News: The Government of India has brought two ordinances to extend the tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) directors up to 5 years. This raises questions about Government’s use of ordinance as the same matter has already been adjudicated by the Supreme Court before. Who can promulgate an ordinance? Article 123… Continue reading House not ordinance: Extending tenures of key officials of premier agencies should be debated in Parliament
Author: Ramandeep Kaur
SC collegium’s endorsement of Saurabh Kirpal as Delhi HC judge is very welcome. Govt must not stand in the way
News: Supreme Court collegium has recently recommended the name of Saurabh Kirpal as judge of Delhi High Court. If the government does not reject the name, then he will become India’s first openly gay judge. What were the challenges in his appointment? 1) The initial reluctance of the collegium to recommend his name. 2) Opaque nature… Continue reading SC collegium’s endorsement of Saurabh Kirpal as Delhi HC judge is very welcome. Govt must not stand in the way
Questions for SC: Chief Justice Banerjee’s transfer from Madras HC again points to the opaqueness of collegium
News: Supreme Court collegium recommended the transfer of the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to the Meghalaya High Court. Chennai bar commission has in fact raised many valid questions. Read here: A routine matter or a punishment post? What are the questions raised by the Chennai bar commission? The bar raised questions like: -What is… Continue reading Questions for SC: Chief Justice Banerjee’s transfer from Madras HC again points to the opaqueness of collegium
Why BRCA gene testing is important for reducing cancer risk in women
What is the news? There is an increased risk of having breast and ovarian cancers in women who have a strong matrilineal family history of the disease. What are BRCA (Breast Cancer) genes? These are proteins associated with breast tissues that played a big role in preventing breast cancer. They help repair damaged DNA or… Continue reading Why BRCA gene testing is important for reducing cancer risk in women
Structural inequality and the response to global emergencies
News: Structural inequalities in political and economic systems are compromising humankind’s capacity to deal with global emergencies such as climate change and Covid. Contents1 About the pandemic and climate change2 What are the key issues with respect to Climate change?3 How is the world community dealing with Climate Change?4 What is the status of vaccine… Continue reading Structural inequality and the response to global emergencies
Pegasus inquiry must reverse the ‘chilling effect’
News: Pegasus controversy has raised many questions on the privacy right of citizens. Contents1 What is Pegasus? Why there is so much controversy surrounding it?2 How did different governments handle the Pegasus controversy?3 What is the Supreme court’s reaction to Pegasus?4 What is the Supreme Court’s stance on privacy? What is Pegasus? Why there is so… Continue reading Pegasus inquiry must reverse the ‘chilling effect’
The EU’s role in the Indo-Pacific
News: To cope with the rise of China and other Asian economies, the EU unveiled its strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in 2016. In this backdrop, The Council of EU recently announced the initial policy conclusions. Read here: EU unveils Indo-Pacific strategy What does the EU strategy and policy say? The strategy aims to enhance… Continue reading The EU’s role in the Indo-Pacific
What is RBI’s stand on the use of cryptocurrency
News: RBI governor has raised his concern over the cryptocurrency investment in India. Contents1 How the RBI has responded to the crypto business so far?2 How many Indians invest in cryptos and whether the amount is taxed?3 What are the concerns associated with cryptocurrency?4 Source: This post is based on the article “What is RBI’s stand… Continue reading What is RBI’s stand on the use of cryptocurrency
A routine matter or a punishment post?
News: Recently, the Supreme Court collegium recommended the transfer of the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to the Meghalaya High Court. It also recommended the transfer of the senior-most judge of the Allahabad High Court to the Madras High Court. These transfers raise certain questions. What does the constitution say about the transfer… Continue reading A routine matter or a punishment post?
Centre plans to give some strategic disinvestment powers to DPE
What is the news? The central government has decided to give some powers in the strategic disinvestment process to the Department of Public Enterprise (DPE). This department has been brought under the Ministry of finance. How does the current disinvestment process work? As per the current process, NITI Aayog identifies companies for disinvestment. This proposal… Continue reading Centre plans to give some strategic disinvestment powers to DPE
