Ocean of Knowledge
India at 75 – Part I 30 Aug 2022 31 min read For Prelims: DPSP and related articles in the constitution, Fundamental Rights and related articles in the constitution, Major Constitutional Amendments, Right to Privacy, Right to Education, Right to Information, Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Ninth Schedule, Tenth Schedule For Mains: Implications of the Constitutional…
India at 75 – Part II 03 Sep 2022 25 min read For Prelims: Gender Gap Index (GGI), Global Hunger Index (GHI), Female Labour force, Human Development Index (HDI), Child Mortality, NFHS-5 related findings on Women, Infant Mortality, Global Climate Risk Index, Corruption Perceptions Index For Mains: Status of women in contemporary India, Challenges to…
Censorship Regime in India 12 Sep 2022 11 min read For Prelims: Central Bureau of Film Certification, Indian Penal Code For Mains: Censorship Regime in India and current related provisions in India, Government Policies & Interventions, Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies What do we mean by Censorship? About: Censorship is proclaimed…
Maritime Security 28 Sep 2022 11 min read For Prelims: Maritime Security, Indian Ocean Region, Border Security Force, Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region, Strait of Hormuz For Mains: Maritime Security and related concerns What is Maritime Security? There is no universal definition of maritime security, but it classifies issues in the maritime domain comprising national…
Human Rights 22 Dec 2022 13 min read What are Human Rights? Human rights are rights that we have simply because we exist as human beings. These are universal rights inherent to all of us, regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language or any other status. They range from the most…
Special Courts 20 Apr 2023 10 min read For Prelims: Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities (PoA)) Amendment Act, 2015, Special Jurisdiction, Chief Justice of India (CJI), Fast Track Courts (FTCs). For Mains: Special Courts, Challenges Regarding Special Courts, Recommendations to Tackle the Challenges. What are Special Courts? Background: In 2017, the…
Women Reservation Act, 2023 – Women in Politics 06 Dec 2023 38 min read For Prelims: Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, 2023, Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, Delimitation Process, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979, Constitution (104th Amendment) Act, 2019, Supreme Court, Triple…
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) 18 Mar 2024 18 min read For Prelims: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5). India’s National Health Policy 2017, Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram, 2030…
Maritime Disputes 15 Apr 2024 22 min read For Prelims: Oceans, Seas, Coastal Regions. Exclusive Economic zones, Fishing Rights, oil and gas Exploration, natural resources, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Ocean, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Continental Shelf , Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), Bay…
Secularism 15 May 2019 16 min read About The term “Secular” means being “separate” from religion, or having no religious basis. A secular person is one who does not owe his moral values to any religion. His values are the product of his rational and scientific thinking. Secularism means separation of religion from political, economic,…