2026-10-15T03:38:10+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Introduction Imagine being picked up by the police on your way to a protest. You have not been tried. You have not been convicted. Yet you are detained. Is that legal? Sometimes, yes. The law calls it preventive detention. It is a powerful tool, and a controversial one. Let us [...]
2026-10-13T23:09:27+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Democracy & Governance · October 2026 Is India’s Election Commission Losing Its Credibility? The Story Behind Form 6, the SIR, and Some Very Serious Questions The Election Commission of India (ECI) is constitutionally tasked with protecting every citizen’s right to vote. But a series of decisions over the past year [...]
2026-09-24T21:46:29+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Law & Justice · September 2026 23 Death Sentences in 5 Months. A single sessions judge in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh sentenced 23 people to death in approximately five months. The Supreme Court has very clear rules about how death sentences must be imposed. Less than 4% of trial court death [...]
2026-09-04T11:42:22+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Polity|
Story so far: Why is FCRA back in the news? The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 seeks to further amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010—the principal law governing foreign donations received by NGOs, charitable organisations, religious bodies and other eligible entities in India. […]
2026-04-16T18:12:42+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
A high-stakes three-day special sitting of the Indian Parliament is currently underway, running from April 16 to April 18, 2026. The government has introduced three major bills during this session: Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026: Aims to implement 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies starting [...]
2026-04-11T13:07:51+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Technology & Policy · Banning Isn’t the Answer. But What Is? The Case for Holding Platforms Accountable for What They Build India’s state governments — from Karnataka to Punjab — are reaching for social media bans to protect children. The impulse is understandable. The solution is insufficient. The real conversation [...]
2026-04-09T14:32:31+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
The Last Choice: Should Every Indian Have the Right to Dignified Death? A man lay still in a Delhi hospital bed for 12 years. His parents sat beside him, waiting for a system that didn't quite know what to do with them. Harish Rana was 32 years old when he [...]
2026-03-08T17:51:29+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Lokpal & Lokayukta — All that you need to know Lokpal is a statutory body (NOT constitutional). It is India's national anti-corruption ombudsman, established under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. 1. Origin and Background Concept borrowed from Sweden's Ombudsman institution (Scandinavian origin). The term "Lokpal" was coined by Dr. [...]
2026-03-08T12:04:31+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Background: Why Was This Law Needed? India’s Election Commission is the constitutional body responsible for overseeing free and fair elections across the country. Until now, the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) was governed by the older Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners [...]
2026-03-07T20:21:20+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
1. Rising Tensions in the States Across several Indian states, tensions emerged between elected state governments and their respective Governors. State governments alleged that Governors were delaying assent to key legislative bills passed by the state legislatures. In many instances, bills remained pending for extended periods without clear explanations. Such [...]
