Society
SC slams ‘silence of state’ on ‘vicious circle’ of hate against minorities
Why in News- The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the “silence of the state” on spiralling incidents of hate speeches made against minority communities, including Muslims. What is Hate Speech? Hate speech is an incitement to hatred against a particular group of persons marginalized by their religious belief, sexual orientation, gende... .Read more
Updated on 30 March, 2023 GS2 Society Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
Editorial:1: A disturbing example of the normalisation of lawfare
The word “lawfare” is a portmanteau of “law” and “warfare”. It refers to the weaponisation of law, and of legal systems, in order to intimidate, harm, or delegitimise an opponent (often, a political opponent). In thriving constitutional democracies, judiciaries are often alert to the possibility of powerfu... .Read more
Updated on 30 March, 2023 Polity Society Governance Current Affairs
One conviction for unsafe sewer work so far, govt. tells panel
Why in News- The Union government has informed a Parliamentary Standing Committee that FIRs have been registered in 616 cases where contractors had not provided safety gear and equipment to sewer workers. Among the cases registered under the Manual Scavenging (Prohibition) Act, one conviction has been secured so far, the government said. The gov... .Read more
Updated on 24 March, 2023 GS2 Society Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
Editorial-3: The road to ending tuberculosis[G.S. Mains Paper-3 Health]
The world got a wakeup call in 1993 about tuberculosis (TB) when the World Health Organization declared it a global health emergency. The 1993 World Development Report labelled TB treatment for adults as the best buy among all developmental interventions. The response in the 30 years since has been short on urgency and long on processes. The... .Read more
Updated on 23 March, 2023 Security Society International Relations Current Affairs Health and Family wellfare
States get 3 weeks to reply to pleas against anti conversion law
❏ The Supreme Court on Friday gave States three more weeks to file counteraffidavits to petitions challenging their antireligious conversion laws ❏ Anti-conversion laws enacted in various states are under scrutiny for their ambiguity and the lack of valid justifications for their existence. ❏ Vague terms u... .Read more
Updated on 18 March, 2023 GS2 Society Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
OBC panel does not have caste census data, says govt.
Context: Justice G. Rohini Commission: The Union government informed the Lok Sabha that the Justice G. Rohini Commission, which is looking into the sub-categorisation, has been working without the data from the previous Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) conducted in 2011. Even as experts have said that it will be impossible to conduct an accurate... .Read more
Updated on 15 March, 2023 GS2 Society Current Affairs
