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Why Criminalise? 

Why Criminalise? Context Centre’s draft law on triple talaq misreads the Supreme Court judgment  Ill-conceived The Centre’s move to criminalise instant triple talaq (talaq-e-bidat) appears to be ill-conceived and thoughtless It completely ignores the significance of the August 22, 2017 Supreme Court judgment which rendered legally inutile the use of the formulaic expression “talaq-talaq-talaq” (in… Continue reading Why Criminalise? 

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SC clears 12 special courts to try cases against politicians

SC clears 12 special courts to try cases against politicians Context The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the green signal for the Centre’s scheme to set up 12 fast track courts to exclusively prosecute and dispose of 1,581 criminal cases pending against Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies within a year. Allocation of funds… Continue reading SC clears 12 special courts to try cases against politicians

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Lone great white pelican a visual treat 

Lone great white pelican a visual treat  Context Mingled with the thousands of winged guests is the lone great white pelican (Pelecanusonocrotalus) at Asia’s largest freshwater lake, Kolleru Lake, offering a rare visual treat to bird watchers Great White Pelican The feathered guest has been found spending the days with the grey pelicans and painted… Continue reading Lone great white pelican a visual treat 

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Nanoparticles may help detect cancer early: study 

Nanoparticles may help detect cancer early: study  Context Using light-emitting nanoparticles, scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a highly effective method to detect tiny tumours and track their spread, potentially leading to earlier cancer detection. Better than MRI The study, published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, showed that the new method is better… Continue reading Nanoparticles may help detect cancer early: study 

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A measured leap: on planetary system 

A measured leap: on planetary system  Context Scientists have announced the discovery of two new exoplanets,   Kepler-90i and Kepler-80g. Exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system, are routinely being discovered, with the number of those that have already been found now standing at 3,567. Why this is significant But this announcement by the National… Continue reading A measured leap: on planetary system 

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Zealous frog fathers guard eggs against cannibals 

Zealous frog fathers guard eggs against cannibals  Context Bush frogs breeding in bamboo stems don’t mind pulling off an all-nighter on protection duty What Male white-spotted bush frogs zealously watch over their eggs for 37 days, leaving only once tiny froglets emerge Why the protection? If the adults lower their guard even for a day,… Continue reading Zealous frog fathers guard eggs against cannibals 

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What India’s student exodus means 

What India’s student exodus means  Context Indian consumers may be tightening their belts on many counts. But one item of expense on which they’re certainly not skimping is their children’s education. Sprucing up our universities will bring in foreign learners and also help stem dollar outflows The latest Value of Education report from HSBC, after surveying… Continue reading What India’s student exodus means 

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