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Disqualification moves  Context Was the Vice-President’s action against two JD(U) MPs a case of speedy justice or a hasty decision? Anti-defection law 1985 The objective of the landmark anti-defection law of 1985 was to enhance the credibility of the country’s polity by addressing rampant party-hopping by elected representatives for personal and political considerations. While this… Continue reading Disqualification moves 

More time to link accounts to Aadhaar Context The government on Wednesday extended the December 31 deadline for linking bank accounts to Aadhaar numbers by three months to March 31, 2018. Deadline extended from Dec. 31 to March 31, 2018 The deadline for linking insurance policies and mutual fund holdings to Aadhaar would also be… Continue reading More time to link accounts to Aadhaar

Coastal literacy project to be rolled out in 3 more districts Context The Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) is all set to kick-start the second phase of Akshara Sagaram Also in KSLMA programme in Ernakulam, Kozhikode, and Kollam Buoyed by its success in the first phase Akshara Sagaram The Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority… Continue reading Coastal literacy project to be rolled out in 3 more districts

Crime & punishment Context There can be no impunity for those who kill in the name of honour Backdrop The conviction of six persons for the murder of a young Dalit by a trial court in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, is significant. The trial was completed in less than two years and eight of the 11… Continue reading Crime & punishment

Health tips  Context Indian Express, editorial): Instead of cancelling hospital licences, bring in patient centric laws, institutional capacity to enforce them. Recent Incidents The grievous error in declaring a live baby dead by the capital’s Max hospital Fortis hospital charging exorbitant amounts for the treatment of a seven-year-old child diagnosed with dengue Government’s Response The… Continue reading Health tips 

Kalvari submarine a big step in defence preparedness: PM Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally commissioned the first of six Scorpene diesel-electric submarines into the Navy on Thursday. First of six scorpene-class diesel-electric vessels commissioned into the Navy This is the Navy’s first modern conventional submarine in almost two decades since the INS Sindhushastra was… Continue reading Kalvari submarine a big step in defence preparedness: PM

Whither disaster management after Ockhi? Context More lives of fisherfolk would have been saved if disaster management action plans were implemented properly. What is a Disaster? A disaster is an event causing extreme disruption in a society’s functioning. It results in widespread human, material, and environmental losses which are beyond the ability of the affected… Continue reading Whither disaster management after Ockhi? 

Haven’t declared Amarnath a silent zone, clarifies NGT:   Context The National Green Tribunal on Thursday clarified its orders on ‘maintaining silence’ around the Amarnath shrine and said that its previous order had not been “correctly reported in different quarters”. Only asked devotees to remain quiet in front of the shivling’ The only restriction that the… Continue reading Haven’t declared Amarnath a silent zone, clarifies NGT: 

Income share of top 1% surged: report  Context ‘Inequality rose substantially since implementation of 80s’ deregulation reforms’. World Inequality Report Income inequality in India rose rapidly since the 1980s to a situation where the top 10% of the earners accounted for 56% of the income earned in 2014, according to a new report by economists,… Continue reading Income share of top 1% surged: report 

WTO meet ends without consensus:  Context Member countries fail to reach agreement on food security right, centrality of development. Unable to reach an agreement The December 10-13 meeting of the World Trade Organisation’s highest decision-making body in this ‘city of fair winds’ ended becalmed with the WTO’s 164 members unable to reach a consensus on… Continue reading WTO meet ends without consensus: