Polity, Constitution and Governance

Judicial Discretion in POCSO Bail: A Crucial Shift in Legal Thinking

Judicial Discretion and POCSO Bail: Empowering Fair Justice Context: Recently, a special POCSO court in Mumbai granted bail to a...

Legal Aid Systems Need Urgent Revamp to Deliver Justice for All

Legal Aid Systems Hold the Key to Equitable Justice Access Context: Legal services institutions under the Legal Services Authorities Act,...

Privacy in the Hyper-Connected Age

Context: On a balmy evening in Boston, a Coldplay concert turned into an unexpected global controversy when a light-hearted “kiss-cam”...

Namo Drone Didi Scheme

IMPLEMENTATION OF DRONE DIDI SCHEME Context: The Government of India has approved ‘Namo Drone Didi’ aimed at revolutionising agriculture through...

Five Years of NEP 2020

Context: The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, India’s third education policy since independence, promised a transformative overhaul of school and...

National Sports Governance Bill 2025

National Sports Governance Bill 2025

Context: The National Sports Governance Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 23, 2025, by Union Sports Minister Mansukh...

Citizenship Test Through Bihar’s SIR

Citizenship Test Through Bihar’s SIR

Decoding ECI’s counter affidavit on SIR Context: The Election Commission of India (ECI) filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme...

Swachh Survekshan 2024–25

Swachh Survekshan 2024–25

Takeaways from the Swachh Survekshan Context: The ninth edition of Swachh Survekshan, touted as the world’s largest cleanliness survey, continues...

Supreme Court’s Opinion on Presidential Reference

Supreme Court’s Opinion on Presidential Reference

Context: On July 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of India issued notices to the Union Government and all States following...

Different Constitutional Drafts That Powerfully Shaped India’s Democratic Future

Different Constitutional Drafts Behind India’s Extraordinary Constitutional Legacy Context: Amid current debates over revisiting the Constitution—sparked by recent remarks from...

Meri Panchayat App

Meri Panchayat App

“Meri Panchayat” App Wins Big on Global Stage Context: India’s flagship rural digital governance initiative, the Meri Panchayat app, has...

Legal Status of the Right to Vote

Legal Status of the Right to Vote

Context: As the Supreme Court hears petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, a key...

Vice-President Quits Mid-Term: Urgent Breakdown of Constitutional Fallout

Vice-President Quits Mid-Term: Urgent Breakdown of Constitutional Fallout

Vice-President Steps Down Midway: Immediate Consequences and Legal Roadmap Context: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on July 21, 2025, citing health...

Election Commission of India Targets Inactive Parties in Major Cleanup Drive

Election Commission of India Identifies 345 Untraceable Parties for Delisting Context: The Election Commission of India has initiated proceedings to...

India’s Criminal Justice System

A year later — colonial-era laws to new criminal codes Context: In 2023, India took a landmark step by replacing...