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Read More[Polity] Supreme Court Ruling on EWS reservation quota
Background A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday,...
Read More[Polity] Uniform Civil Code – In-depth
Background Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, Gujarat on October...
Read More[Polity] Schedule Caste Debate
Background The Supreme Court of India has sought the most...
Read More[Polity] The draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022
The draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022 Background The Ministry of Communications...
Read More[Polity] How have the Directive Principles been translated into policy-making?
In her first Independence Day address to the nation as President, Droupadi...
Read More[Polity] Famous Media Trails in India.
Context:-Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Saturday said the...
Read More[Polity] Section 124A -Sedition Law “In Abeyance”
History of Sedition Law in India First introduced in 1870,...
Read More[Governance] Public Affairs Index-2021
In a diverse country like India, where each State is...
Read MoreThe deepening crisis of India’s Parliament
During the framing of India’s Constitution, multiple models of governance...
Read MoreDigital Health ID and Privacy Concerns
The official launch of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)...
Read MoreThe Failure of Anti-defection law in Discouraging Defection
Context:- The Calcutta High Court has given West Bengal Assembly...
Read MoreFrom Anthropocentric to Biocentric jurisprudence
Context The Great Indian Bustard, a gravely endangered species, with...
Read MoreSupreme Court Strikes Down parts of 97th Constitutional Amendment
In a major boost for federalism, the Supreme Court recently...
Read More[Polity] The Juvenile Justice Bill, 2021 (In-Depth)
Highlights of the Bill 1) The Juvenile Justice (Care...
Read More[Polity] Why Supreme Court must strike down sedition law entirely
Question Before the Supreme Court:- Should people have the right...
Read More[Polity] Ghost of Section 66A of IT Act
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, has long...
Read More[Polity] The upcoming crisis in Indian federalism
Context ———————————————– The Indian Constitution may face an unprecedented crisis...
Read More[Polity] Population Control Laws and Right to Procreate
Context:- Recently, the government of Uttar Pradesh released a “Population...
Read MoreUrban Local Governance in India (Case Study-Bengaluru)
Urban governance is part of the state list under the...
Read MoreTHE MAKING OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
INTRODUCTION:- The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November...
Read MoreSedition in India – A relic revived again and again
Gandhi and Maulana Azad – Both were tried for Sedition....
Read More[Polity]The History of Sedition Laws in India
THE law of sedition has always been one of the...
Read More[Polity] Internet and the National Sovereignty
The concept of sovereignty is widely believed to have originated...
Read More[Polity] In defence of bureaucracy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, replying to the debate on the...
Read More[Polity] On medical termination of pregnancy law amendments.
The passing of amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy...
Read More[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...
Read More[Polity] Vikash Kumar vs UPSC – Disability is not Inability.
The Supreme Court judgment in Vikash Kumar v. UPSC (“Vikash...
Read More[Policy] National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021
It is binding on a welfare state to take care...
Read More[Polity] Debate around Places of Worship Act.
The story so far: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court asked the...
Read MorePolity-Haryana Reservation Bill , Supreme Court and Law of Nativism.
After nearly three-decades of the Indra Sawhney judgment, the Supreme...
Read MorePolity-Federalism and India’s human capital.
Investing in human capital through interventions in nutrition, health, and...
Read MorePolity – 100th year of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reform!!!
This month marks the 100th year of the publication of...
Read MorePolity-Criminalization of Indian politics, Vertical Integration and Scarcity of State Capacity !!!
Last week, the Supreme Court asked the government about the...
Read MorePolity-Toxic farming: on insecticide regulation
Reports of farmers dying from pesticide exposure in Maharashtra’s cotton belt in...
Read MorePolity-The Discourse on Reservations (Landmark Judgements-Part 6) !!!
Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) Reservations: From the...
Read MorePolity-Right to Privacy- Truly a momentous ruling !!!
When delivering the 12th Justice K.T. Desai Memorial Lecture on...
Read MorePolity-Target Section 377: On decriminalising gay sex !!!
Same-gender sex remains a crime in the country due to...
Read MorePolity-Historic Privacy Verdict: Here Is What The Judges Said !!!
A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court has ruled that...
Read MorePolity-After Triple Talaq, Time For The Anti-Women Article 35-A To Go !!!
There is hope among the daughters of Jammu and Kashmir...
Read MorePolity-Bhopal Gas Tragedy and Abuse of Human Rights(Landmark Judgements-Part 5)
Bhopal gas tragedy was not only a tragedy of 1984,...
Read MorePolity-The Emergence of ‘Second Generation Rights’ (Landmark Judgements-Part 4)
Further expanding the meaning of the ‘right to life’ and...
Read MoreExclusive Analysis – UCC and Shah Bano Case & Right to Privacy !!!
This is an UPSCTREE exclusive write up where we have...
Read MorePolity-Securing the Food Security !!!
