle of equality under Article 15(1) of the Constitution. Multiple dimensions of reservation The… Continue reading

Setting right the focal point of Jammu and Kashmir tribal politics

Context The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission has recently shared its interim report. One of the salient features of the report is the proposed reservation of nine seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST). Reservation for STs in Legislative Assembly It is for the first time that seats have been reserved for the ST community in the… Continue reading

Anti-Mob lynching Bills passed by States go unimplemented

Bills passed against mob lynching in some states have not been implemented since lynching is not defined as a crime under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Why are the bills pending? Most bills have been reserved by the Governor for consideration of the President. The President has to go with the advice given by the… Continue reading

What is Public Order?

The Karnataka High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the state government’s ban on students wearing a hijab in educational institutions. The judges heard an argument on whether the state can justify the ban on the ground that it violates ‘public order’. What is Public Order? Public order is one of the… Continue reading

Maharashtra may become 8th state to opt out of PMFBY

Maharashtra may follow several other big states and opt-out Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the government’s much-highlighted crop insurance scheme. Why do many states want to opt-out? The major reasons are denial and delay of claims along with a huge subsidy burden on state governments. The farmers are facing a problem with timely claim… Continue reading

India to prepare digital maps of all villages

India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6,00,000 villages and pan-India 3D maps will be prepared for 100 cities to mark a year of the updated geospatial policy guidelines under the SVAMITVA Scheme. What is SVAMITVA Scheme? SVAMITVA stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas. Under the… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] Freedom of religion and attire

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Recently, six students were banned from entering a college in Karnataka’s Udupi district for wearing a hijab (a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women). The issue throws up legal questions on reading the freedom of religion and whether… Continue reading

[Yojana Archive] Indian Armed Forces

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) From the Afghan Wars to the Battle of Saragarhi where a small band of Sikh soldiers wreaked havoc during a siege mounted by a numerically superior adversary to the two great wars, Indian Army has set the highest standards in valour. Various… Continue reading

The myth of the trickle-down

Context There is fear that the way the money will be used by the Centre will disempower the states further, just when they must do most of the heavy lifting on public welfare. Wealth creation and trickle-down Failure of trickle-down: Evidence from around the world is that the economic policy paradigm, of first increasing the… Continue reading

Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

The Supreme Court is looking into allegations of the metamorphosis of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), brought to sniff out drug money, into a potent weapon to raid rivals and deny rights. What is meant by money laundering? Money laundering is the process of making significant amounts of money obtained through criminal activities,… Continue reading

MHA recommends ban on 54 Chinese Apps

The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended a ban on 54 Chinese mobile applications that pose a threat to the country’s security. Legal basis of app ban The ban has been enforced under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. This act empowers to issue directions for blocking for public access of any information… Continue reading

Medical Ethics of Charaka

The National Medical Commission (NMC), the regulator for medical education and practices that replaced the Medical Council of India in 2020, has suggested to medical colleges that the traditional Hippocratic Oath should be replaced by a “Charak Shapath”. Who was Hippocrates? The Hippocratic Oath is attributed to Hippocrates of the island of Kos, a Greek… Continue reading

Places in news: Erra Matti Dibbalu

Citizens join hands to preserve the geological marvel of Erra Matti Dibbalu in Visakhapatnam. What is Erra Matti Dibbalu? Located between Visakhapatnam and Bheemunipatnam, the Erra Matti Dibbalu are rare red sand dunes that are a reminder of the million years of geological processes. Its towering red sand dunes with patches of greenery is like… Continue reading

Who was Tilka Manjhi?

The Nation is remembering revolutionary freedom fighter and tribal leader Tilka Manjhi on his 272nd birth anniversary. Tilka Manjhi (1750-1785) He organized Adivasis into an army and led the famous Santhal Hool in 1784 against the exploitative British. In 1770, there was a severe famine in the Santhal region and people were dying of hunger.… Continue reading

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