Section 69 of the IT Act Subject: Polity Context: Under the guidelines executives of intermediaries which fail to act on an order issued by the government citing threat to sovereignty or integrity, defence, security of the state or public order, can be jailed for up to a period of seven years under Section […]

    Section 377 of IPC Subject: Polity Context: The Centre in Delhi High court submitted that Same sex marriage is against Indian ethos Concept: It deals with consensual private sexual acts between adults and came into force in 1862 and The archaic, colonial-era law criminalizes “carnal inter­course against the order of nature”. Judiciary and […]

    Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, for social media platforms, OTT players & digital media Subject: Polity Context: The Centre notified new guidelines for intermediaries in “soft touch oversight” rules for fixing accountability for the “misuse and abuse”. Concept: The guidelines essentially remove the “safe harbour” provided […]

    Offence of criminal conspiracy Subject: Polity Context: Arrest and then recent bail of activist Disha Ravi for the offence of conspiracy to incite violence in national capital on 26th January has brought this in focus. Concept: Sections 120A and 120B of the IPC, deals with the offence of criminal conspiracy. Former deals with […]

    Sub-categorisation of OBCs Subject: Polity Context: Former NCBC chief Justice Eswaraiah says if the government wants to sub-categories the OBCs in order to give them justice, it should either publicise the data of Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC)-2011 or it should conduct a caste census. Concept: According to him, without scientific data […]

    Rajasthan Model of Public Health Subject: Polity Context: Rajasthan has taken steps toward the universal health by which a Right to health bill will be brought and state will seek to provide universal preventive care, primary care and curative care. Concept: Aim is to guarantee quality healthcare to all citizens, without any “catastrophic” […]