Category: Featured Editorials

Context: With a new chairman, Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to make 2018 a productive and memorable one. Background: 1969: The Indian Space Research Organisation was formed in 1969. The Indian Space Research Organisation is the space agency of the Government of India. The establishment of ISROinstitutionalized space activities in India. It is managed… Continue reading A challenging year ahead for Indian Space Research Organisation

Context: Two adults are free to marry and “no third party” has a right to harass or cause harm to them, said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, speaking against honour killings in India. Case: The court was hearing a petition filed by Shakti Vahini, an NGO, to make honour killing a specific crime. Court’s… Continue reading Honor killing in India

Context: Nearly a decade since the memoranda of understanding were inked, the India-U.S. civil nuclear agreement remains obsolete. There is no sign yet of any concrete contract between an American company and the Indian authorities to build a reactor. Background: 2004: In January 2004, the United States and India agreed to expand cooperation in three… Continue reading Indo-US Nuclear deal: an obsolete agreement

Context Stunting among children, or low height for age, is common in developing countries with poor sanitation, as per the recent research finding by the Lancet Global Health research findings. Introduction: The two studies were well designed and conducted in contexts where the burden of malnutrition is high and water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition… Continue reading The link between poor sanitation and stunting in India

Context: Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has decided to recommend the removal of Allahabad High Court judge Justice S N Shukla as part of an in-house procedure after he was found guilty of misconduct by an internal probe into a medical college admission scam. Introduction: Justice Misra is reported to have written to the… Continue reading The importance of in-house mechanisms for clean judiciary

Context: The government has asked the Supreme Court to classify tobacco as “res extra commercium”, which means “outside commerce” in Latin. As a result, the Indian tobacco industry could lose its legal right to trade. What is in news? The government is not discussing banning tobacco. The goal of invoking the Roman law doctrine was… Continue reading New Roman law doctrine for tobacco industry in India

Context: The Supreme Court will hear a petition to exclude the affluent members from the benefits of reservation and introduce the creamy layer concept for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. This is the first time a petition has been filed urging the Supreme Court to introduce the creamy layer concept for the SCs/STs. Background:… Continue reading Plea to exclude SC/ST creamy layer from quota

Context: There may soon be mandatory one-year inductee teacher training for those who want to teach in higher technical institutions. Introduction: The new initiative is aimed at having trained teachers equipped with the technical wherewithal to churn out students who are skilled and employable Reasons for poor quality of teachers training: Education is a fundamental… Continue reading The state of teachers training and education in India

Context: The role of sea turtle ranges from maintaining productive coral reef ecosystems to transporting essential nutrients from the oceans to beaches and coastal dunes. But as turtle populations in general decline, so does their ability to play a vital role in maintaining the health of the world’s oceans. What are sea turtles? Sea turtles(superfamily Chelonioidea),… Continue reading The importance of sea turtles to marine ecosystem