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NotesStates vs Centre on Fuel TaxesWhy in news?The Centre and the states are at loggerheads over taxes and duties on petrol and diesel.What is the issue?As fuel prices soared in November 2021, the Centre, for the first time in over three years, cut central excise duties on petrol by Rs 5 per litre and di
Publish Date 02, May 2022
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Uniform Civil CodeReference News:-The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has yet again taken strong objections to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), stating that it is unconstitutional, anti-minority and unacceptable to Muslims.It also stressed that the UCC issue is
Publish Date 02, May 2022
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Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)Reference News:-Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said efforts were on to improve the law-and-order situation for the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 to be completely lifted from the northeast.He said the AFSPA could be withdrawn (
Publish Date 02, May 2022
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Recent steps to prevent Cyber BreachesReference News:-India’s nodal cybersecurity agency, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has taken the following steps to prevent Cyber Breaches:All service providers, intermediaries, data center providers, corporates, and government organizations have to r
Publish Date 02, May 2022
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Karnataka anti-cow slaughter legislationReference News:-Accusing the Government of creating fear psychosis among farmers using the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, a convention of dairy farmers has demanded that the legislation be scrapped at the earliest in their interest.&nbs
Publish Date 02, May 2022
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Karnataka sets 2027 target to become malaria-freeReference News:- :Karnataka has set a target to eliminate malaria by 2027, three years before the 2030 target set by the Union government.Karnataka has received national recognition and appreciation for its efforts to eliminate malaria in the past six years, between 2015 an
Publish Date 29, Apr 2022
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Basic structure and the Kesavananda Bharati caseReference News:-Exactly forty nine ago, on April 24, 1973, Chief Justice Sikri and 12 judges of the Supreme Court assembled to deliver the most important judgment in its history. The case of Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala had been heard for 68
Publish Date 29, Apr 2022
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Hepatitis BReference News:-A series of unexplained cases of Hepatitis B in children has taken over the world. Many countries including the US and UK reported mysterious cases of a few children being diagnosed with Hepatitis B. About Hepatitis B:Hepatitis B is an infection in
Publish Date 29, Apr 2022
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Section 144 CrPCWhat is it?This colonial-era law, which has been retained in the Code, empowers a district magistrate, a sub-divisional magistrate, or any other executive magistrate empowered by the state government, to issue orders to prevent and address urgent cases of apprehended danger or nui
Publish Date 29, Apr 2022
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What is a heatwave?Reference News:-A heatwave has gripped the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra. This is the fourth heatwave in the last two months, and the second in April. In fact, on April 26, Vidarbha was the hottest region in the country. What is a heat
Publish Date 29, Apr 2022
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