Modi launches mission for most backward of the Scheduled Tribes Context Along with launching new missions to uplift the SC and ST, the Prime Minister also released the 15th instalment of the PM-Kisan payout to farmers and dedicated a slew of projects worth over 7,000 […]
Need to expedite trial in cases against MPs, MLAs, SC tells HCs Context The Supreme Court on Thursday charged Chief Justices of High Courts with forming a Special Bench in each of their High Courts to keep a constant vigil over the criminal trials of […]
A Judgment That Upholds The Constitution Context: Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd. Media One Headquarters v. Union of India and Others, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Media One case, calls for a political interpretation in addition to a legal one. It is both a court order […]
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) #GS 02 Social Justice For Prelims Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched on 2nd February 2006 under the MGNREG Act. Its aim is to guarantee 100 […]
The unmet demand for MGNREGS work #GS 02 Social Justice For Prelims MGNREGS Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched on 2nd February 2006 under the MGNREG Act. Its aim is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult […]
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group #GS 02 Social Justice For Prelims Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) A sub-category was created within Scheduled Tribes to identify the most vulnerable groups which were considered to be at the lowest levels of development during the Fourth Five Year Plan. […]
Sub-categorisation of OBCs #GS-02 Social Justice For Prelims Sub-categorisation of OBCs A commission under Justice G. Rohini was set up on October 2, 2017, under Article 340 of the Constitution for sub-categorisation of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and equitable distribution of benefits reserved for […]
Lokur Commission #GS-02 Social Justice For Prelims Lokur Committee The Lokur Committee (officially Advisory Committee on the revision of the lists of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) was set up in 1965 to look into the criteria for defining Schedule Tribes. The 5 criteria recommended […]
Right to LGBTQ Marriage #GS-02 Social Justice For Prelims Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India: Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union of India is a landmark case in which Supreme Court decriminalized consensual homosexuality under IPC section 377. Supreme Court in Suresh Kumar Koushal v. […]
Women in MGNREGS #GS-02 Social Justice, #GS-03 Infrastructure For Prelims MGNREGS: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched on 2nd February 2006 under the MGNREG Act. Its aim is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult members of […]