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NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY (NLSIU)
NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY (NLSIU)
1. Context
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru has recently come under fire from the Karnataka government, advocate asso...
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27-Jan 2023
INDIA'S REPUBLIC DAY
INDIA'S REPUBLIC DAY
1. Background
Since 1950, January 26 has marked the day India's Constitution came into effect.
However, the Constitution was prepared way before the chosen date, adopted offi...
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27-Jan 2023
LIVING WILL
LIVING WILL
1. Context
A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice K M Joseph agreed to significantly ease the procedure for passive euthanasia in the country by altering the existi...
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27-Jan 2023
MINIMUM GOVERNMENT MAXIMUM GOVERNANCE
MINIMUM GOVERNMENT, MAXIMUM GOVERNANCE
1. Context
Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, reiterated the idea, saying the Modi government's schemes had been successful because of the minimum govern...
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27-Jan 2023
FUKUSHIMA WASTEWATER
FUKUSHIMA WASTEWATER
1. Context
Japan is expected to start flushing 1.25 million tonnes of wastewater from the embattled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean this year, as part of...
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27-Jan 2023
TRANS-FATS
TRANS-FATS
1. Context
Five billion people globally are exposed to harmful trans fat, increasing their heart disease and death risk, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO...
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25-Jan 2023
ABORTION Vs ETHICS
ABORTION Vs ETHICS
1. Background
In 1973, in a historic judgment in the Roe Vs Wade case, the US Supreme Court made abortion legal everywhere in the country.
Now, that decision has been overturned ...
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25-Jan 2023
NATIONAL VOTERS DAY
NATIONAL VOTERS DAY
1.Context
Election Commission of India is celebrating 13th National Voters’ Day on 25th January 2023.
Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu will be the Chief Gu...
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25-Jan 2023
NOROVIRUS CASES IN KERALA
NOROVIRUS
1. Context
The Kerala Health Department on Monday (January 24) confirmed two cases of the gastrointestinal infection norovirus in class 1 students in Ernakulam district. The two samp...
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25-Jan 2023
POWERS OF GOVERNOR GOVERNOR'S POWER
1. Context
In recent years, the bitterness between states and Governors has been largely about the selection of the party to form a government, the deadline for providing a major...
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25-Jan 2023
SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE
SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE
1. Context
The 126th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Parakram Diwas was celebrated across the country on Jan 23rd.
2. Key Points
A 28- ft black granite stat...
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25-Jan 2023
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC)
BBC
1.Context
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has recently been facing some heat after the release of its documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’, with the Indian government calling the...
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25-Jan 2023
PARAM VIR CHAKRA AWARDEES 2023
PARAM VIR CHAKRA AWARDEES
1. Context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after India's 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees.
2. Key p...
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24-Jan 2023
CHARGESHEET
CHARGESHEET
1. Context
The Supreme Court on Friday held that chargesheets are not 'Public documents' and enabling their free public access violates the provisions of the Criminal Code of Procedure a...
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24-Jan 2023
LOAN-LOSS PROVISION
LOAN-LOSS PROVISION
1. Context
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday (January 16) published a discussion paper on "loan loss provision", proposing a framework for adopting an expected loss (EL)...
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24-Jan 2023