Source: The post is based on the article “There will be at least one Constitution Bench in the Supreme Court throughout the year: CJI U.U. Lalit” published in The Hindu on 26th August 2022. What is the News? Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI), assured there will be at least one… Continue reading There will be at least one Constitution Bench in the Supreme Court throughout the year: CJI U.U. Lalit
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Revisiting the S. Subramaniam Balaji vs Tamil Nadu judgment
Source: The post is based on the article “Revisiting the S. Subramaniam Balaji vs Tamil Nadu judgment” published in The Hindu on 28th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Subramaniam Balaji vs Tamil Nadu judgment?3 What were the arguments put up by the petitioners?4 What was the judgment of the Supreme Court?5… Continue reading Revisiting the S. Subramaniam Balaji vs Tamil Nadu judgment
Clean and clear: Government, Twitter must reassure the public that user data has not been compromised
Source: The post is based on an article “Clean and Clear: Government, Twitter must reassure the public that user data has not been compromised” published in “The Hindu” on 29th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Significant Provisions and Basic Structure. Relevance: Fundamental Rights of the Citizens News: Last Month, the whistle-blower Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko, a cybersecurity expert,… Continue reading Clean and clear: Government, Twitter must reassure the public that user data has not been compromised
The concerns around Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage
Source: The post is based on an article “The concerns around Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage” published in “The Hindu” on 29th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Important Provisions of the Constitution of India Relevance: Right to Privacy; Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage News: Recently, the Election Commission (EC) has been organizing a campaign to promote the linkage of… Continue reading The concerns around Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage
PIN code @50 years
Source: This post is based on the article “PIN code @50 years” published in The Hindu on 29th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential. Relevance: About the achievements of the postal code. News: India Post introduced a six-digit Postal Index Number (PIN) code on August 15, 1972. The idea was to give… Continue reading PIN code @50 years
World Bank panel mulls investigation into complaints against Vishnugadh hydro power project
Source: The post is based on the article “World Bank panel mulls investigation into complaints against Vishnugadh hydro power project” published in The Hindu on 27th August 2022. What is the News? An independent panel of the World Bank is considering a plea by residents of villages in Uttarakhand to investigate environmental damage from the… Continue reading World Bank panel mulls investigation into complaints against Vishnugadh hydro power project
Achieving net zero emissions target can boost India’s GDP, says report
Source: The post is based on the article “Achieving net zero emissions target can boost India’s GDP, says report” published in The Hindu on 27th August 2022. What is the News? The High-Level Policy Commission on Getting Asia to Net Zero has released a report titled “Getting India to Net Zero report”. What is the… Continue reading Achieving net zero emissions target can boost India’s GDP, says report
Puttaswamy and the fading promise of a right
Source: The post is based on the article “Puttaswamy and the fading promise of a right” published in “The Hindu” on 27th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Important Provisions of the Constitution of India Relevance: 5 years of Right to privacy judgment. News: Five years ago, on 24 August 2022, a nine-judge Bench of the… Continue reading Puttaswamy and the fading promise of a right
AFSPA: A draconian law that needs to disappear
Source: The Post is based on the article “A draconian law that needs to disappear” published in “The Hindu” on 27th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Security Forces and Their Mandate Relevance: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958, or AFSPA. News: In December 2021, the Commandos of the Army’s 21 Para (Special Forces) killed… Continue reading AFSPA: A draconian law that needs to disappear
Murder in the Sewer
Source: The post is based on an article “Murder in the Sewer” published in The Hindu on 27th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Laws and mechanisms for the protection of the vulnerable sections News: This article discusses the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, and the issues associated with manual scavenging. Tamil Nadu recently… Continue reading Murder in the Sewer
