Archives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n GS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Why are media regulators soft with scribes, asks SC<\/a><\/p>\n It is a crime under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code to disclose the identity of victims of sexual abuse, especially if they are children.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not #MeToo, but \u2018WeToo\u2019 in Odisha<\/a><\/p>\n At a time when the #MeToo fire rages on with several women unmasking their harassers, a campaign is under way in Odisha\u2019s migration-prone districts to sensitise migrant women workers about sexual exploitation.<\/p>\n The judiciary\u2019s #MeToo moment<\/a><\/p>\n It is an opportunity to ensure that the defamation law is no longer used as a tool for harassment<\/p>\n Ripe for prison reform<\/a><\/p>\n There is a popular view that in order to reduce prison populations, proven non-violent offenders could be dealt with differently. But it is frustrating that no consensus has evolved across the world on this relatively uncomplicated issue.<\/p>\n The value of a health scheme<\/a><\/p>\n The challenges for the success of Ayushman Bharat are more than just at the financial and infrastructural level<\/p>\n Lower judiciary vacancies unacceptable: SC<\/a><\/p>\n The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of over 5,000 vacancies in the lower judiciary across the country, saying the situation is \u201cwholly unacceptable\u201d.<\/p>\n SC dismisses plea to lower marriageable age of men<\/a><\/p>\n GS 3<\/strong><\/p>\n Where Ganga meets the Bay of Pollution<\/a><\/p>\n An exponential increase in the number of pilgrims coming to the Ganga Sagar Mela, which takes place at the Sagar Island every year during Makar Sankranti, has been responsible for the worsening water pollution, prompting scientists to raise serious concerns about the likely outbreak of several diseases.<\/p>\n \u2018In urban U.P., 87% of waste from toilets goes to rivers, farmlands\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Study by Centre for Science and Environment says if more toilets and septic tanks are built without sewer systems it will swamp the State<\/p>\n Turf battle: On independent payments regulator<\/a><\/p>\n The RBI makes a valid case against the proposal for a separate payments regulator<\/p>\n Panel for adopting UN model on cross-border insolvency<\/a><\/p>\n The Insolvency Law Committee (ILC), tasked with suggesting amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of India, has recommended that India adopt the United Nations\u2019 model to handle cross-border insolvency cases.<\/p>\n PT Facts <\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Cockroaches of the ocean\u2019 are eating away California\u2019s underwater forests<\/a><\/p>\n The purple urchin is mowing down kelp forests that are crucial as a critical habitat and a source of food for a wide range of species<\/p>\n An African island\u2019s troubled waters<\/a><\/p>\n The Migingo Island, claimed both by Kenya and Uganda, is a fisherman\u2019s paradise<\/p>\n Experts\u2019 group to cut schoolbag weight formed, court told<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cUnion HRD Ministry is keen on evolving a draft policy within a month\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Archives GS 2 Why are media regulators soft with scribes, asks SC It is a crime under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code to disclose the identity of victims of sexual abuse, especially if they are children. 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