Consumer protection body issues notices to EV-makers on fire incidents Subject :Polity Section: National body Context: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to several electric vehicle makers taking suo motu cognisance of recent incidents of fires and exploding batteries. It is also working on guidelines to check on misleading fake and […]

    Freebies- a violation of Constitutional provisions Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: Naalaya India, a civil society organisation, has urged the Election Commission to direct the AIADMK and the DMK to remove the freebies promised in their election manifestos, as these violated a number of provisions of the Constitution and the Representation of the […]

    Compensate Telangana farmers immediately for crop loss: Farm activists Subject : Polity Section: Disaster Context The farmers of Telangana have faced unprecedented crop losses in the wake of heavy rains and floods this month. The government should immediately compensate them, an independent farmers’ organisation based in the two Telugu states said July 23, […]

    Why are Indian sports bodies under scandal and scrutiny? Subject : Polity Section: National Organization All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) face potential ban/suspension if elections to the executive body are not done immediately. Hockey India has also come under scrutiny by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for […]