News: The Joint Committee of Parliament chairperson PP Chaudhary clarifies the concerns raised by opposition on the data protection bill. What are the concerns associated with the data protection bill? Read here: What are the concerns associated with the draft bill? What are the reasons provided by the JCP chairperson of the data protection bill? On… Continue reading Opposition Dissent without Basis or Foundation: About the data protection bill
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Judicial Intervention to nudge exec, not usurp its role: CJI
What is the news? Chief Justice of India in his speech from Constitution Day (26th November), talked about the role of judiciary and executive in providing justice to people. What is the CJI viewpoint? On securing justice: Although the judiciary is the guardian of the constitution, upholding the commitment to secure justice lies in all three… Continue reading Judicial Intervention to nudge exec, not usurp its role: CJI
Analysing the Constituent Assembly debates reveals of a vital process
What is the news? A textual study of the Constitution of India has been done by the researchers. The study aims to analyze how “We, The People” came to where we have reached. What are the findings of the research regarding the Constitutional Assembly? Diversity and participation: In terms of gender, there were only 15 women… Continue reading Analysing the Constituent Assembly debates reveals of a vital process
The case of Prince Jaibir Singh’s admission to IIT Bombay
News: Recently the Supreme Court, in pursuance of complete justice, directed IIT Bombay to allot a seat in the BTech program to Prince Jaibir Singh, a Dalit student from Ghaziabad. What was the issue? He was denied a seat because of late payment. The institution did not provide an alternative mechanism for fees payment like… Continue reading The case of Prince Jaibir Singh’s admission to IIT Bombay
Why the link between mental health and death penalty deserves greater attention
News: Recently NLU Delhi’s project 39A released its report Deathworthy in collaboration with NIMHANS. It studied the life and history of prisoners who have been given death punishment. What were the findings of the report? The report gave two important findings. First, The origins of violent behaviour are determined by poor educational attainment and mental health… Continue reading Why the link between mental health and death penalty deserves greater attention
Chaos in Parliament a sign of India’s strong democracy
News: There is an increase in the cases of disruptions in the house. Contents1 About disruptions in Parliament 2 Previous cases of disruptions in the past3 How has the trend changed over the years?4 What are the reasons behind the increase of disruption in the Parliament?5 What should be the way forward? About disruptions in Parliament Disruptions… Continue reading Chaos in Parliament a sign of India’s strong democracy
Why Non-Personal, What’s Critical … & Snooping?
News: Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019 has submitted its report in the Parliament. What are the key recommendations of JPC? First, It suggested renaming ‘Data Protection Bill’ by dropping the word ‘personal’. Second, Committee recommended that the same regulator should govern both personal data (data about an individual)… Continue reading Why Non-Personal, What’s Critical … & Snooping?
Decline in India’s camel population is worrying
News: According to the article published in National Geographic, the camel population in India has been in decline, especially in Rajasthan because of the Indira Gandhi Canal which hampered the movement of Raikas and Camels. What were the reasons behind the decline in the camel population? Fewer dairy benefits: Long gestation period (15 months); limited… Continue reading Decline in India’s camel population is worrying
The pandemic is an opportunity to correct some historical wrongs
News: In the upcoming 12th ministerial conference of WTO, access to vaccine and vaccine viva will be the most contentious issue. Read more: Issues Associated with IPR Waiver to Covid Vaccine What has been India’s contribution towards Vaccine equity? India gifted two lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine for UN peacekeepers. India provided critical medicines, diagnostic… Continue reading The pandemic is an opportunity to correct some historical wrongs
We need a multi-pronged approach to end child marriage
News: There is an increase in Child marriages in India. Contents1 What is the status of child marriages in India?2 What are the reasons behind the prevalence of child marriage?3 What are the negatives of child marriages?4 What are the government initiatives to stop child marriages?5 What are the hurdles in stopping child marriages?6 What is… Continue reading We need a multi-pronged approach to end child marriage
