SC on support for migrant workers and ex gratia
Context: The Supreme Court said that the government cannot “abdicate” its duties to feed migrant workers, especially during a pandemic, merely because they did not have ration cards. The Supreme Court also pulled up the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for “failing to perform its duty” to recommend ex gratia assistance for families of those […]
SC on promotion of PwDs
Context: The Supreme Court said that a disabled person can avail the benefit of reservation for promotion even if he or she was recruited in the regular category or developed the disability after gaining employment. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Welfare Schemes, Government Policies and Interventions, Social Empowerment, Issues Relating to Development), GS-II: Polity and Governance, […]
The law of sedition is unconstitutional
Context: In Vinod Dua’s case (2021), the Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed the law of sedition laid down in Kedar Nath Singh (1962) and directed governments to adhere to it. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Health related issues, Government Interventions and Policies, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of Government Policies) Mains Questions: […]
LGBTQ+ community: Full equality still out of reach
Context: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Social Empowerment, Issues Related to Transgenders, Government Interventions and Policies, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of Government Policies), GS-I: Indian […]
World Drug Report & International day against drug abuse
Context: June 26 every year is observed as International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking or World Drug Day. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the World Drug Report 2021 recently. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Health related issues, Government Policies and Interventions), GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Organized Crime and Terrorism), […]
Uttar Pradesh ranked best under Smart Cities Mission
Context: Uttar Pradesh was ranked the best State and Indore and Surat were jointly named the best cities by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry for their work under the Smart Cities Mission. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Government Scheme and Interventions, Welfare Schemes) Dimensions of the Article: About the Smart Cities Mission Definition of “Smart […]
The gender technology gap has to end
Context: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has swept South Asia in recent months, existing inequalities have come to light. One aspect stands out: access to technology has never been so crucial to ensuring public health and safety. Around the world, information and access to health care have largely moved online, and those […]
Suicide worldwide in 2019 report
Context: Suicide worldwide in 2019 was published by the World Health Organization (WHO) recently. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Health related issues, Government Schemes and Initiatives) Dimensions of the Article: What is Suicide and what are suicide related laws in India? Highlights of the Suicide worldwide in 2019 report Suicides and SDG targets according to the […]
WHO and Centre on Health infrastructure
Context: The Centre told the Supreme Court that the nation’s health infrastructure has increased up to 45-fold to brace successive waves of COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised countries in the South-East Asia region to scale up and rigorously implement public health and social measures, along with efforts to accelerate vaccination for […]
Looking beyond the binary to a spectrum on same sex marriage
Context: Recently, when the cases surrounding the question of same-sex marriages came up before the High Court of Delhi, the Union Government had the matter adjourned and overlooked the basic notion that the plight of persons in same-sex and queer relationships looking after each other — without the legal protection of marital relationships — was […]