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Privileges of Legislature The Karnataka assembly Speaker,on June 21,2017 ordered the imprisonment of two journalists for a year based on recommendations in two separate reports of its privilege committees. The order has drawn widespread criticism as an effort to throttle the media. Constitutional Provisions to protect the privileges of the legislature Article 105pertains to…
Aadhar and Privacy As always Aadhaar has been criticised as a project which violates privacy. India is not having a law on privacy that adds to this problem. Background: Aadhaar was designed as a digital identity platform which is inclusive, unique and can be authenticated to participate in any digital transaction. This has transformed the…
Ganga Yamuna rivers now Living being In its latest judgement,the Uttarakhand high court has recognized the Ganga and the Yamuna as living entities. This gives the rivers, that have seen years of damage at the hands of humans, a legal voice. India seems to be following precedents in other countries where a flowing river…
Solar Energy – Potential & Challenges :Sandeepan India being a tropical country and has a great solar energy potential. This has not been exploited fully so far. India can do much more to increase solar power capacity and meet its renewables target. News: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has cleared a plan to double…
Police Reforms A petition has been filed in SC which seeks direction to the Centre, State governments and the Law Commission to implement police reforms and the Model Police Act, 2006 to ensure an “effective and impartial police system.” Initiation of reforms The National Police Commission (1977-79), set up by the Janata government kick-started the…
India and IPR In News: India ranked 43 out of 45 countries in the US Chamber of Commerce’s (USCC) annual IP index, just above Pakistan, which was added to the index this year, and Venezuela. In 2015, India was placed 37 out of 38 countries whereas US continues to be at the top of the…
Indian Agriculture:Latest Concerns The agriculture growth is expected at 4.1% following normal monsoon in 2016. This comes after dismal 1.2% increase in 2015-16, and a contraction of 0.2% in the year before. The Union budget gave a push to market reforms in agriculture, increased funding for crop insurance and set a higher target for…
JALLIKATTU-A tradition or regional agenda :Sandeepan Issue: Supreme court in 2014 banned the sport jallikattu as it violates provisions of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA) and…
AGNI-The Destroyer :Naveen Rattu Agni is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by India, named after one of the five elements of nature. Agni Missiles are long range, nuclear weapons capable surface to surface ballistic missile. The first missile of the series, Agni-I was developed…
Indian Internal security Forces-Issues …