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Context The Supreme Court has reserved his judgement on adultery in response to a PIL (Joseph Shine vs. Union of India) Background Laws/Acts Section 497 of IPC says that if a man has sexual intercourse with another’s wife without the husband’s “consent or connivance”, he is “guilty of the offence of adultery and shall be… Continue reading Adultery Law in India

Context: A recent research shows man-frog conflict in the Andaman Islands Man-Animal Conflict Human-wildlife conflict refers to interaction between wild animals and people and resultant negative impact on people or their resources, or wild animals or their habitat. Statistics According to data from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, conflict with wild animals… Continue reading Human-Animal Conflict- an Analysis

Context The Lok Sabha passed the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 recently What is human trafficking Trafficking means transaction which involves prohibited goods such as narcotics or firearms or if it involves people. The United Nations defines human trafficking as: “The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means… Continue reading The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018

Context A three-judge Bench is currently hearing whether the petitions challenging Article 35A should be referred to a Constitution Bench for an in-depth examination Background Jammu and Kashmir became a part of India through instrument of accession signed by its ruler Hari Singh in October 1947. After Jammu and Kashmir’s accession, Sheikh Abdullah (Sadr-i-Riyasat) negotiated… Continue reading Article 35A – An Analysis

Context The government has banned production of oxytocin for domestic use by private companies, and its sale by private chemists from September 1. What is Oxytocin? Oxytocin is naturally secreted by the pituitary glands of mammals during sex, childbirth, lactation or social bonding, and is sometimes called “love hormone”. Oxytocin is a neurotransmitter and a… Continue reading Oxytocin and drug ban issue in India

Context Standing Committee on Labour under the chairmanship of Krit Soumiya had submitted its Report on the “Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Skill Development Initiative Scheme” Vocational training Vocational Education can be defined as the education that is based on occupation and employment. Vocational Education is also known as career and technical education (CTE) or… Continue reading Vocational Training in India – An Analysis

Context WTO is facing existential crisis during a time when developed economies have adopted protectionist attitude Evolution of WTO 1944: Bretton Woods’s conference wanted to make ITO (International Trade Org.) but USA did not ratify. Thus, GATT was born as a stopgap arrangement 1947: GATT (General Agreement on Trade & Tariffs) established aimed to reduce… Continue reading The Problem at the WTO

Context Union Cabinet has approved the amendment to SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2018 Background Dalits (SC) and Tribals (ST) are the most marginalized sections of Indian society. Many atrocities have been committed against them since time immemorial. Article 17 of the constitution abolishes the practice of untouchability. The untouchability (offences) Act, 1955 was passed… Continue reading Amendment to SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Context In Pakistan’s recent general election Imran khan’s party Tahreek-e-insaaf emerged as the largest party. Timeline of relation 1947-48: The first Indo-Pak war over Kashmir is fought The accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India 1960: Indus Water treaty 1965: War- first in Rann of Kutch and later on in Kashmir 1966: Tashkent agreement 1971:… Continue reading Present status of India Pakistan relation

Context The final draft list of citizens, published on July 30, leaves out the names of approximately 40 lakh residents of Assam Issue with Citizenship in Assam Assam has long history of migration since British period to Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 After Independence, to protect the exclusive identity of tribes of Assam, GoI enacted… Continue reading National Register of Citizens of Assam