Category: 9 PM Daily Articles

News: Despite the announcement by the PM to repeal the three farm laws, farmers are demanding that, MSP should be made a legal entitlement. This article provides both the side of the arguments (support and against) w.r.t legalising MSP demand. Some points are already covered in the following article: Read more: https://forumias.com/blog/explained-in-perspective-farm-distress-and-the-demand-for-guaranteed-msp/ What are the… Continue reading After farm laws repeal, farmer unions want legal guarantee for MSP. Should the govt give in?

News: Recently the Supreme Court, in pursuance of complete justice, directed IIT Bombay to allot a seat in the BTech program to Prince Jaibir Singh, a Dalit student from Ghaziabad. What was the issue? He was denied a seat because of late payment.  The institution did not provide an alternative mechanism for fees payment like… Continue reading The case of Prince Jaibir Singh’s admission to IIT Bombay

News: Recently NLU Delhi’s project 39A released its report Deathworthy in collaboration with NIMHANS. It studied the life and history of prisoners who have been given death punishment. What were the findings of the report? The report gave two important findings. First, The origins of violent behaviour are determined by poor educational attainment and mental health… Continue reading Why the link between mental health and death penalty deserves greater attention

News: There is an increase in the cases of disruptions in the house. About disruptions in Parliament  Disruptions usually occurred when the opposition is against a government policy or a national issue. The amount of time lost due to disruptions in Parliament had steadily risen from 5% of working time in the truncated 11th Lok Sabha… Continue reading Chaos in Parliament a sign of India’s strong democracy

News: Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)  on the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019 has submitted its report in the Parliament. What are the key recommendations of JPC? First, It suggested renaming ‘Data Protection Bill’ by dropping the word ‘personal’. Second, Committee recommended that the same regulator should govern both personal data (data about an individual)… Continue reading Why Non-Personal, What’s Critical … & Snooping?

News: Recently, the Allahabad High Court had ruled that a penetrative sexual assault on a 10-year-old boy did not fall under the stringent POCSO Act’s definition of aggravated penetrative sexual assault. The Allahabad High Court lowered the sentence of a man who was convicted of forcing a 10-year-old boy to perform oral sex. The ruling… Continue reading POCSO shocker

News: India’s foreign policy options are limited by its relatively inadequate economic size and technological capabilities. How economic considerations of a nation can influence its foreign policy stance? This can be easily understood by analyzing the difference in the West’s posture towards China and Russia. For instance, with respect to Russia, the western journals repeatedly… Continue reading Economic heft and foreign policy posturing

News: China has become the largest exporter of medical devices to India, overtaking US and Germany during 2020-21. The imports of med-tech and medical devices having jumped up to 75% from China alone, whereas overall increase in med-tech imports from all nations is just about 7%. What are the reasons for the huge increase in… Continue reading Chinese med imports up 75%, raises concerns

News: According to the article published in National Geographic, the camel population in India has been in decline, especially in Rajasthan because of the Indira Gandhi Canal which hampered the movement of Raikas and Camels. What were the reasons behind the decline in the camel population? Fewer dairy benefits: Long gestation period (15 months); limited… Continue reading Decline in India’s camel population is worrying

News: In the upcoming 12th ministerial conference of WTO, access to vaccine and vaccine viva will be the most contentious issue. Read more: Issues Associated with IPR Waiver to Covid Vaccine What has been India’s contribution towards Vaccine equity? India gifted two lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine for UN peacekeepers. India provided critical medicines, diagnostic… Continue reading The pandemic is an opportunity to correct some historical wrongs