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Citizen Charter 13 Sep 2018 9 min read Last Updated: July 2022 For Prelims: Citizen Charter – Significance, Basic Principles For Mains: Citizen Charter – Significance, Shortcomings in India, Basic principles of the citizens charter movement, Citizens’ Charter and organizational transparency and accountability What are Citizen Charters (CC)? About: A Citizen Charter is a document…
Section 377 Judgement 02 Nov 2018 10 min read Last Updated: July 2022 For Prelims: Fundamental Rights, Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India, LGBTQ Community For Mains: Importance of the Section 377 Judgement, Issues with the Criminalization of Homosexuality, Issues Related to Transgenders Why in News? In November 2018, the Supreme Court (SC) decriminalised homosexuality…
National Register of Citizens (NRC) 05 Nov 2018 8 min read Last Updated: August 2022 For Prelims: National Register of Citizens, Registrar General and Census Commissioner India For Mains: NRC – Significance and Challenges, Status of NRC in Northeast Indian states, Issue of Illegal Migrants and NRC Why in News? The Supreme Court in November 2018,…
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Article 35A 12 Nov 2018 7 min read Last Updated: September 2022 For Prelims: Article 35A, Article 370, Fundamental Rights, Right to Property For Mains: Revocation of Article 370 and 35A and its implications Why in News? A bunch of petitions challenged Article 35A which confers the special status to the permanent residents of Jammu…
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanisms 26 Nov 2018 10 min read Last Updated: October 2022 For Prelims: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), NITI Aayog, Mediation Bill, Lok Adalats, Plea-Bargaining, NALSA. For Mains: Dispute Redressal Mechanisms and their Effectiveness in India’s Context, Scope of ODR in India,…
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Mental Healthcare 12 Dec 2018 16 min read Last Updated: October 2022 For Prelims: World Mental Health Day, Mental HealthCare Act 2017, Kiran Helpline, Manodarpan Initiatives, MANAS For Mains: Mental Health as a basic human right, Challenges associated to promoting mental health in India What is Mental Health? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO),…
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 31 Dec 2018 13 min read Last Updated: October 2022 For Prelims: Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, NALSA Judgement 2014, Private Members’ Bill, Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, Garima Greh For Mains: Indian Society and the Challenges faced by Transgenders, Reforms for Transgender Persons, Transgender…
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Dam Safety Act, 2021 09 Jan 2019 9 min read Last Updated: October 2022 For Prelims: Dam Safety Act, DRIP Project, Tehri Dam, Hirakud Dam, Mullaperiyar Dam. For Mains: Provisions and related issues with the Dam Safety Act, Dams construction and environmental challenges, Ageing of dams in India, Measures that can be taken to ensure…
Procedure of Amendment 11 Jan 2019 7 min read Last Updated: October 2022 For Prelims: Parliament, Article 368, Amending Powers of Parliament, Basic Structure Doctrine, Kesavananda Bharati Case, Simple Majority, Special Majority For Mains: Amending powers of Parliament and Basic Structure Doctrine Why in News? In 2019, the Parliament passed the Constitution (124th) Amendment Bill…
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 14 Jan 2019 6 min read Why in News? Lok Sabha recently passed the Citizenship (amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill becomes important in the backdrop of National Register of Citizens issue due to growing demand for deporting the illegal migrants from Northeast. Background of the Bill The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016…
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