SC Questions utility of living will – Passive euthanasia Subject : Polity Section: Constitutional framework Concept : More than four years after its landmark order on passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court said that it is for the legislature to enact a law for terminally ill patients choosing to stop treatment but agreed to […]
Law minister seeks govt nominees in court collegium Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Concept: Union Law Minister has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) to suggest a nominee of the Union government in the Supreme Court Collegium and a State representative in each of the High Court collegiums. The letter offered the suggestion […]
National Film Development Corporation Subject: Polity Section: Important organizations and mandate Concept : The Managing Director of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), which organized the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, has been relieved of his charge by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Recently, theFilms Division, National Film Archive […]
First Amendment to the Indian Constitution Subject: Polity Section: Constitutional Framework Concept : Congress Party once even amended the Constitution to curb free speech while the Narendra Modi government or the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government neither imposed any ban on any media house nor curtailed anyone’s right to free speech and expression in […]