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1. States can have sub-groups among SC/STs, says court Order counters 2004 verdict; referred to seven-judge Bench A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that States can sub-classify Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Central List to provide preferential treatment to the “weakest of the weak”. The Constitution Bench, led by […]
1. The uncharted territory of outer space India’s space vision also needs to address global governance, regulatory and arms control issues Outer space has been the arena of some of the most memorable technology demonstrations. Russia’s Sputnik and the U.S.’s Apollo 11 were metaphors of geopolitical competition. For India, Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan were symbols of […]
1. DNA Bill can be misused, flags draft report House committee says provisions could lead to caste or community-based profiling The Bill that proposes DNA sampling and profiling of citizens accused of crime or reported missing and storing their unique genetic information for administrative purposes has some alarming provisions that could be misused for caste […]
1. More evidence of India’s food insecurity The SOFI report and lockdown distress have renewed focus on what is also the world’s largest food insecure population Data from the latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report show that India retains the dubious distinction of being the country […]
1. Moving resolutely toward the post-pandemic future Even as many countries are stumbling, India has seized control of its destiny, is recovering, and making bold plans A moment comes, but rarely in history, when a nation seizes control of its destiny; when a new Atmanirbhar era begins and when the people of a nation move […]
1. The marriage age misconception Addressing poverty is the key to improving the health and nutritional status of mothers and their infants From the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, the Prime Minister declared that the government is considering raising the legal age of marriage for girls, which is currently 18 years. He […]
Govt. to set up National Recruitment Agency Cabinet gives nod for common eligibility test for govt. jobs The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting a Common Eligibility Test (CET) for various government jobs. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Cabinet had taken the “historic” […]
1.No need to audit PM CARES: SC Bench refuses to direct transfer of funds to NDRF, says they are separate entities The Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed the PM CARES Fund as a “public charitable trust” to which donors contribute voluntarily. There is “no occasion” for the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to audit a […]
1.SC to study context of charges against judges It will hear arguments on process to make allegations public The Supreme Court on Monday decided to launch a detailed examination into the circumstances under which a person can make public allegations of corruption against the judiciary. A three-judge Bench led by Justice Arun Mishra also decided […]
1. Govt. may review the age of marriage: PM Effort to prevent malnutrition among women The government may take a relook at the age of marriage of women in its bid to fight malnutrition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech. “We have formed a committee to ensure that daughters no longer […]
1. SC finds Bhushan guilty of contempt for tweets Lawyer’s posts amount to scandalising the court, it says The Supreme Court on Friday found civil rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt by “scandalising the court”. A three-judge Bench said his tweet on a photograph of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde […]
Forest Ministry releases guide to managing human-elephant conflict The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has compiled the best practices of human-elephant conflict management in India. “A variety of management strategies and practices has been developed and customised for implementing at different scales by the State Forest Departments for preventing and mitigating human-elephant conflict,” […]
