Gujarat Govt to form a panel for Uniform Civil Code Subject: Governance Context: The Gujarat government recently moved a proposal to constitute a committee headed by a retired judge from either the Supreme Court or a high court to evaluate all aspects of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Concept : About Uniform […]
EC sends notice to Telangana Minister over MCC violation Subject : Polity / Governance Context : The Election Commission(EC) on Friday sent a notice to Telangana Energy Minister for violating the Model Code of Conduct by asking voters in the Munugode Assembly seat to support Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao if they wanted […]
Committees for Grievance Redressal of Social Media Users Subject : Governance Context : A gazette notification was issued by the Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology recently to amend the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Concept : Grievance Appellate Committees Grievance Appellate Committees will be set up […]
Tobacco Industry Subject: Governance Context: Tamil Nadu government’s argument against tobacco anchored around Article 47 is like devil quoting scripture: Madras High Court. Details: Madras High Court quashed the orders passed by the TN authorities under Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 and the article 47. State argument-raw […]
One Nation One Uniform for Police Subject: Governance/Security Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the first Chintan Shivir (brainstorming session) of state home ministers and top police officers, pitched the idea of a single uniform for police forces across the country. Concept: The Prime Minister stressed that all the states should think […]
Justice Lent in Commission and Drug safety regulation Subject :Governance Context: 66 children died in Gambia, possibly from the presence of DEG or diethylene glycol in four cough syrups that were sent from India calling for an overhaul of the drug regulatory. It’s been 36 years since the Justice Lentin Commission probed the […]
Remission of prisoners Subject: Polity / Governance Context: Centre went against own guidelines in release of Bilkis Bano case convicts. Concept: Special Remission Scheme As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, special remission was granted to a certain category of prisoners. These prisoners would be released in three phases. Union Government […]
Multi Dimensional Poverty Index Subject :Governance Context: According to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report the number of poor people in India dropped by about 415 million over the last 15 years. However, the country still has the highest number of poor people and children worldwide. Multi Dimensional Poverty Index Launched in 2010 […]
Right to Information Act (RTI Act) Subject:Governance Context: In a recent tussle between the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and Delhi government on the implementation of the RTI Act in its departments. What is the Right to Information Act(RTI Act): The Right to Information (RTI) is an act of the Parliament of India enacted […]
Mental health in India Subject: Governance Context: On Monday, world observed as World Mental Health Day. Concept: Mental health problems were already a major contributor to the burden of illness in India before the pandemic, with a third of all female and a quarter of all male suicide deaths in the world occurring in this […]