Sabarimala and it’s Near by Issues Sabarimala temple entry issue = Tussle between the temple’s right to decide for itself how its religious affairs ought to be managed, the rights of a community of devotees who believe that Read More ……
Category: UPPCS
Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 = Act had endeavoured to eliminate not only dry latrines but also “insanitary latrines” + prohibit the employment of manual scavengers for the Read More ……
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) What is the News? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the second indigenously developed ‘Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)’ propulsion based missile system from Odisha. The success of SFDR propulsion Read More ……
GLimpse of Trafficking bill,2018 and SC/SC Bill,2018
GLimpse of Trafficking bill,2018 and SC/SC Bill,2018 Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 = With declaring trafficking as criminal offence it has made provisions to systematically combat the organised nature of trafficking + 1) Read More ……
Examples of Judicial Activism
Examples of Judicial Activism SC imposed a ban on all public transport vehicles using diesel as a fuel and ordered them to convert to CNG SC imposed a restriction on the plying of commercial goods vehicles in the Read More ……
River Information System (RIS) & Hilsa Fish
River Information System (RIS) & Hilsa Fish What is the News? To boost cargo movement on Ganga, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the second phase of river information system (RIS) between Farakka and Patna. Under the Jal Read More ……
Article 35A
Article 35A Article 35A treats non-permanent residents of J&K as ‘second-class’ citizens. Such persons are not eligible for employment under the State government and are also debarred from contesting elections Article 35A of the Indian Constitution is an Read More ……
Guru Padmasambhava
Guru Padmasambhava What is the News? Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled a 19-foot-high statue of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. This 29 tonne stone statue is placed in the middle of ‘Padma Sarovar’, a large Read More ……
Price Monitoring and Research Unit (PMRU)
Price Monitoring and Research Unit (PMRU) What is the News? Kerala has become the first State to set up a price monitoring and research unit (PMRU) to track violation of prices of essential drugs and medical devices under Read More ……
Transgender Persons Protection of Rights Bill, 2018
Transgender Persons Protection of Rights Bill, 2018 Que: While legal recognition is the first step, mainstreaming transgender community is still a pipe dream in India. In this context, critically evaluate the adequacy of Transgender Persons Protection of Rights Read More ……