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Marital Rape: Explained in-depth

Context: The question of the debate has been marital rape and whether it should be criminalized or not? The two words Marital and Rape define the sexual relationship post-marriage. This can be forceful or consensual, but the matter of the fact is that it is not a criminal act to force someone to do something against her will in order to please yours... .Read more

Updated on 26 May, 2022 GS1 Society

Digital Rape: Explained In-Depth

Context: On 17th May , the case of a 17-year-old minor girl hit the headlines, an 81-year-old sketch artist has been arrested in Noida, U.P. for the alleged 'digital rape' for 7 long years. What is Digital Rape: The term should not be taken to its face value rather it has a different literal meaning. Literally, it refers to the insertion of a digi... .Read more

Updated on 26 May, 2022 GS1

250th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Raja Rammohan Roy

Context Under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), the Ministry of Culture on 22nd May 2022, held an opening ceremony in Kolkata to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Raja RamMohan Roy. It will continue until May 22nd next year. “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” is an occasion to pay respect and remember our great men and heroes who s... .Read more

Updated on 23 May, 2022 GS1

‘Safeguard domestic violence victims’

Context- Supreme Court in a recent verdict on safeguarding women victims of domestic violence, gave a wide interpretation to the term ‘right to reside in a shared household’ under the law. The court mentioned that it cannot be restricted to only actual matrimonial residence, but can be extended to other homes irrespective of the right... .Read more

Updated on 13 May, 2022 GS1

PAL-DADHAV MASSACRE

CONTEXT The Gujarat government has marked 100 years of the Pal-Dadhvav killings, calling it a massacre “bigger than the Jallianwala Bagh”. About Pal Dadhav Massacre The Pal-Dadhvav massacre took place on March 7, 1922, in the Pal-Chitariya and Dadhvaav villages of Sabarkantha district, then part of Idar state. The day was A major tr... .Read more

Updated on 11 March, 2022 GS1

Ancient Mounds Of Kashmir Valley

CONTEXT The karewas in the Kashmir Valley are being excavated for construction, the most recent violation took place in December 2021, when the Baramulla deputy commissioner gave consent for the excavation of karewas around Pattan village and use the clay for the construction of the Srinagar ring road. LANDFORMS OF KASHMIR VALLEY Plateau-li... .Read more

Updated on 8 March, 2022 GS1