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• Polity › Local Self-Government

  West Bengal strips panchayat pradhans of registration and cheque signing powers, reopening the devolution debate

  GS2 · GS2-04.Devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein

  29 Jul 2026

  Explained States

• Polity › Elections, Delimitation

  Tracing voters in an ever evolving city

  GS2 · GS2-02.Functions & responsibilities of the Union and the States; issues and challenges of federal structure;

  25 Jul 2026

  Explained

• Polity

  The right to protest and the limits of police power

  GS2 · GS2-01.Indian Constitution-Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure of Constitution

  24 Jul 2026

  Explained

• Polity › Judiciary

  How should cities reclaim footpaths?

  GS2 · GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

  24 Jul 2026

  Explained

• Polity › Judiciary

  Fast-track courts: When they can be established, where they lag

  GS2 · GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

  24 Jul 2026

  Explained

• Polity › Judiciary

  A Checklist for a New-Age Courtroom

  GS2 · GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

  22 Jul 2026

  Explained

• Polity › Judiciary

  Is Yashwant Varma still a judge?

  GS2 · GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

  22 Jul 2026

  Explained

• Polity › Judiciary

  Can Courts Restrain a Film Cleared by the CBFC?

  GS2 · GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

  18 Jul 2026

  Explained

• Polity › Union and State Executive

  Ladakh’s 7 councils & the decentralisation debate

  GS2 · GS2-02.Functions & responsibilities of the Union and the States; issues and challenges of federal structure;

  16 Jul 2026

  Explained

• Polity › Judiciary

  What is meant by trial in Absentia? 

  GS2 · GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

  15 Jul 2026

  Explained