Author: ForumIAS

Bankruptcy code to be amended(TH) Context The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to promulgate an Ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Objective The move is intended to strengthen the IBC. It will Prevent certain persons from regaining control: Prevent certain persons — including wilful defaulters, disqualified directors, those who have indulged… Continue reading Bankruptcy code to be amended(TH)

Salaries of judges set to increase(TH) Context The Union Cabinet has approved hikes in the salaries of High Court and Supreme Court judges What has happened? Union cabinet has approved a hike in the salaries of HC & SC judges Acts to be amended Following acts would need to be amended as a result, The… Continue reading Salaries of judges set to increase(TH)

Pak.court frees Hafiz Saeed(TH) Context Saeed, a declared terrorist by the U.N., the U.S. and India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, had been under house arrest since January 2017 What has happened? A Pakistani court has ordered the release of Hafiz Saeed, the chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and one of the alleged… Continue reading Pak.court frees Hafiz Saeed(TH)

 Inclusive lessons (TH Ed) Context Educational under-representation & low political participation of disadvantaged Indian Muslim women Divisions Author states that if we have to achieve equality amongst Muslims we need to take into account the actual divisions that exist b/w Muslim men & women and upper-class (Ashraf) and other (Ajlaf) Muslims Facts As per 2011 census,… Continue reading  Inclusive lessons (TH Ed)

Unite to fight dark forces in digital space: PM (TH) Context Modi calls for sharing of information and coordination among nations and creation of cyber warriors to ensure safety Backdrop The Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS), attended by delegates from 131 countries Key Points from PM’s address: Striking a balance Possible to strike a… Continue reading Unite to fight dark forces in digital space: PM (TH)

Partnership of ideas (IE) Context Digitisation provides an opportunity to strengthen industry-academia ties. The Challenge The new challenge will be to motivate young minds to innovate, especially in keeping with the demands of industry. This brings collaboration to the forefront Transformation With the new age economy powered by digitisation and disruptive technologies, the industry-academia relationship… Continue reading Partnership of ideas (IE)

The hungry nation (IE) Context Global Hunger Index offers a needed reality check for India’s big power aspirations. Backdrop India’s international financial rating was recently upgraded by Moody’s recognising the reforms and structural changes initiated by the present government A recent survey of the Pew Research Center refers to the immense popularity of Prime Minister Narendra… Continue reading The hungry nation (IE)

 Politics and Padmavati(TH Ed) Context Padmavati row Letter from Salman Rushdie In February 1989, days after Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran had issued a fatwa against him for his novel The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie published an open letter to Rajiv Gandhi, then Prime Minister He reminded the Prime Minister that his book had already been banned in India… Continue reading  Politics and Padmavati(TH Ed)

More seats for Sikkim Assembly (TH) Context Change in the number of assembly seats for Sikkim What has happened? The Home Ministry has proposed an increase in the number of seats in the Sikkim Assembly from 32 to 40. The expansion will be the first since the State merged with India in 1975 Source: The Hindu… Continue reading More seats for Sikkim Assembly (TH)

Bamboo ceases to be a tree, freed of Forest Act (TH)  Context Bamboo is no longer a tree, legally What has happened? After 90 years, the bamboo has legally ceased to be a tree with the government, amending the Indian Forest Act and axing the bamboo — taxonomically a grass — from a list of… Continue reading Bamboo ceases to be a tree, freed of Forest Act (TH)