The National Food Security Act, 2013, has met with prolonged...
Read MorePolity-On SC rules against illegal mining !!!
In ordering that lease-holders should pay compensation to the extent of...
Read MorePolity-Data Democracy and India !!!
To avoid data colonisation and allow for genuine empowerment, people...
Read MorePolity-Land Mark Judgements-Part 2 !!!
Content:- Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)-Beginning of a...
Read MorePolity-Understanding Article 370 !!!
Why it was incorporated?
Read MorePolity – Rethinking regulators and regulatory Acts !!!
Background :- The digital era is marked by its potentials...
Read MorePolity-Landmark Judgements-Part 1 !!!
Note-Given that polity has again taken center stage of the...
Read MoreThe UPSCTREE Nector !!!
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Read MorePolity-Beacons curb: Red, blue, ordinary
In a most welcome move, the Union Cabinet has decided...
Read MorePolity-On creating a Rail Development Authority !!!
Creating a Rail Development Authority for India is among the...
Read MorePolity-Internet Bill of Rights !!!
Recently, Brazilian society celebrated three years of the enactment of the...
Read MorePolicy Watch-National Policy for Skills Development and Entrepreneurship !!!
Excerpts from the speech of President.
Read MorePolicy Watch – National Health Policy 2017 – Hits and Misses !!!
Affordable and good health care – wherever it comes from...
Read MorePolity Watch – Can You Really Hack EVMs?
A lot has been said about the Electronic Voting Machines...
Read MorePolity Watch – Hurting Brand India With Distortions !!!
*Disclaimer – This is an editorial written by Mohandas Pai, he...
Read MorePolity Watch – Many meanings of corruption !!!
Everybody agrees that judgments, and accompanying interim orders, should not...
Read MorePolity Watch – Corruption in high Places – The churning of Tamilnadu Politics!!!
Corruption in high places is a malaise that is easy...
Read MorePolity Watch – Grammar of Anarchy and Ambedkar !!!
Five Excerpts From Ambedkar’s Historic ‘Grammar of Anarchy’ Speech On...
Read MoreSociety Watch – Bowing down to patriarchy !!!
Background – Nehru once said, “Let the people develop according...
Read MoreEditorial – Policy Watch – Parliamentary Committee recommends for a National Policy on Forest Fires !!!
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment...
Read MoreEditorial – Policy Watch – Natural Gas For Fertiliser: Development Imperatives !!!
India’s massive demand for natural gas is a result of...
Read MoreEditorial – Polity Watch – Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act of 1951 and Supreme Court!!!
Note :- Representation of the People Act is in the syllabus...
Read MoreEditorial – Polity Watch – Secularising the election and Our analysis !!!
The cartoon probably depicts the state of affairs much better...
Read MorePolity Watch – The Water Wars and the Need of a new doctrine !!!
The Supreme Court’s recent order to the Karnataka government to...
Read MorePolity Watch – Centre-State Polls At Same Time Will Align Good Politics With Good Economics
Debate on the Issue – A Brief History In India,...
Read MorePolity Watch – T.S.R. Subramanian Panel on education policy and Why UGC Act should be allowed to lapse?
T.S.R. Subramanian Panel on education policy and Why UGC Act...
Read MorePolity Watch – RBI : The Institution Should Not Be Beholden To An Individual
1957 was an eventful year in Reserve Bank of India’s...
Read MorePolity Watch – Are all Arab thoughts are Islamic and All Islamic thoughts are Arab ?
Challenge for the modern world is to accept diversity as...
Read MorePolity Watch – The right to intervene
The right to intervene:- Sitting in his presidential palace in...
Read MorePolity Watch – A blow against free speech
A blow against free speech At the dawn of the...
Read MorePolity Watch-The “dates” of Justice are for sale – In case you are interested in buying.
Imposing an inequality:- In an extraordinary order that reverses the...
Read MoreOur Answer : Should voting be made compulsory ?
Should voting be made compulsory ? The best answer is...
Read MoreOur Answer : Is it right to do away with caste -based reservation in India ? Is it the right time to do so ?
Is it right to do away with caste -based reservation...
Read MorePolity Watch-Electoral Reforms-Recommendations by Election Commission !!!
Electoral Reforms Important Recommendations by Election Commission:- Independent Secretariat for...
Read MoreEditorials : e-Kranti
e-KRANTI Background:- Government of India accords highest priority to the...
Read MoreReflections :- The Cobweb of Surrogacy
Background:- Surrogacy has been a major debate across India ,...
Read MoreReflections :- AFSPA – The Irony With in
Background :- There has been a considerable amount of debate...
Read MoreEssay – Life Exists, therefore it has a right to exist ; Death exist, therefore it has a right to exist too
Prelude- The essay contemplates various aspects of Right to Dignified...
Read MoreEssays – The Debate Of Death Penalty
Essay - The debate of death penalty
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