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Why ABBA must go Context Deaths due to hunger has become a huge problem that India is dealing today and government still remains in denial. The Food Ministry in Delhi issued an order in late October that is silent on the crucial issue of reinstating wrongly cancelled ration cards and makes token concessions with no… Continue reading Why ABBA must go

Justice in tamult’’ Context The registry published a circular notifying lawyers and litigants not to orally mention fresh cases before any other Supreme Court judge except before the Bench presided by the Chief Justice of India. The Constitution Bench declared that the Chief Justice of India is the master who alone could decide what case… Continue reading Justice in tamult’’

South China Sea, Rohingya on ASEAN map Context The maritime dispute over the South China Sea, exodus of the Rohingya citizens of Myanmar into Bangladesh and India, North Korean nuclear posturing and Islamic State-linked terrorism are likely to be the key talking points at the 31st ASEAN summit What else is on the list? Apart… Continue reading South China Sea, Rohingya on ASEAN map

Nagivation rights figure in first Quadrilateral talks  & . Eye on China, India joins team of four Context Embarking a new diplomatic initiative, India participated in the first formal official-level discussions conducted under the recently proposed regional coalition known as the ‘Quad’, the quadrilateral formation that includes Japan, India, the United States and Australia. What… Continue reading Nagivation rights figure in first Quadrilateral talks  & . Eye on China, India joins team of four

Loan waiver is not the solution   Since Independence, one of the primary objectives of India’s agricultural policy has been to improve farmers’ access to institutional credit and reduce their dependence on informal credit Context: It is time that the country had revisited the credit policy with a focus on the outreach of banks and financial… Continue reading Loan waiver is not the solution  

Food prices spur CPI inflation to 3.58%  Context: According to the recently released data by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, retail inflation accelerated to 3.58% in October on the back of rising food and fuel prices. Introduction: Consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rose to this financial year’s highest rate of 3.58 per cent… Continue reading Food prices spur CPI inflation to 3.58% 

Liquor sale ban exemption applies nationwide:SC  Context The July 11 order of the apex court that clarified the stretches of highways running through municipal areas were exempted from the ban was in news again as the question remains that whether the exemption granted to municipal areas in the July 11 order pertained to only municipal… Continue reading Liquor sale ban exemption applies nationwide:SC 

JPC on land Bill to seek eight extension  Context: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Land Acquisition Bill, 2015, will seek the eighth extension in the upcoming Parliament session. Introduction: The JPC was set up in May 2015 to examine the Bill after it was opposed by many political parties, including allies of  the… Continue reading JPC on land Bill to seek eight extension 

Supreme court, diminished Context: The judiciary has created a crisis of institutional credibility for itself. Crisis situation for Judiciary: The Supreme Court of India is facing worst crisis of credibility since the Emergency. The quality of the court’s reasoning, the inconstancy of its judgment, the abdication of its constitutional role in some cases, and is… Continue reading Supreme court, diminished

Record diplomatic bodies UIN : Centre Context The government has clarified that sales or supply to foreign diplomatic missions or UN organisations will not have any additional effect on the supplier’s tax liability Supplies of such nature must be recorded along with the Unique Identification Number (UIN) of the recipient. What is Unique Identification Number… Continue reading Record diplomatic bodies UIN : Centre