Source: The post is based on an article “Hate crime, punishment” published in the “The Hindu” on 7th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Important Provisions of the Constitution of India Relevance: Fundamental Right to freedom of speech and expression vs Hate Speech News: In recent, Umesh Kolhe, a chemist working in Amravati, Maharashtra, and Kanhaiya… Continue reading Hate crime, punishment
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A ‘no’ to pharma freebies, a ‘yes’ for public good
Source: The post is based on an article “A ‘no’ to pharma freebies, a ‘yes’ for public good” published in the “The Hindu’ on 7th July 2022. Syllabus: GS2 Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Relevance: Freebies in Pharma Sector News: Recently, a bench of the… Continue reading A ‘no’ to pharma freebies, a ‘yes’ for public good
Words from Bandung to relive in Bali and Delhi
Source: The post is based on an article “Words from Bandung to relive in Bali and Delhi” published in the “The Hindu” on 7th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 International Relations; Bilateral Relations, Multilateral Organization Relevance: Rule based International Order; News: In the last month, the BRICS Summit, the G-7 summit, and the North Atlantic… Continue reading Words from Bandung to relive in Bali and Delhi
Across democracies, supreme courts’ legitimacy, autonomy are under question
Source: The post is based on the article “Across democracies, supreme courts’ legitimacy, autonomy are under question” published in “Indian Express” on 7th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary. Relevance: To understand the declining legitimacy of the Supreme Court. News: Recently, the US Senator declared that the Supreme Court of… Continue reading Across democracies, supreme courts’ legitimacy, autonomy are under question
Twitter’s legal challenge to Centre’s takedown orders flags issues of free speech
Source: This post is based on the article “Twitter’s legal challenge to Centre’s takedown orders flags issues of free speech” published in The Indian Express on 7th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS2 – Govt policies and interventions Relevance: Digital India, Free speech News: As the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) conducts a week-long celebration to… Continue reading Twitter’s legal challenge to Centre’s takedown orders flags issues of free speech
Greening better: NGT is a vital cog in environment regulation but it needs a performance review & better staffing
Source: The post is based on the article “Greening better: NGT is a vital cog in environment regulation but it needs a performance review & better staffing” published in “The Times of India” on 6th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Relevance: To understand the challenges faced by NGT. News: Given the rampant ecological… Continue reading Greening better: NGT is a vital cog in environment regulation but it needs a performance review & better staffing
As students gear up for university, the devil is in the NEP’s details
Source: The post is based on the article “As students gear up for university, the devil is in the NEP’s details” published in “Indian Express” on 6th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education. Relevance: To understand the challenges associated with the National Education Policy. News: Along with the… Continue reading As students gear up for university, the devil is in the NEP’s details
The way to control tuberculosis
Source: The post is based on an article “The way to control tuberculosis” published in the “The Hindu” on 6th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Relevance: Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) News: In recent years, WHO… Continue reading The way to control tuberculosis
Rules for no-fly lists
Source: The post is based on an article “Rules for no-fly lists” published in the Business Standard on 6th July 2022. Syllabus: GS2 – Govt policies and interventions Relevance: Fundamental Rights; No-Fly List News: Recently, Amnesty International India Chairman, Kashmiri freelance photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner discovered at the airport that they were barred from leaving the… Continue reading Rules for no-fly lists
Rule of law, anyone?
Source: The post is based on an article “Rule of law, anyone?” published in the Business Standard on 5th July 2022. Syllabus: GS2 Basic Features of the Constitution of India Relevance: The rule of law News: In recent months, there have been various cases across the world, in which the violation of the rule of… Continue reading Rule of law, anyone?
