Polity, Constitution and Governance

NHRC in Action: Powers, Challenges, and Reforms in India

NHRC in Action: Powers, Challenges, and Reforms in India

Explore NHRC’s powers, effectiveness, and reform needs. From suo moto actions to limitations in enforcement, learn how India’s human rights...

President’s Rule in India under Article 356

President’s Rule in India under Article 356

Learn about President’s Rule in India under Article 356 of the Constitution. This blog explains its provisions, grounds for imposition,...

CAG’s AI & Remote Auditing: Digital Accountability

CAG’s AI & Remote Auditing: Digital Accountability

Explore how CAG’s AI, remote audits, and digital platforms enhance efficiency, transparency, and citizen accountability in India’s fiscal governance. Context...

Judicial Experimentalism vs Right to Justice

Judicial Experimentalism vs Right to Justice

Explore Section 85 BNS, key rulings from Lalita Kumari to Shivangi Bansal (2025), and how judicial experimentalism delays justice for...

Supreme Court Stay on Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

Context: The Supreme Court’s interim stay on key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 underscores ongoing concerns over the...

UAPA’s Legal Safeguards

Context: Β A special NIA court in Jammu granted default bail to two individuals, Shafat Wani and Yasir Hayat, accused of...

Manki-Munda System and the Challenge of Modern Governance

Context: A recent protest by the Ho tribe in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, against the district administration has brought a century-old...

Balancing Waqf with Faith and Law

Examining Waqf Act 2025, Supreme Court’s interim order, and the balance between religious freedom, accountability, and law. Introduction The Waqf...

Systemic Challenges in Dispute Resolution

Context: Ahead of a National Lok Adalat (NLA) scheduled in Delhi for settling traffic challans, massive public demand overwhelmed the...

Agnipath Scheme and the Agniveers

Context: The recent arrest of a Navy Agniveer in Maharashtra has reignited debate around the Agnipath schemeβ€”India’s bold attempt to...

Central Bureau of Investigation

Context: In a significant judgment emphasising accountability, the Supreme Court upheld a Delhi High Court order directing the registration of...

Ladakh’s Statehood Demand and the Sixth Schedule Debate

Context: The ongoing hunger strike by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has reignited the debate over statehood and Sixth Schedule protections...

Rajasthan’s Anti-Conversion Bill and the Indian Model of Secularism

Context: The passage of Rajasthan’s Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025 highlights the ongoing debate between safeguarding individual...

Interest-Free Capex Loans to States

Context: In a significant move to sustain India’s economic momentum, the Centre will continue its no-interest-bearing, 50-year capital expenditure (capex)...

Himachal Pradesh as β€˜Fully Literate State’

Context: On International Literacy Day, Himachal Pradesh has been declared a β€˜Fully Literate State,’ achieving a significant milestone well ahead...

The Vice-President of India

Context: Recently, C. P. Radhakrishnan has been elected as the 15th Vice-President. At a time when parliamentary functioning is often...

Comparing French and Indian Form of Governments

Context: France’s government collapse over soaring debt (114% of GDP) showcased fiscal stress and political instability undermining governance.Β  How does...

Health Governance Challenges in Rural and Slum Areas: Anganwadis as a Powerful Tool for Child Nutrition

Context: The ongoing crisis in Maharashtra’s Anganwadis over poor-quality nutrition and worker protests highlights how gaps in ICDS delivery threaten...

Criminal Justice System in India: Urgent Challenges, Bold Reforms, and the Way Forward

Criminal Justice System in India Context: Former CJI N.V. Ramana in a symposium remarked that β€œthe process of criminal justice...

Remission Rights and Life Imprisonment

Context: In a significant observation, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and R...

New Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025

Context: The Union Home Ministry has notified the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, replacing the decade-old Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964....

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