डेमोक्रेसी रिपोर्ट 2022, भारत की रैंक।मेन्स :लोकतंत्र के समक्ष मौजूद खतरे, लोकतंत्र रिपोर्ट 2022 संबंधी मुख्य बिंदु। Democracy index 2022 Context:- स्वीडन के गोथेनबर्ग विश्वविद्यालय में ‘वी-डेम संस्थान’ की नवीनतम रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, वर्ष 2021 में विश्व स्तर पर एक औसत नागरिक के पास मौजूद लोकतंत्र का स्तर वर्ष 1989 के स्तर से नीचे चला... Continue Reading →
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In News: Recently, a Bihar court directed the filing of an FIR against 49 eminent persons who signed an open letter to the Prime Minister expressing concerns over mob lynching.Tweet However, many experts opined that this move is shocking, disappointing, and completely disregards the true meaning of the law. Need of the hour: Many would... Continue Reading →
ENVIRONMENT In news: Worldwide, 75 per cent of all plastic produced is waste, and 87 per cent of this is leaked into the environment.In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for freeing India from “single-use plastic”. Concerns: A study by the University of Newcastle, Australia, and published by the World Wildlife Foundation this... Continue Reading →
WOMEN/ HEALTH In news: The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 was introduced by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare,The Bill defines surrogacy as a practice where a woman gives birth to a child for an intending couple with the intention to hand over the child after the birth to the intending couple. Regulation of surrogacy: ... Continue Reading →
TOPIC: General Studies 2 Article 370 In News: Jammu and Kashmir has lost its special status, and reduced to two Union TerritoriesSpecial status was withdrawn by invoking the same Article 370 which had been seen as firewalling the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir. What is the significance of Article 370? The most important feature of federalism in... Continue Reading →
What is Article 370 and 35A: A recent central ordinance, which extends reservation to SCs and STs in J&K, throws the spotlight on Article 35A, as well as Article 370 from which it derives. What are these two provisions? Sheikh Abdullah, in the presence of Jawaharlal Nehru, announces in Srinagar that Kashmir would be part... Continue Reading →
In news: Ending Jammu & Kashmir’s special status in the Indian Union, the government has extended all provisions of the Constitution to the State in one go, downsized the State into two Union Territories and allowed all citizens to buy property and vote in the State. In this regard, Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah, introduced... Continue Reading →
In News: - The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988, was passed in Parliament recently. Tweet What is the act about? The Act provides for grant of licenses and permits related to motor vehicles, standards for motor vehicles.It also provides for the penalties for violation of... Continue Reading →
In News: According to the latest tiger census, India’s tiger population has doubled in the past dozen years, a significant achievement for the country’s wildlife conservation efforts. Releasing results of the 2018 census, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India was now “one of the biggest and most secure habitats of the tiger.” India estimates that over 75 percent of... Continue Reading →
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