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Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Judiciary and tribunals, Issue: Death penalty reforms Death Penalty Reforms: The Supreme Court issued procedural guidelines, attempted to reform death penalty in Manoj vs The State of Madhya Pradesh (2022). Death sentence reforms have not reached trial courts Acquittals by higher courts reveal systemic failures in police, prosecution, and trial […]

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: International relation, Topic: India’s foreign policy, Issue: India’s Palestine policy Why in the news: On going Israel-Hamas Conflict. Evolution of India’s Palestine policy. Opposed the partition of Palestine in 1947, due to our own partition experience. Recognized Israel in 1950 but did not establish full diplomatic relations. During Cold War, consistently supported

Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Economy, Topic: External Trade, Issue: Duties on e-transmission Context: India urged the WTO to reconsider its ban on charging customs duties for e-commerce goods and services. Duties on electronic transmissions (e-commerce): Earlier physical goods like books, videos and music cassettes were governed by traditional tariff rules. Now such services are available as

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Legal issues, Issue: Misleading Advertisements Context: The Supreme Court banned Patanjali Ayurved from marketing its products until further orders are passed. Drugs & Other Magical Remedies Act, 1954 (DOMA): There is a prohibition against publishing misleading advertisements relating to a drug. Punishment: Up to six months imprisonment and/or fine. Consumer

Syllabus: GS- III Subject: Economy Topic: Industry and Industrial policies, Issue: Semiconductor manufacturing Context: The Union Cabinet approved a semiconductor fabrication plant in partnership with Taiwan’s PSMC. Gist: Fabs(Fabrication plants) are the highly specialised semiconductor manufacturing facilities that print the miniaturised integrated circuits from the chip design into the silicon wafers. 70% of the current

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Rights issues, Issue: Prisons Context: States and UTs told to remove discriminatory provisions in Prison Manuals by the Ministry of Home Affairs( MHA). Gist: The Constitution of India, Articles 14 to 18, prohibited any kind of discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, place of birth etc. The Model

Syllabus: GS-I, Subject: Current Affairs, Topic: Schemes/Policies/Programmes, Issue: PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana Context: The Union Cabinet approved a ₹75,021-crore package for the “PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana” (PM Free Electricity scheme) PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana: To promote rooftop solar (RTS) installations in India. To provide 300 units of “free electricity” every month to

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Judiciary and Tribunals, Issue: High Court Jurisdiction Context: Supreme Court judgement reversed the Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Vs CBI of 2018. A ‘stay’ or ‘stay order’ is defined as the act of temporarily stopping or postponing any judicial proceeding. Highlights: In 2018, the Supreme Court held that stay orders

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: International Relations, Topic: India and its neighboring countries, Issue: Indian ocean region Context: India replaced military personal with technical personal in Maldives. Indian and Mauritius Prime Minister jointly inaugurated an airstrip and a jetty built on Agaléga Island. Development in both countries: India’s presence in Agaléga would enhance monitoring of Mauritius’ Exclusive

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Elections, Issue: Rajya Sabha Elections Context: The recent cross voting in Rajya Sabha election has raised the issue of sanctity of election Rajya Sabha elections: As per Article 80 of the Constitution, the members of Legislative Assembly elect representatives of each State to the Rajya Sabha indirectly. Representation of the