Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the details provided by the Government on the term “Anti National”?3 Definition of Anti National4 Number of People arrested for indulging in Anti National Activities4.1 NCRB Data on Anti National Elements What is the News? The Ministry of Home Affairs has informed Parliament that there is no legal… Continue reading ‘Anti-national not defined in statutes’
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On Geopolitics of India – As a regional leader, not a victim of circumstance
News: The changing geopolitics is demanding India’s leadership role in South Asia. But India has failed to rise to the challenge on many occasions. What are the changing Geopolitics that is impacting the Indian ocean countries? In the Indian Ocean Conference this month, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar listed the following issues link to India’s… Continue reading On Geopolitics of India – As a regional leader, not a victim of circumstance
Compassionate job not a vested right, says SC
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is a compassionate job?3 What is the procedure for compassionate employment?4 What was the Supreme Court observation? What is the news? Supreme Court on hearing the appeal filed by the Union government said that compassionate employment is not a vested right. Earlier, the Madras High Court held to provide… Continue reading Compassionate job not a vested right, says SC
Albino Indian Flapshell Turtle: A chance encounter with rare species
What is the News? Mountaineers in Telangana have encountered a rarely found species of Albino Indian Flapshell Turtles. What is Albino Indian Flapshell Turtle? Albino Indian Flapshell Turtles is an Indian flapshell turtle that has been discovered several times in various parts of South Asia. The different colour of the turtle may be due to… Continue reading Albino Indian Flapshell Turtle: A chance encounter with rare species
Ladakh: A deeply insecure Union Territory
News: After the passing of the Reorganization Act, Ladakh has little autonomy or participatory democracy. How did the administration work before the Reorganisation Act of 2019? Before the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019 was passed, Ladakh enjoyed a classical three-tier administrative system. Autonomous Hill Development Councils of Leh and Kargil : It had the powers… Continue reading Ladakh: A deeply insecure Union Territory
How the Code on Wages ‘legalises’ bonded labour
News: The Code on Wages, 2019 gives legal sanction to Debt bondage, by allowing employers to extend limitless credit advances to their workers, and charge an unspecified interest rate on them. Contents1 What are the new changes brought in The Code on Wages, 2019?2 How the new changes in the Code on Wages institutionalises Debt… Continue reading How the Code on Wages ‘legalises’ bonded labour
Reintroduced gharials thriving in Beas reserve: experts
Contents1 What is the news?2 About Gharial Reintroduction in Beas River3 Why did Gharials go extinct in Beas River?4 What is the Beas Conservation Reserve? What is the news? The Critically Endangered Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) has been successfully reintroduced in the Beas River of Punjab where it had become extinct half a century ago. Click… Continue reading Reintroduced gharials thriving in Beas reserve: experts
Lok Sabha passes Bill to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar
Contents1 What is the news?2 What are the key provisions of the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021?3 What are the arguments against the Bill?4 What are the arguments in support of the Bill? What is the news? Lok Sabha has passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021.The Bill seeks to amend certain sections of the… Continue reading Lok Sabha passes Bill to link electoral rolls with Aadhaar
What rising inequality means
News: COVID Pandemic has exposed the inequality present globally. The middle 40% has 40% of the share in income. This distribution shows the tendency of a rising middle class with lower disparity in income. But it also shows that the status of the poor is worsening day by day. The menace of inequality needs to be… Continue reading What rising inequality means
Fiscal Federalism: The sustained attack on federalism
News: A Muslim league member from Kerala in the constituent assembly, highlighted that concentrating all powers in the centre will lead to totalitarianism. What recent measures suggest a concentration of power by the Centre? 1. Increasing monitory share of states in centrally sponsored schemes, 2. The terms of reference of 15th finance commission, 3. Imposition… Continue reading Fiscal Federalism: The sustained attack on federalism
