Important Editorials on Polity
Polity-Criminalization of Indian politics, Vertical Integration and Scarcity of State Capacity !!!
Last week, the Supreme Court asked the government about the status of criminal cases pending against elected ministers, underlining [...]
Polity-Toxic farming: on insecticide regulation
Reports of farmers dying from pesticide exposure in Maharashtra’s cotton belt in Yavatmal make it evident that the government’s efforts to [...]
Polity-The Discourse on Reservations (Landmark Judgements-Part 6) !!!
Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) Reservations: From the British Raj to the Constitution of India Post-constitutional Developments And [...]
Polity-Right to Privacy- Truly a momentous ruling !!!
When delivering the 12th Justice K.T. Desai Memorial Lecture on dissenting judgments in Mumbai last year, Justice Rohinton F. [...]
Polity-Target Section 377: On decriminalising gay sex !!!
Same-gender sex remains a crime in the country due to a flagrant judicial mistake committed by the Supreme Court [...]
Polity-Historic Privacy Verdict: Here Is What The Judges Said !!!
A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court has ruled that privacy is a fundamental right. Here are the arguments [...]
Polity-After Triple Talaq, Time For The Anti-Women Article 35-A To Go !!!
There is hope among the daughters of Jammu and Kashmir that Article 35-A of the Indian Constitution, which makes [...]
Polity-Bhopal Gas Tragedy and Abuse of Human Rights(Landmark Judgements-Part 5)
Bhopal gas tragedy was not only a tragedy of 1984, it is a tragedy of this century. It was [...]
Polity-The Emergence of ‘Second Generation Rights’ (Landmark Judgements-Part 4)
Further expanding the meaning of the ‘right to life’ and including second generation rights. Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation [...]
Exclusive Analysis – UCC and Shah Bano Case & Right to Privacy !!!
This is an UPSCTREE exclusive write up where we have tried to create and give you something that really can [...]
Polity-Securing the Food Security !!!
The National Food Security Act, 2013, has met with prolonged political indifference, but there is some hope now since [...]
Polity-On SC rules against illegal mining !!!
In ordering that lease-holders should pay compensation to the extent of 100% of the price of the quantum of minerals [...]
Polity-Data Democracy and India !!!
To avoid data colonisation and allow for genuine empowerment, people must control the data they generate. […]
Polity-Land Mark Judgements-Part 2 !!!
Content:- Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)-Beginning of a golden era of human rights jurisprudence in India. Article 21 [...]
Polity-Understanding Article 370 !!!
Why it was incorporated? […]
Polity – Rethinking regulators and regulatory Acts !!!
Background :- The digital era is marked by its potentials and disruptions. The new children on the block such [...]
Polity-Landmark Judgements-Part 1 !!!
Note-Given that polity has again taken center stage of the exam (Prelims 2017) and to help the students with respect [...]
The UPSCTREE Nector !!!
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Polity-Beacons curb: Red, blue, ordinary
In a most welcome move, the Union Cabinet has decided to disallow the use of the red beacon on [...]
Polity-On creating a Rail Development Authority !!!
Creating a Rail Development Authority for India is among the most significant reforms to an infrastructure system undertaken by [...]
Polity-Internet Bill of Rights !!!
Recently, Brazilian society celebrated three years of the enactment of the Internet Bill of Rights (Marco Civil da Internet). It [...]
Policy Watch-National Policy for Skills Development and Entrepreneurship !!!
Excerpts from the speech of President. […]
Policy Watch – National Health Policy 2017 – Hits and Misses !!!
Affordable and good health care – wherever it comes from – should be the only guiding principle. [...]
Polity Watch – Can You Really Hack EVMs?
A lot has been said about the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in India, most recently by those who [...]
Polity Watch – Hurting Brand India With Distortions !!!
*Disclaimer – This is an editorial written by Mohandas Pai, he was the CFO and then the head of HR [...]