Indian constitution amendments
Indian constitution’s significant provisions
SC Verdict on Article 370- Explained Pointwise+ Infographic |
Right to privacy vs right to know: Supreme Court to resolve poll bonds conflict |
Qualitative Dilution of voting power -One person, one vote, one value |
Basic structure doctrine
Basic Structure Doctrine-Protecting Basic Structure from Judicial Arbitrariness |
Functions and responsibilities of the Union
Functions and responsibilities of the states
Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure.
Effect of delimitation on Fiscal federalism – The Finance Commission has a highly critical task |
Special Category Status (SCS)- Why is Bihar demanding the Special Category Status? |
Altering status quo- Restoring popular rule in J&K and its statehood ought to be a priority |
Devolution of powers and finances up to local levels
Challenges related to the devolution of power and finances
Separation of power
Dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions
Parliament—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
Ethics Committee- Functions and Challenges- Explained Pointwise |
Widespread use of consulting firms in government departments – Work of consultancy firms |
Mass suspension of MPs – Breach and stain |
Suspension of MPs in Parliament
State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these
Executive -Structure, organization and functioning
Judiciary-Structure, organization and functioning
Issues related to judiciary
All India Judicial Service- Explained Pointwise
Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government
On Simplifying legal language-On Constitution Day, more people-friendly laws
On Listing of Cases in the Supreme Court |
Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
Statutory bodies, Regulatory Bodies and Quasi-judicial bodies.
On the challenges faced by the Infromation Commission – Rescue RTI |
Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
On the Issues with EVMs – EVMs are reliable |
Appointment to various Constitutional posts
Powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
Challenges of enforcing the Model Code of Conduct- A better model |
Governance
On e-FIR – Move towards e-FIR, but with caution |
Medical tourism affecting organ transplantation in India-The flipside of medical tourism |
Analysing the Post Office Bill, 2023
On the Issues with the WHO Growth Standards – Growth chart
On Youth Unemployment – Are graduates facing unemployment? |
Government policies
Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP): NITI Aayog releases the 1st Delta Ranking of ABP |
Telecommunications Bill 2023 Controversial-Telecom law upgrades for a digital authoritarian state
Government policies and interventions in various sectors
On Regulating ‘Dark Patterns’ – Battling dark patterns |
Analysing the Post Office Bill, 2023 |
Issues arising out of their design and implementation
An uphill struggle to grow the Forest Rights Act |
NGOs and their role
SHGs and their role
Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
Role of civil services in a democracy.
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre
[Kurukshetra November 2023 Summary] PM Vishwakarma Yojana- Explained Pointwise
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the States
Performance of schemes
Social Audit in MGNREGA & MGNREGA Challenges- Explained Pointwise+ Infographic
Mechanisms and laws for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections
Issues with Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) -MP Index reduction under the NDA is flawed |
Healthcare for transgender people -No, one Centre of Excellence in Transgender Care is not enough |
Challenges of sex workers, bar dancers, and transgender- Invisible Indians |
Omission of disability-related questions from NFHS-6 shows that disability remains misunderstood
Institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
Issues relating to Development
Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health
Developments in TB treatment- Improved drug regimens for TB to cut treatment time |
India’s alarming ‘Fixed Dose Combination (FDC)’ problem |
On Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – Don’t ignore the threat of antimicrobial resistance |
Taxing High Fat Sugar Salt (HFSS) Foods as a public health imperative |
On Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) – Making health our top priority in 2024 |
Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education
Importance of Sex education- Social justice, sexual education, the need of our times |
On Vocational Education – Vocational education should be an integral aspect of schooling |
Measuring digital literacy -Why India must measure digital literacy |
Poverty and hunger
On the Poshan Tracker – Mother, child and the Poshan Tracker |
India and its neighborhood- relations
On India-Maldives relations – Maldives: From a beach resort to a worry spot
On India-Oman Bilateral Relations – A time-honoured connect that will help bridge the Gulf |
On India and the Taiwan conflict – Taiwan, a Malacca blockade and India’s options |
Neighbours, rivals- The Asia Cup remains hostage to India-Pakistan relations
Bilateral Relation, Regional relations and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
On Kra Isthmus Project- Kra, New Delhi’s New KRA |
India’s evolving foreign policy, a new pointer to India’s changed world view |
On Shift in Global Trade Policy |
BRICS is bigger now. Is it better too?
Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests
Present challenges in the Red Sea-The stormy Red Sea |
On India losing influence in South Asia |
Indian diaspora
Neta Ramaswamy – Diaspora is rocking it, from tech to politics
Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate
