National Commission for Women

National Commission for Women: #GS II #Statutory and Non-Statutory Bodies Topic Statutory and Non-Statutory Bodies   What are the origins and goals of NCW? Background: The Committee on the Status of Women in India (CSWI) proposed establishing an NCW nearly 50 years ago to perform […]

IBSA

IBSA:  #GS II #International Relations Topic International Relations:  Context: According to the Geneva-based DiploFoundation, the three nations that make up the tripartite IBSA Forum—India, Brazil, and South Africa—might be key players in the process of changing digital governance at a time when geopolitical tensions in […]

QUAD

QUAD #GS II International Relations Context: India joined other nations in calling for a “just and lasting peace in Ukraine” and respect for a rules-based order in the South and East China Seas in the inaugural Quad proclamation, which is seen as criticising both Russia and […]

Old Pension Scheme

Old Pension Scheme #GS II Government Policies and Interventions Context: Certain Central government employees who applied for posts posted before December 22, 2003, the day the National Pension System (NPS) was notified but joined the service in 2004, the year the NPS went into effect, […]

DETAILS OF THE PM-DAKSH YOJNA

DETAILS OF THE PM-DAKSH YOJNA #GS II Government Policies and Interventions The plan is as follows: From 2020 to 2021, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will implement the scheme. Up-skilling/reskilling, short-term training, long-term training, and entrepreneurial development programmes are provided to qualifying target […]

UN PEACEKEEPERS

UN PEACEKEEPERS #GS II International Relations The necessity of the hour: Countries opposing Russia’s invasion should ask the UN General Assembly to recommend a peacekeeping operation with the purpose of maintaining humanitarian access. What are the sources of funding for UN peacekeeping missions: While the […]

National Green Tribunal (NGT)

National Green Tribunal (NGT) Context: Supreme Court has held in a judgment recently that NGT is a “unique” institution established for enforcement of environmental rights protected under the Right to Life and the Parliament has not excessively delegate power to the Centre by authorising it to establish […]

An Insight Into Section 124 A

An Insight Into Section 124 A   Context: • In a brief order delivered in S.G. Vombatkere vs Union of India, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India effectively suspended the operation of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.     Why […]

Appointment of Judges

Appointment of Judges   Context: • Recently, the Chief Justice of India in conversation with U.S. Supreme Court judge held that Idea that judges appoint judges is wrong and the Executive is one of the key stakeholders.   What is the procedure? • The judges […]

Marital Rape – Legal Challenges

Marital Rape – Legal Challenges   Context: • In the recent past there are arguments challenging the constitutionality of the marital rape exception in Section 375 of the IPC.   Background: • The cases that come before the courts virtually always affect the outcomes of […]