The Supreme Court recently underlined that “there is a pressing need” for reform in the law related to bail and called on the government to consider framing a special legislation on the lines of the law in the United Kingdom. The law on bail The CrPC does not define the word bail but only categoriesRead more
Recently, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice has recommended substantial changes to the Mediation Bill, 2021. The bill introduced in Rajya Sabha in December, 2021, with an aim to reduce the pendency of cases in courts. MEDIATION BILL: The objective of the bill is to settle any civil or commercial disputes through mediation beforeRead more
I2U2 is the new grouping formed by four nations- India, Israel, UAE, and the US. It was given the name International Forum for Economic Cooperation. Background of I2U2 Grouping: Abraham Accords: In 2020, Israel, UAE and Bahrain signed Abraham Accords that led to normalising of relations between Israel and a number of Arab Gulf countriesRead more
According to the 2022 edition of the United Nations ’UN World Population Prospects Report (WPP), India is projecting to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. What is the WPP? The Population Division of the UN has been publishing the WPP in a biennial cycle since1951. Each revision of the WPP providesRead more
Cloudbursts are short-duration, intense rainfall events over a small area. According to the IMD, it is a weather phenomenon with unexpected precipitation exceeding 100mm/h over a geographical region of approximately 20-30 square km. What causes Cloudburst? A study published last year studied the meteorological factors behind the cloudburst over the Kedarnath region. The results showedRead more
Japan-India ties are 70 years old this year. For the first five post-war decades of the 20th century, bilateral ties were friendly. India was not among the signatories of the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty, which brokered post-war relations between the defeated Axis power and the Allies. Instead, Delhi established an independent peace treaty andRead more
Ayurveda has been in practice for close to three millennia. Even today, India’s traditional medicine serves the healthcare needs of millions of Indians. But the Ayurveda faces a few challenges that need to be addressed. Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda isRead more
Recently, more than 40 people have died in the landslide, which hit a railway construction site in Manipur. Cause of the Landslide: The tragic disaster has been compounded by the debris of the landslide blocking the Ijei river, creating a significant welling up of water which could inundate low-lying areas if the “dam”-like structure isRead more
In India, urban poverty stands at over 25%. This is about 81 million people living below the poverty line. Though the number of rural poor outnumber the urban poor, India is set to witness 50% urbanization in a decade. How has the pandemic affected the situation? During the initial waves of the pandemic, a largeRead more
A surge in imports combined with slow growth in exports has pushed India’s merchandise trade deficit to a record high of $25.6 billion in June. Reason for Increase in Imports: Imports have literally been fuelled by energy sources — oil and coal. The demand for oil driven by higher prices and the demand for coalRead more
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