Significance for Prelims: NITI Aayog Significance for Mains: Co-operative Federalism; Federalism; Way forward for Cooperative federalism. News: National Democratic Alliance Government (NDA) replaced the Planning Commission of India with National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) to promote cooperative federalism. India’s move towards co-operative federalism: Recommendations of Fifteenth...
Significance for Prelims: Key provisions of the POCSO Act Significance for Mains: Issues associated with POCSO law; Justice J.S. Verma Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law; Way forward News: Karnataka High Court dismissed a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. High...
Significance for Prelims: Mission ‘Prarambh’; Vikram-S; Polar Satellites Launch Vehicles(PSLV); Small satellite launch vehicles Significance for Mains: Importance of private players in Indian space sectors. News: Mission ‘Prarambh’ of Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace will carry Indian as well as foreign payloads on India’s first privately developed launch vehicle...
Significance for Prelims: Concept of Greenwashing Significance for Mains: Concepts and reasons for Greenwashing; Possible solutions to regulate Greenwashing News: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned private corporations to desist from ‘greenwashing’.He said that there will be zero tolerance for greenwashing at the ongoing climate meeting i.e. COP27...
Significance for Prelims: Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) tribunal Significance for Mains: Factors that led to the emergence of Popular Front of India (PFI); Procedure for declaring “unlawful association”; Impact on association after it declared as unlawful News: Recently the central government declared the Popular Front of...
Significance for Prelims: Onset and Withdrawal of Monsoon; ‘triple dip’ La Nina Significance for Mains: Monsoon and its Characteristics; Shifting monsoon patterns and its impact. News: India has witnessed a 7% monsoon rainfall surplus this year. Rainfall increased substantially in central and southern India. Rainfall in southern...
Significance for Prelims: Collegium System; Article 124; Article 217; Judges Cases Significance for Mains: Evolution of the collegium system of appointments; Criticism of the Collegium system: News: Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju’s s statement that the collegium system of appointments to the higher judiciary...
Significance for Prelims: National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Significance for Mains: Myopia of high placement packages from institutions of national importance. News: The release of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022 raises serious questions regarding engineering education in the country. About National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) NIRF...
Significance for Prelims: Professors of Practice Significance for Mains: Role of Professors for Practice; Objectives behind Professors for Practice. News: University Grants Commission (UGC) issued new guidelines where higher education institutes can hire experts from various sectors without having formal academic qualifications such as a PhD as...
Significance for Prelims: Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) Significance for Mains: Imposition of AFSPA and controversies surrounding AFSA; Impact of AFSPA on the federal structure. News: Government retained the Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) in some parts of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh for...
