Subject : Social Issue Concept : Pathalgadi Movement: Pathalgadi’ literally means carving a stone — it is an ancient tradition in the tribal communities of Jharkhand. Adivasis usually erected engraved stones to mark the birth or death of a person. The practice took on a new meaning after tribal activists, former IAS officer B.D. Sharma […]
Subject: Environment / Social Issue Context: Any exploitation of the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans for commercial and strategic gain would spell the death knell for its occupants, the Sentinelese, a most secluded, particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) who reside in complete isolation on the island, the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) has said. […]
Subject: Social Issue Context: AIIMS, in a petition before the court, submitted that the nurse’s union is a public utility service as defined in Section 2(n) of the Industrial Disputes Act and their strike is in violation of Section 22 of the Act. Concept : The Industrial Disputes act, 1947 regulates Indian labour laws. The […]
Subject: Social Issue Context: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition challenging the alleged practice of mandatory and forced confessions in Kerala’s Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Concept: The petition raises the question of whether mandatory sacramental confession before priests violates Articles 21 (personal liberty) and 25 (freedom of religion) of the Constitution. […]
Subject: Social Issue Context: National Conference chief has announced People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration 2.0 after an all-party meet at his residence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Concept: The six parties have jointly stated the Centre’s decision to alter the special status of Jammu and Kashmir is ‘grossly unconstitutional’. The parties have unequivocally and unanimously […]
Subject : Social issue Context : Arunachal Pradesh recorded the best sex ratio in the country, while Manipur recorded the worst, according to the 2018 report on “Vital statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System” published by the Registrar-General of India. Concept : Sex ratio at birth is the number of females born […]