Author: Gaurav Yadav

In order to address gender stereotyping, the judiciary has recently emphasized the use of gender-sensitive language in courtrooms to prevent victim-blaming. Under CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, the SC released a Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes. It instructed judges to stop using derogatory terms like “keep,” “fallen woman,” or “concubine,” and instead use neutral terms like “woman”… Continue reading Gender Justice – Explained Pointwise

Aviation Sector in India has experienced significant growth in recent years. India has become the third-largest domestic aviation market in the world. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), by the year 2030, India is expected to overtake China and the United States as the world’s largest air passenger market. However, the aviation sector… Continue reading Aviation Sector in India – Opportunities & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

The President of Seychelles, Patrick Herminie, is on a visit to India – which came within the first 100 days of his swearing-in & coincides with the 50th anniversary of Seychelles independence & 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries – indicating the importance of India for the island nation. The leaders of… Continue reading India-Seychelles Relations – Explained Pointwise

Recently, PM Modi visited Malaysia as a part of India-Malaysia Bilateral Summit where leaders deepened their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across economic, strategic and people-to-people fronts. It was noted during the visit that India and Malaysia have close similarities as both are ‘multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious countries‘. 11 key agreements were signed during the visit, providing… Continue reading India-Malaysia Relations- Significance and Challenges- Explained Pointwise

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has introduced a dedicated “Deep Tech Startup” category with significantly relaxed eligibility to account for long development cycles. DPIIT has released a gazette notification in which it has provided an official definition a ‘deep tech’ startup in India. In this article we delve about deep… Continue reading Deep Tech Startups – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Power distribution companies (DISCOMs) in India have recently shown an improvement in their performance – recording a positive turnaround marked by reduced AT&C losses, a narrowed ACS-ARR gap & improved financial discipline. However, still many utilities continue to rely on tariff subsidies & loss takeover by the state governments – underscoring the scope for further… Continue reading DISCOM sector in India – Challenges & solutions – Explained Pointwise

The Finance Commission (FC) is a Constitutional body constituted by the President every five years to make recommendations on centre-state fiscal relations. The Report of the 16th Finance Commission (Chairman: Dr. Arvind Panagariya) was tabled in Parliament on February 1, 2026 for the five-year period between 2026-27 and 2030-31. Table of Content What are some… Continue reading 16th Finance Commission Recommendations – Explained Pointwise

According to an annual statistics report on death penalties in India (Published by Square Circle Clinic – a criminal justice initiative at the NALSAR University) the SC has not confirmed a single death penalty in the past 3 years. Table of Content What are the findings of the Report? What is the Judicial view on… Continue reading Death Penalty in India – Explained Pointwise

February 2 is celebrated annually as World Wetlands Day. The theme for 2026 is “Wetlands & traditional knowledge”. Wetlands, often referred to as the earth’s kidneys, are among the most productive ecosystems, providing critical ecosystem services such as water purification, flood control, and carbon sequestration. Globally, wetlands cover 6% of the Earth’s land surface and… Continue reading Wetland Conservation in India- Explained Pointwise

On the sacred occasion of Magha Purnima and the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for the year 2026-2027. This was her 9th consecutive budget. This is a Yuva Shakti-driven Budget.  Table of Content Budget Basics MACRO-ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET 2026-27 Budget Highlights 2026-27-Part A India’s Reforms Express… Continue reading Union Budget 2026-2027