Front Page: There has never been a better time for sports in India: Modi Biden, Xi hold talks amid Taiwan row Editorial: A growing disengagement with Gandhi’s ideas What numbers do not reveal about tiger conservation OPED: Is the Environmental Performance Index really faulty? Text […]
SC upholds powers of arrest, raid under PMLA For Prelims About PMLA Prevention of Money Laundering Act was enacted in 2002 to enforce global commitments (including Vienna convention) rather than due to domestic demands. The provisions of this act are applicable to all financial institutions, […]
Guidelines on Arrests and Bail Orders Context: In the recent Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI case a division bench of the Supreme Court has issued guidelines on arrests. Background: The judgement in the Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI case the court has ordered a strict […]
India’s Space Sector Context: Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood stated that the government would soon come up with a new space policy to increase private sector participation in the industry. Significance of the Space Sector: The space sector can hugely contribute to bolster connectivity […]
Challenges to Fiscal Federalism in India Context: With coming in of the GST regime, the states have lost their revenue generating capacity and with waning away of the Planning Commission, there are apprehensions about the weakening of the principle of Fiscal Federalism in India. Background: […]
Front Page: SC upholds powers of arrest, raid under PMLA BSNL gets ₹1.64 lakh crore lifeline States: Forest Rights Act: well begun, ready for the home run Editorial: The poor state of India’s fiscal federalism The message for Biden — West Asia has moved on […]
Need for a Reform in the Bail Law Context: Overcrowding in Indian prisons is over 118 percent, while more than 75% of those incarcerated there are still awaiting trials. These harsh facts are frequently used as an example of the severity of the problem facing […]
Wind Power Rates May Bottom Out For Prelims What are reverse auctions? When companies bid to offer the lowest price to sell a product. This is often done in case of a situation of monopsony. What is monopsony? Monopsony is a market situation in which […]