Transit Anticipatory Bail Across Jurisdictions
Context: The Supreme Court of India, in the case of Priya Indoria vs State of Karnataka and Ors, 2023, ruled that a Sessions Court or the High Court in a state has the authority to grant transit anticipatory bail to an accused when an FIR is registered outside their jurisdiction. The ruling underscores the constitutional […]
Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion
Context: Recently, AIM, NITI Aayog launched a new accelerator called Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE) to support Australian and Indian circular economy startups. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE) Accelerator Focus Areas: Program Duration: Program Benefits: First Round Focus: Upcoming Rounds: Circular Economy: A […]
Quashing of Haryana’s Local Candidates Reservation Act 2020
Context: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declared the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 as unconstitutional, nullifying the mandated 75% reservation for local candidates in private sector jobs. The court ruled that the law violates fundamental rights of both citizens and employers. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the […]
About The Central Adoption Resource Authority
Context: Recently, the Supreme Court questioned the “great delay” plaguing India’s adoption regulation body, the Central Adoption Resource Authority. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA): Role as Central Authority: Functions: Legal Framework in India: Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption:
Digital Advertisement Policy 2023
Context: Recently, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has approved the Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023 to enable and empower the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) to undertake campaigns in the Digital Media space. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: Key Policies under the Digital Advertisement Policy, 2023: Advertisement Platforms: Eligibility Criteria: Advertising Rates: Empanelment of […]
CCPA Investigation on IAS Coaching Institutes
Context: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) is probing 20 IAS coaching institutes for making misleading claims in their advertisements and for unfair trade practices. Four of the twenty institutions have already been slapped with a penalty of Rs 1 lakh. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: Consumer Protection Authority Investigation […]
Parliamentary Committee’s Recommendation on Adultery
Context: The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs has suggested that adultery should be re-instituted as a crime in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: Legal Position on Adultery: Before and After 2018 Before SC Judgement of 2018: SC Judgement of 2018: Joseph Shine vs Union […]
Sub-Categorization of Scheduled Castes (SCs)
Context: In an election rally in Telangana, Prime Minister promised to look into the sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) to identify and help the most backward among them — a move that has been read as an attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to woo the Madiga community. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance […]
Model Prison Act 2023
Context: The Union Home Secretary had sent a letter to all states and Union territories in May, 2023 which consisted of the ‘Model Prisons Act, 2023’. The letter was uploaded recently on the Union Ministry of Home Affair’s website. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: Prisons Act, 1894 Changing Perspective on […]
Central Bureau of Investigation
Context: The Central Government recently told the Supreme Court that the CBI is an “independent body” and the Centre has “no superintendence or control over it. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution, Governance Dimensions of the Article: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) CBI has following divisions How does the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) function in […]