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Syllabus: International organizations Why in NEWS The BRICS summit will be held at Johannesburg, South Africa. The 15th BRICS summit is the first in-person meet since 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic Agenda BRICS has been pursuing a strong cooperation agenda across various sectors. We value that BRICS has become a …

Syllabus: Indian Judiciary One of the missions of the Collegium was to ensure that the richness and diversity of India were represented in the top court. CJI termed the Supreme Court people-centric and not just poly-vocal. “The reason why we are a poly-vocal court is because no two judges are …

Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Editorial is about New Delhi is back in the thick of global geopolitics of things — chairing summits, navigating tricky Manichaean choices, ducking geopolitical whirlwinds, and negotiating a place at the high table of global governance. …

Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Context India and Japan, in July 2023, agreed to collaborate on semiconductors in a bid to create a more resilient supply chain for this critical technology and work together for the joint development of the semiconductor …

Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting  India’s interests. Context It is vision of PM Narendra Modi to offer India Stack to countries across the globe especially those that have been left behind in their digitalisation efforts, It shall create robust ecosystem of startups, developers …

Syllabus: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Why in NEWS Career woman, fallen woman, faithful or obedient wife, eve-teasing, hermaphrodite: the Supreme Court has identified these words and many others as gender-unjust terms which are often heard in Indian courts. Indian Judiciary Handbook The Indian Judiciary …

TOPICS COVERED: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. Context:  The ongoing arguments before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under …

TOPICS COVERED: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. Context: The government is planning to introduce the National Manuscripts Bill, 2023 Key details: What is a manuscript? A manuscript is a handwritten …

TOPICS COVERED: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. Context: Union Home Minister introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and …

Syllabus: Parliament and State legislatures Context Few would disagree that laws require an overhaul from time to time so that they could be abreast of developments in technology and changes in society. Criticism It does not mean that whole new Codes be introduced and given abstruse names, when, in substance, …