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The Importance of Caste Data Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the All-India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. Judgement: The judgement reiterated that reservations for backward classes were not an exception but an extension of the principle of equality under Article 15(1) of the Constitution.Read more

1. Zooming in on the Potential of India’s Geospatial Sector Last year Department of Science and Technology (DST) announced liberalised guidelines for geospatial data and mapping in India to lead India to one lakh crore rupees geo-spatial economy. Current Performance of this sector: India has a robust ecosystem in geospatial, with the Survey of IndiaRead more

1. Issues in Uniform Civil Code UCC is one that would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all religious communities in their personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption etc. Article 44 of the Constitution lays down that the state shall endeavour to secure a UCC for the citizens throughoutRead more

Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Reactor Scientists in the United Kingdom have managed to produce the largest amount of energy so far from a nuclear fusion reaction, the same process that makes the Sun, and all other stars, shine and emit energy. This result is being seen as a major breakthrough in the ongoing global effortsRead more

1. Court Ruling on Hijab Recently, six students were banned from entering a college in Karnataka’s Udupi district for wearing a hijab. The issue throws up legal questions on reading the freedom of religion and whether the right to wear a hijab is constitutionally protected or not. Government’s arguments: In Fathima Tasneem v State ofRead more

The Uniting for Peace resolution: was initiated by the United States and submitted by the “Joint Seven-Powers” in October 1950, as a means of circumventing further Soviet vetoes during the course of the Korean War .It was adopted by 52 votes to 5, with 2 abstentions. It has empowered the General Assembly to act inRead more

SWIFT network: is a network used by banks to send secure messages about transfers of money and other transactions. More than 11,000 financial institutions in nearly 200 countries use SWIFT, making it the backbone of the international financial transfer system. SWIFT is a cooperative company under Belgian law. The system is overseen by the G10Read more

Green jobs: are decent jobs that contribute to preserve or restore the environment, be they in traditional sectors such as manufacturing and construction, or in new, emerging green sectors such as renewable energy and energy efficiency. At the enterprise level, green jobs can produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment, for example greenRead more

PMLA: Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 was enacted in response to India’s global commitment (including the Vienna Convention) to combat the menace of money laundering. Instead, rights have been “cribbed, cabined and confined”. PMLA was a comprehensive penal statute to counter the threat of money laundering, specifically stemming from trade in narcotics.   ECIR: Enforcement CaseRead more

National Overseas Scholarship: In order to facilitate those students who, have low family income, the Government of India has launched a National Overseas scholarship. Through this scholarship scheme students belonging to scheduled caste, denotified Nomadic, and semi-Nomadic tribes, landless agricultural labourers and traditional artisans category will get financial assistance for their higher education. Through this scheme, financial assistanceRead more