U.S. and China chafe at India’s curbs on laptop, PC imports Context During a World Trade Organization (WTO) conference, an official stated that the United States, China, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei expressed concerns over India’s decision to impose import restrictions on laptops and PCs. […]
‘Strengthened, The human-rated rocket is ready for Gaganyaan’ Context : The head of ISRO says in an interview that hundreds of tests are being planned as India gets ready to launch astronauts into space in 2025. He claims that while the country looked to Russia, […]
SC divided on allowing unmarried couples to adopt children jointly Context Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud ruled that Regulation 5(3) of the Adoption Regulations, which prohibits unmarried partners from potentially becoming adoptive parents, violates the fundamental rights of homosexual couples and goes beyond the bounds of […]
Law and Custom Context: The Supreme Court of India recently refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, this has given a serious legal blow to the queer community in the country. Relevance: GS-02 (Judiciary, Welfare schemes, Gender) Prelims: LGBTQIA+, Section 377 of the Indian […]
Demolishing the frame from outside the Constitution Context: The recent events in India involving the Delhi Police’s extensive raids on the news portal NewsClick, leading to the arrest of its founder and Editor-in-Chief, Prabir Purkayastha, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, go far beyond the […]
Cannot legalise same-sex marriage, says SC Bench Context On Tuesday, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage recognition and regulation may only come from the legislative branch. The Bench reasoned that the courts could not get involved since there was no […]
