Context: The Uttar Pradesh government has cleared an ordinance that enables the state to police and punish inter-faith marriages with “the sole intention of changing a girl’s religion”. Discuss the issues associated with the law against love jihad. Law against fundamental rights: By clearing the ordinance, the state government has trespassed the fundamental right to marry guaranteed… Continue reading Right to choice of women
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corporate houses in Indian banking
Context: Recently, an Internal Working Group of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended that corporate houses be given bank licences. Background Earlier, in 2013, the RBI had issued similar guidelines permitting corporate and industrial houses to apply for a banking licence. However, no corporate was given a bank licence as none of the… Continue reading corporate houses in Indian banking
Protecting Article 32
Context: The Chief Justice of India is reported to have stated during the hearing of journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail matter, that the Court was trying to “discourage” recourse to Article 32. What does article 32 says? The right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings for the enforcement of the rights conferred by this… Continue reading Protecting Article 32
India-EU trade
Context- The recently concluded 15th Summit of India and EU, the broad consensus that emerged is to strengthen the EU-India Strategic Partnership. India-EU areas of convergence- India’s largest trading partner, while India is the EU’s ninth biggest trading partner. India is among the few nations that run a surplus in services trade with the EU. Both… Continue reading India-EU trade
India exits RCEP
Context – India’s decision to stay out of the China-backed RCEP agreement and its significance. What is RCEP and its significance? Launched in 2012, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a trade pact between the 10-member ASEAN bloc, along with China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. However, India had been due to sign but pulled out… Continue reading India exits RCEP
Violence against women
Context: Domestic violence cases spiked during the COVID-19 lockdown. Explain about the violence during the pandemic? Shadow pandemic: The UN Secretary-General used the term for rise in domestic violence cases during the lockdown. Women and sexual minorities were confined indoors with their abusers and even making a call or stepping out for shelter were likely to be… Continue reading Violence against women
One Health Approach
Context: ‘One Health’ is the optimum approach to counter the impact of antimicrobial resistance. Discuss antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): It is the resistance acquired by any microorganism (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasite, etc.) against antimicrobial drugs such as antibiotics that are used to treat infections. Reason for AMR: The ingenuity and survival instinct of germs. The irrational… Continue reading One Health Approach
Contribution and Criticism of Supreme Court
Context- Criticism is the hallmark of a prosperous democracy, but unfounded and unrestrained criticism is harmful rather than contributive. Why judiciary is the strongest pillar on which the edifice of Indian democracy stands? India ranks in the top one-third of nations in efficiency of the legal framework to challenge regulations and in judicial independence. At the… Continue reading Contribution and Criticism of Supreme Court
Kerala’s new 118A law
Context – The Kerala cabinet recommended to the Governor the promulgation of the ordinance to insert Section 118 (A) into the Act. What is Kerala’s new 118A law? The new Section 118A has been introduced in the Kerala Police Act, 2011. According to the new law– The state government recommendation to amend the police act says that if the government… Continue reading Kerala’s new 118A law
India- West Asia
Context: Recently, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visited Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. What is the significance of West Asia to India? Socio economic significance: Gulf is a source of oil and a destination for labour exports. The UAE alone hosts nearly three million Indian expatriates and the Gulf as a whole hosts large… Continue reading India- West Asia
