Tag: Polity

Source: The post “Can the ED file writ petitions before Courts?” has been created, based on “Can the ED file writ petitions before Courts?” published in “The Hindu” on 29 January 2026. Can the ED file writ petitions before Courts? UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-2- Polity Context: India has witnessed increasing legal disputes between Central agencies… Continue reading Can the ED file writ petitions before Courts?

UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS paper2- Polity- issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure. Introduction Delimitation is the constitutional process of adjusting electoral boundaries according to population change. Although routine in principle, the delimitation due after Census 2027 will be the most decisive redistribution of political power since Independence. It will determine Lok Sabha seat… Continue reading Delimitation after 2027, Redrawing Power in India

Introduction- Recently, two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice K.V. Viswanathan, delivered a split verdict on the challenge to the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988, in the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) vs Union of India. Prior Sanction in… Continue reading Prior Sanction in Cases of Corruption

Introduction– To strengthen the delivery and efficiency of climate finance, the carbon markets under Article 6 (A6) of the Paris Agreement were made fully operational at COP29. Article 6 of Paris Agreement as a powerful tool for India. Operationalisation of Article 6 at COP29 89 cooperation arrangements under Article 6.2 now exist across 58 Parties,… Continue reading Article 6 of Paris Agreement as a powerful tool for India

UPSC Syllabus GS-2: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Faster is not fairer in POCSO case clearance numbers. Introduction India achieved a 109% disposal rate in POCSO… Continue reading Faster is not fairer in POCSO case clearance numbers

News- On January 10, the Supreme Court (SC), in State of Uttar Pradesh vs Anurudh & Anr., formally acknowledged the growing misuse of the POCSO Act, 2012 in cases involving consensual romantic relationships between adolescents, where one party is a minor. The Court urged the Union government to consider corrective measures to prevent the harsh… Continue reading Lowering of the Age of Consent