Category: Must Read News Articles

GS -2 Women army officers eligible for permanent commission: SC In a landmark judgement in the case Secretary, Ministry of Defence vs Babita Puniya and others,  SC has held that Women Short Service Commission Officers in the Indian Army are entitled to Permanent Commission at par with their male counterparts, regardless of their years of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 18th February 2020

GS -2 Will stand by decision on Art. 370, CAA: Modi PM Modi has said that despite international pres­sure, the government will continue to stand by its deci­sion to revoke Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and in­troduce  the  Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). New Accord divides Bodos The Centre had signed third Bodo accord with… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 17th February 2020

GS -2 US-Taliban reach Afghanistan truce agreement, says official A senior U.S. official said on Friday the U.S. and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan. A tale of outbreaks, both in China The editorial says that unlike the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 15th February 2020

GS -1 Experts’ meet to discuss restoration of Sun Temple A two day conference of experts will be held to chalk out a plan to restore and preserve the nearly 800 old Konark Sun Temple. The Konark Sun temple was built in 13th century. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. GS -2 Publish criminal… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 14th February 2020

GS -2 Inflation climbs, industrial output contracts yet again Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation has rose to 7.59% in January 2020. It is highest since May 2014. It was 7.35% in December 2019. This is the second straight month that retail inflation has remained above the upper end of India’s tolerance band of 2-6 percent.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 13th February 2020

GS -2 SC upholds changes to SC/ST atrocities law The SC has upheld a 2018 amendment which barred persons accused of committing atrocities against those belonging to SC/ST from getting anticipatory bail. In march 2018, SC has ruled that there is no absolute bar against grant of anticipatory bail under the anti atrocities law if… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 11th February 2020

GS -2 Seeking for a more progressive abortion law The cabinet has recently approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It seeks to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The Bill seeks to extend the termination of pregnancy period from 20 weeks to 24 weeks, making it easier for women to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 10th February 2020

Gs -2 Modi Lauds Bodos for peace pact PM Modi has advised the youth in Central India’s Moist Belt and in Jammu and Kashmir to emulate the Bodos and shun the path of violence. He also allayed fears that the CAA would bring illegal foreigners to Assam. Mahinda Rajapaksa to meet Modi today Sri Lanka… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 8th February 2020

GS -2 Reducing custodial deaths The custodial deaths have been on the increase in the recent years as per data of NCRB. Since policement responsible for custodial deaths rarely get punished, they feel emboldened to continue using torture as the tool to get to the truth. The article argues that until exemplary punishment is meted… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 7th February 2020

GS -2 Course correction for the speaker’s office In a recent judgement, SC has said that speaker of the legislative assembly should decide on a petition seeking disqualification of a member under 10th schedule of the constitution within a period of 3 months, in the absence of exceptional reasons. SC has also acknowledged the problem… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 6th February 2020