News: Recently, the West Bengal’s jute industry is facing a severe crisis. Several mills (like Reliance Jute Mill, the Gondolpara Jute Mill etc.) have announced the temporary suspension of operations this year. Status of jute industry in the West Bengal According to the Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA), there are about 93 jute mills in… Continue reading West Bengal’s jute industry barely hanging by a thread
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With delimitation over, a look at the slate for J&K
News: In recent, the Delimitation Commission awards for redrawn map for Jammu and Kashmir’s Assembly has been notified. Background The State’s Assembly had been dissolved. It was under President’s rule. Thereafter, the State of J&K had been divided into two Union Territories under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. And fresh elections could be… Continue reading With delimitation over, a look at the slate for J&K
The India hypertension control initiative
News: A project called the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) finds that nearly 23% out of 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled blood pressure. What is Hypertension? Hypertension was defined as having systolic blood pressure level greater than or equal to 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure level greater than or equal to 90 mmHg or/and… Continue reading The India hypertension control initiative
On the question of notifying minorities
News: A public interest litigation (PIL) under the consideration of the Supreme Court of India has challenged the power of the Centre to notify minority communities at a national level. Who are the minority communities at national level? Six communities are currently notified as minority communities at the national level — Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists,… Continue reading On the question of notifying minorities
On marital rape: The importance of consent
Context: A split verdict in the Delhi High Court on the question of criminalising marital rape has reignited the controversy over legal protection for disregard of consent for sex within marriage. What has happened? Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the Delhi HC Bench, struck down as unconstitutional the exception to Section 375 of the IPC,… Continue reading On marital rape: The importance of consent
Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at the heart of Milky Way galaxy
What is the News? Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope(EHT) facility have revealed the first image of the black hole named Sagittarius A* at the centre of our galaxy i.e. the Milky Way. What is Sagittarius A*(SgrA*)? Sagittarius A* is a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy i.e. the Milky Way. It… Continue reading Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at the heart of Milky Way galaxy
Supreme Court puts colonial sedition law on hold
What is the News? The Supreme Court has suspended pending criminal trials and court proceedings under Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code while allowing the Union of India to reconsider the British-era law. What is Sedition Law? Click Here to read about it What was the issue about? Several Petitions were filed in… Continue reading Supreme Court puts colonial sedition law on hold
Shallow and deep ecologism
News: India continues to face with the unrelenting heatwave. Although, heat waves are known to have been a reality for hundreds of years. But more extreme, frequent and prolonged heat waves in recent has exposed the long-term effects of climate change which have exacerbated them. Concept of Ecologism The concepts emerged in the 1970s,… Continue reading Shallow and deep ecologism
Time to solve a solvable encroachment problem
News: Recently, illegal structures on public land in National Capital Regional of Delhi were razed using bulldozers. This has brought into forefront the major issues of encroachment in the urban areas. What are the major issues in urban areas? Traffic The urban spaces are plagued with the problem of vehicular saturation. There is scarcity of… Continue reading Time to solve a solvable encroachment problem
Still a long way for termination as an unconditional right
News: Recently, the issue of abortion was in the news internationally. This brings into picture the legal status of abortions in India. Legal Status of abortion in India Under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), voluntarily causing (if not caused in a good faith) a woman to miscarry is an offence attracting a jail term of… Continue reading Still a long way for termination as an unconditional right
