In Context Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the new guidelines for television channels in India. More about the news About: The new guidelines are for uplinking and downlinking of television channels in India. Under the guidelines, all the stations holding permission would have to broadcast content on issues of national importance and social relevance […]
In Context Recently, the Supreme Court declared that any person conducting the ‘two-finger test’ on rape or sexual assault survivors will be found guilty of misconduct. More about the News Court’s Recent verdict: The court said that the test is “regressive and invasive” and has “no scientific basis as it neither proves nor disapproves allegations […]
In News The Ministry of Home Affairs recently completed the Mother Tongue Survey of India (MTSI) with a field video of the country’s 576 languages. The NIC and the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) will be documenting and preserving the linguistic data of the surveyed mother tongues in audio-video files. What is the MTSI? The […]
In News Recently, the Karnataka High Court (HC) said that the Law Commission of India would have to rethink the age criteria in case of age for consent, to take into consideration the ground realities. Key Points HC’s Stand: The Karnataka HC dismissed a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, […]
In News A recent survey has revealed that even 6 years after demonetisation, people prefer cash transactions, especially in real estate deals. Key Findings Purpose of Demonetisation: The process of demonetisation was conducted six years ago in order to curb the circulation of black money. Failed Move: The step has faltered in the long run, […]
In News The Gujarat government had decided to form a committee for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. Gujarat is the state after Uttarakhand to constitute a committee of experts on the UCC. Origin of Uniform Civil Code The origin of the UCC dates back to colonial India when the […]
In News Recently, the annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was released. More about the news About NPR: The NPR, first prepared in 2010 and updated in 2015 by collecting information of all usual residents of the country. The report said that the NPR is prepared under various provisions of the Citizenship […]
In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014 of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organistion (EPFO) as “legal and valid”. Key Points Background: An appeal was filed by the EPFO challenging the decisions of the Kerala, Rajasthan and Delhi High Courts quashing the 2014 amendments on determination of pensionable salary” […]
In News Recently, the Union Agriculture Minister launched a portal on the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) for the benefit of the farming community. Key Points The NMNF portal: It is developed by the Agriculture ministry It was launched in the first steering committee meeting of the National Natural Farming Mission here. The portal […]
In News Recently, Tamil Nadu‘s ruling party intended to sign a joint petition with the opposition, asking the Indian President to immediately remove their Governor. More about the news Other states: Governors in several states, including Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, etc. have also expressed disagreements with the government on various issues. Issues: The role, powers, and […]
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