Supreme Court guidelines on Sting Operation Timeline/Sequence of Events SC observation on Sting-Ops Law commission Observations Supreme Court guidelines on Sting Operation This topic should come as handy fodder points in GS-4 Ethics paper case studies related to Sting [...]
P1: RPA Section 126-A and 130: Modi’s Selfi P2: Indelible ink: Principle P3: Booth Officer P4: Benefits of registered political party P5: Election Deposit Lost P1: RPA Section 126-A and 130: Modi’s Selfi Topic important because after voting in [...]
Gist of the matter is just three points Tamilnadu operates the dam in Kerala. wants to increase water level in it. Kerala worries that dam will get destroyed anytime soon due to old age or earthquake. Hence enacted a [...]
P1: [SC order] Mother tongue education in Karnataka P2: Pramati Judgement: RTE doesn’t apply to Minority schools P1: [SC order] Mother tongue education in Karnataka Newspapers have made a simple matter too complex. Moral of the story is just [...]
P1: Judicial appointment commission P2: Fixed Tenure for CJI? P1: Judicial appointment commission At present, the judges in SC/HC are selected via a collegium method. But this method is opaque, and lacks accountability. Therefore, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law [...]
P1: CBI needs no Prior sanction P2: Prasar Bharati Autonomy P1: CBI needs no Prior sanction What's the relevance of this topic to UPSC Syllabus? (GSM2): transparency and accountability (GSM4): challenges of corruption. Present system CBI derives powers under [...]
P1: Plight of paramilitary forces P2: Chhattisgarh attack P1: Plight of paramilitary forces Syllabus point: (GS3) Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate Context: Frontline ran an article in May 2014 issue While frontline has used the word [...]
P1: Voting rights of Defence Personnel P2: President didn’t cast his vote P3: Who pays for Lok Sabha election? P1: Voting rights of Defence Personnel Q. Discuss in brief, the provisions relating Voting rights of Defence personnel, and recent [...]
Historic Background What is “Code for Compulsory Costs”? Why do we need Code for compulsory costs? Anti-arguments Historic Background SAHARA opened two companies and issued OFCD (optionally fully convertible debentures) to public without permission from SEBI (2011) SEBI ordered [...]
Historic Background Constitution vs Transgender community Article 14 | Article 15 | Article 16 | Article 19 | Article 21 | Article 51 (DPSP) SC Judgment on TG (April 2014) Transgender rights: elsewhere in world Historic Background Ancient text: [...]
Sequence of Events Supreme court ruled following: Anti-Arguments Private sector’s CAG audit in past Sequence of Events Telecom companies have to share some part of their annual revenue with government: 6-10% as license fees and 2-3% as spectrum usage [...]
P1: Twin Nominations in Election P2: Primaries Method of nominating candidates P1: Twin Nominations in Election [GS2] Q. List the provisions related to Twin nomination in the RPA Act and examine the need for reforms in it. (100 words) [...]
Prologue Topic#1: Consolidation of Land Holdings What is Consolidation of Land holdings? Why do we need Consolidation of Land holdings? What are the methods of Land consolidation? #1: Voluntary Consolidation #2: Compulsory Consolidation (+ve) Land Consolidation: Benefits, Advantages, Positive [...]