Important Editorials on Polity
[Polity] The Preamble: What does it say, and what does it mean to India and its Constitution?
A preamble is an introductory statement in a document that explains the document’s philosophy and objectives. In a Constitution, it [...]
[Polity] Vikash Kumar vs UPSC – Disability is not Inability.
The Supreme Court judgment in Vikash Kumar v. UPSC (“Vikash Kumar”) holding that an individual suffering from dysgraphia or writer’s [...]
[Policy] National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021
It is binding on a welfare state to take care of every single citizen. Securing the wellbeing of every one, [...]
[Polity] Debate around Places of Worship Act.
The story so far: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to respond to a petition that challenges the constitutional validity [...]
Polity-Haryana Reservation Bill , Supreme Court and Law of Nativism.
After nearly three-decades of the Indra Sawhney judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday said the 50 per cent cap on [...]
Polity-Federalism and India’s human capital.
Investing in human capital through interventions in nutrition, health, and education is critical for sustainable growth. But India’s human capital [...]
Polity – 100th year of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reform!!!
This month marks the 100th year of the publication of the ‘Report on Indian constitutional reforms’, commonly known as the [...]
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 the [...]
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 regulate [...]
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. Nariman [...]
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 in [...]
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 given [...]
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 unjust [...]
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 biggest [...]
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 the [...]
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 they [...]
Polity-Data Democracy and India !!!
To avoid data colonisation and allow for genuine empowerment, people must control the data they generate. […]