Personal autonomy and article 21 Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: The Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual against forcible vaccination and the government’s COVID-19 vaccination policy to protect communitarian health. It found certain vaccine mandates imposed by the State governments and Union Territory administrations disproportionate as they tend to deny access […]
Federalism and Quasi Federalism Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country. This vertical division of power among different levels of governments is referred to as federalism. Quasi-federalism means an intermediate form of […]
The debate on the national language Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Remarks by a Hindi actor to the effect that Hindi is the national language of India sparked a controversy recently over the status of the language under the Constitution. What is the status of Hindi? Under Article 343 of the Constitution, the […]
Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement (SRESTHA), Lucknow Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation Context: Indian Railways has announced the closure of the Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement (SRESTHA), Lucknow. Established in March 2016, the SRESTHA directorate,part of the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), was tasked […]
Appointments to important offices Subject: Polity Section: National Context: The tenures of three high- profile offices — the Union Home Secretary; Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB); and Secretary, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) — are ending in the next few months. Process of appointment and tenure of services: They generally have two-year fixed terms. […]
Official Languages of State Subject: Polity Section: Msc Context: The Union Home Minister recently urged the use of Hindi as the lingua franca, rather than English, in inter-State communication. Concept: Part XVII of the Constitution deals with the official language in Articles 343 to 351 The Constitution does not specify the official language of […]
Dispute between the Delhi government and the Centre over the control of administrative services Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: Supreme Court has started hearing the dispute between the Delhi government and the Centre over the control of administrative services. What are the legal issues before the SC? There are two legal issues before […]
Jail for false compensation claims of COVID deaths Subject : Polity Section : Laws Context: Centre has issued a public notice stating that compensation for Covid-related deaths Concept: Centre has issued a public notice stating that compensation for Covid-related deaths, which took place after March 24 should be filed within 90 days, and […]