P1: SC Guidelines- Fake encounters Background Supreme Court Guidelines 2014 Counter-view: P2: SC Guidelines- Freeing the under trials: Basics CrPC Reform already done Counterview Suggest Long term reforms? P1: Fake encounters / Extra Judicial killings Topic in news: 2014, [...]
Why need for new Road act? Road Safety and Transport Bill 2014 #1: setup new authorities #2: Reform License, permits and policies #3: increase Punishments #4 Graded Point System for penalties Health ministry's suggestion on Road safety bill Mock [...]
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in India Parliament 10% rule: episodes in past? LoP and Appointment Committees Arguments: Government vs Opposition Mock questions Leader of Opposition (LoP) in India Parliament 1977: The leaders of opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya [...]
Prologue P1: Finance Commission (FC) Fourteenth Finance commission & fifty percent Tax sharing Why do states want 50% share? P2: Delimitation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Mock Questions Prologue Following topics combined Together Frontline July 2014 articles: demands of [...]
Prologue W1: Nirbhaya Centres Timeline of events Salient features of Nirbhaya centres: Criticism against Nirbhya Centre project W2: Courts vs Rape victims Sakshi guidelines not followed "Loose Character" Quality of a good judge IPC 376-E: Death Penalty for Rapists [...]
Prologue Emma Watson: Gender equality What is Feminism? Gender Equality: What and Why? Men too face Gender inequality Gender stereotypes Views of New NCW chief: Mock Questions Prologue Combining two topics from current affairs- mainly for Essay fodder. September [...]
Prologue Maoists facing “Human Resource” crisis Why Maoists surrender Problems in Maoist Surrender scheme Fake surrenders Sudden Change of heart? hard to believe! Too old to get “re-skilled” Suggestions Home Ministry: 100 days reforms Maritime security Maoism/LWE Border security [...]
Topic#1: Plight of Manual Scavangers in India Q. Write a note on the legal initiatives taken to prohibit manual scavenging in recent times. 200 words. In 2013, Parliament enacted a law to prohibit manual scavenging and for the rehabilitation [...]
EX-Cji as Kerala governor Anti-arguments Pro-arguments Justice Sathasivam notable judgments Doctrine of Postponement Lawyer databank to select judges SC 2013 rules on Death convicts Urdu as 2nd official language EX-Cji as kerala governor Why controversy? Ex-CJI Sathasivam was made [...]
Prologue [Act 1] Health National Population Policy 2000 National health profile 2013 Health Schemes National health missions Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) ASHA Safe drinking water PMSSY Economic Survey: Health reform points [Act 2] Women and Children National [...]
P1: Electronic Voting Machine (EVM): Basics P2: Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) P3: EVM Totalizer to prevent Voter Victimization? CSAT Sample MCQs Correct answers for MCQs P1: Electronic Voting Machine (EVM): Basics EVM is madeup of two units [...]
Polavaram Project: Objectives Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) Polavaram Ordinance Anti-ordinance arguments Polavaram Project: Objectives Official name: Indira Sagar Multipurpose project What are the objectives of this project? To interlink Godavari (Polavaram) & Krishna (Vijaywada) just before they merge into [...]
What is the Relevance of this issue with UPSC Mains exam? (GS2): Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies (GS2): transparency and accountability (GS4): challenges of corruption Timeline / Sequence of events December 2013: Lokpal and Lokayukta act passed. Lokpal [...]