Sacrificing liberty for national security
Context The amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 empowers the Central government to name any individual a terrorist if it believes him or her to be so.…
All the major announcements to boost economic growth
Context Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures on August 23 to prop up the slowing economy. Addressing a press conference, Ms. Sitharaman sought to dispel doubts…
Code on Wages Bill, 2019
Context The new Parliament passed the Code on Wages Bill, 2019 mandating a minimum wage across the country in its first session itself. Concern with the Bill: This law mandates a universal…
What fertility rate data show
Context The graph (below) shows trends for the total fertility rate (TFR) in various states. TFR, defined as the number of children born to a woman until the end of…
A Cure to Ebola
Context: A randomised trial has shown two candidate drugs to be highly effective in curing Ebola, especially if treatment is started early. Background: In 2018, Ebola struck the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Bill
Context: The Lok Sabha recently passed the Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Bill. Highlights of the Bill: According to the Bill, a transgender is a person whose gender does not…
Lessons after the great deluge
Context The unique geography of Kerala, with its steep climbdown from 900m high elevations of the Western Ghats to the coast of Malabar, has resulted in a land with a…
What is zero budget natural farming?
Context Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman thrust zero budget farming into the spotlight in the first Budget speech of the 17th Lok Sabha earlier this month, calling for a “back to…
US Federal Reserves rate cut and its impact on India
Context the United States Federal Reserve announced a quarter-percentage-point cut in interest rates — the first rate cut in 11 years. What makes this rate-cut action — the first since the global…
What are the UAPA amendments?
Context The Unlawful Activities Prevention Amendment (UAPA) Bill is an anti-terror legislation that seeks to designate an individual as a “terrorist”. On July 24, Lok Sabha cleared the changes to…
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