Category: Featured Editorials

Context The Centre is all set for the 3rdcomprehensive annual ranking of higher educational institutions in the National Institutional Ranking Framework, 2018. What is National Institutional Ranking Framework? The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has been launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on September 29th, 2015. This framework outlines a methodology to rank… Continue reading National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

Context India has agreed to enrich the existing assistance to Afghan security forces, including in capacity building and training of Afghan soldiers in India, during a Partnership Council meeting on Monday, even as Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister suggested a larger role for India in regional diplomacy. What is the current situation in Afghanistan? The country is… Continue reading India to aid Afghanistan security forces

Context: Recently, Justice B.N. Srikrishna committee was constituted to prepare a road map to make India a hub of international arbitration. Introduction: The report has recommended many changes in Indian arbitration law. The recommendations are largely on the issue of managing and resolving bilateral investment treaty (BIT) disputes. The recommendation on BIT assumes importance as… Continue reading B. N. Srikrishna Committee on BIT dispute management strategy

Context: Article 35A of the Constitution of India, unknown to the public domain till recent times, has gained up an intense debate in the country. Why the Article 35A recently in news? Refugees from West Pakistan, who had migrated to India during Partition, have moved to the Supreme Court challenging Article 35A of the Constitution.… Continue reading The Constitutional status of Article 35A

Context: The recent rail accident near Khatauli station(UP) is a reminder of the dangers of the excessive over-utilisation of the lines. Introduction: Among the most affordable transport systems in the world, India’s railway network carries millions of people every day, linking the remotest destinations. According to the latest data, utilization exceeds the capacity on 65… Continue reading Overworked tracks make train travel unsafe

 Context The Apex court has ruled that the IBC, being a central statute shall prevail over the state laws that are objectionable to it. Provisions of all state enactments which obstruct the country’s new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code shall be declared void What is Insolvency and Bankruptcy code? The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is the… Continue reading Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and State Laws