From Rights-Based to Duty-Based: NDMC Renames Rajpath to Kartavya Path Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context:Delhi’s iconic Rajpath – stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate – is all set to be renamed Kartavya Path (Path of Duty) Concept: Rights and duties are closely related and cannot be separated from one another. For every right, […]

    Twitter can’t seek rights available to citizens: Govt in HC Subject :Polity Section : Pollution The decision on “whether content will cause national security or public order issues or not should not be allowed to be determined by the platforms,’’ the Central government had argued in the counter to a petition filed by […]

    The ban on conversion therapy for the LGBTQIA+ community Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: The National Medical Commission (NMC), the apex regulatory body of medical professionals in India, has written to all State Medical Councils, banning conversion therapy and calling it a “professional misconduct”. In a letter dated August 25, it also empowered […]

    Preventive detentions in 2021 up by 23.7% compared to year before Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Preventive detentions in 2021 saw a rise of over 23.7% compared to the year before, with over 1.1 lakh people being placed under preventive detention, according to the latest crime statistics released by the National Crime Records […]

    Who can enter various zones in an airport Subject: Polity Section :National Organization According to a complaint filed with Jharkhand Police on September 1 by airport security in-charge Suman Anand, Godda MP Nishikant Dubey, North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari, and some others including Dubey’s two sons violated “safety standards” by entering the […]