Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Delimitation Commission?3 Delimitation in the J&K State4 Why was the Delimitation Commission set up for J&K?5 What changes have the delimitation commission made? What is the News? The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission has notified the new boundaries, names and number of Assembly constituencies in Jammu and… Continue reading Delimitation panel notifies new J&K Assembly constituencies
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India stays out of Global Declaration on Future of Internet
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Declaration for the Future of the Internet?3 Are these Principles legally binding?4 Significance of this declaration What is the News? The United States and 60 other partner countries signed a political declaration called the “Declaration for the Future of the Internet”. India, China and Russia are among… Continue reading India stays out of Global Declaration on Future of Internet
The status of the Naga peace talks
News: The annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released recently said that the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) was involved in 44% of insurgency-related incidents in Nagaland in 2020. The Union government had, in 2015, signed a framework agreement with the NSCN-IM to find a solution to… Continue reading The status of the Naga peace talks
The school dress is in the cross hairs
News: Recently, the Karnataka government had ordered a school uniform code to be followed in the classroom as well as the examination hall. In fact, the Kendriya Vidyalayas (central schools) which are not governed by the provincial government have also fallen in line with the Karnataka order. A historical background of school uniform The colonial… Continue reading The school dress is in the cross hairs
Global Report on Food Crises 2022: 40 million more pushed into acute hunger last year: United Nations
What is the News? The Global Report on Food Crises 2022 has been released. What is the Global Report on Food Crises? Released by: Global Network Against Food Crises, an international alliance of the United Nations, the European Union, and governmental and non-governmental agencies working to tackle food crises together. Focus of the report: The… Continue reading Global Report on Food Crises 2022: 40 million more pushed into acute hunger last year: United Nations
President has no role to play in Perarivalan’s plea, says Supreme Court
Contents1 What is the News?2 What was the case about?3 What did the Supreme Court rule?4 What is Pardon?4.1 The power differs in the following two ways What is the News? The Supreme Court has disagreed with the Central government’s suggestion that the court should wait till the President took a call on Rajiv Gandhi’s… Continue reading President has no role to play in Perarivalan’s plea, says Supreme Court
FSSAI’s star ratings for food products may mislead consumers: experts
Contents1 What is the News?2 Background3 Why are experts criticizing health star ratings for food products?4 What is an alternative to the star rating system suggested by experts? What is the News? According to experts, the nutrition labelling system for food packets recommended by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI) will not only… Continue reading FSSAI’s star ratings for food products may mislead consumers: experts
SC is loud and clear on noise pollution
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key observations from Supreme Court’s judgments on loudspeakers?3 Freedom from Noise Pollution under Article 214 Disturbance to Neighbours4.1 Loudspeakers in Religious Practices What is the News? The Supreme Court judgments which govern the use of loudspeakers were intended to protect citizens from becoming “forced audience” to noise.… Continue reading SC is loud and clear on noise pollution
India’s position on the World Press Freedom Index
What is the News? India’s ranking in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index has fallen to 150 out of 180 countries. What is the World Press Freedom Index? Released by: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Click Here to read more about the index Note: RSF is an international NGO whose self-proclaimed aim is to defend and… Continue reading India’s position on the World Press Freedom Index
The workers hit the hardest
News: Recently, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) released the Consumer Pyramids Household Survey. According to the survey, employment in India fell from 408.9 million in 2019-20 to 387.2 million in 2020-21 and then recovered to 401.8 million in 2021-22. Contents1 General trends of employment in India 2 What is the category-wise employment trends in… Continue reading The workers hit the hardest
