• There is renewed demand for creation of ADCs in Arunachal Pradesh – Mon Autonomous Region (MAR) in the west and Patkai Autonomous Council (PAC) in the east under the provisions of the 6th Schedule of the Constitution. About: •…
• Insecurities (job, income and food) coupled with a fear psychosis forced migrant workers to reverse migrate to their homes. • There is a need for a national policy on migrant labour to protect the interests of the migrant workers.…
• The paper titled ‘A strategic road map for conserving the endangered dhole Cuon alpinus in India’, was published recently in Mammal Review by Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society-India, the University of Florida, the Wildlife Conservation Trust, and the…
• The Supreme Court of India has initiated contempt proceedings, on its own motion, against advocate-activist Prashant Bhushan. About: • Contempt of court is a concept that seeks to protect judicial institutions from motivated attacks and unwarranted criticism, and as…
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed the norms for preferential allotment for companies that have stressed assets, thereby making it easier for such entities to raise funds. About: • Listed entities with stressed assets can…
• Development comes at a time of worldwide protests in support of political rights and racial justice. • UNHRC is body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Key Points raised…
• Ever since cases of ‘reinfection’ — people who had tested negative for COVID-19 testing positive again after a while — emerged in early January, the question of latency of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is being hotly debated. About: • A…
• A report released by Walk Free (Global anti-slavery organization) and CHRI (international NGO) highlights the need for renewed urgency to eradicate modern slavery and achieve SDG Target 8.7 by 2030. • Modern slavery refers to situations of exploitation that…
• Recently, government has indicated its intent to modify India Infrastructure Finance Co Ltd (Government owned company to provide long term finance) into a DFI by increasing its equity capital by Rs. 15,000 crore. • DFI is an institution promoted…
• The Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court in Nabam Rebia versus Deputy Speaker on July 13, 2016, held that a Governor is bound to convene a meeting of the Assembly for a floor test on the recommendation of…
• Governor of Andhra Pradesh has directed the state government to take steps for the reinstatement of Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar as State Election Commissioner (SEC) as per the May 29, 2020 High Court judgment. A.P. Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance,…
• UNFPA recently released the State of the World Population 2020 report. Key Findings: • The Report focuses on the three harmful practices against women: (1) Child Marriage, (2) Son Preference and Gender Biased Sex Selection (GBSS), and (3) Female…
