The Case Against Surveillance

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASDecember 25, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com  Date : 2018-12-25 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Indian Constitution – Features & Significant Provisions related to Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties Last week, a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification authorising 10 Central agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt online communications and data caused a furore…

Against The Mandate For Inclusion: The Transgender Persons Bill

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASDecember 21, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com  Date : 2018-12-21 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Indian Constitution – Amendments, Schedules, and Important Articles The transgender community has once again been let down, as the Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018 in a hurry amid ongoing protests over the Rafale deal. The Bill,…

Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASDecember 20, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com  Date : 2018-12-20 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Judiciary in India: its Structure, Organisation & Functioning, Judges of SC & High Courts, Judgements and related Issues The U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed the First Step Act, a criminal justice reform Bill, that would roll back what are seen as…

Becoming A Citizen Could Become Easier For Some

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASDecember 13, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-13 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Indian Constitution – Features & Significant Provisions related to The Preamble, Union & its Territories and The Citizenship The winter session of Parliament may see the government push for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill of 2016. The proposed law, which amends the original…

Anchored In Human Rights

Indian Polity & ConstitutionBy IQRA IASDecember 11, 2018

Source : www.thehindu.com  Date : 2018-12-11 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Rights Issues – Human Rights and NHRC Decades of global neglect have resulted in tuberculosis (TB) becoming the leading cause of adult deaths in most of the global south — it kills nearly two million people a year. This is shocking given…