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selflearnadmin
Medical termination of Pregnancy – What needs to be changed?
An amendment to Medical termination of pregnancy act is pending in Parliament. Several cases have come to the Supreme court asking it grant permission to abort over 20 week old foetus. Parliament needs to take up the long-pending bill on updating provisions for abortion so that decision regarding health of expectant mother and foetus is […]
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selflearnadmin
Right to Information [ RTI Act ] 2005 -Historical Background
Right to information Act or the RTI Act is an act passed by the government of India in 2005. The RTI Act, granted to all the citizens of the country the right to information. Right to information is a quintessential part of the right to think, right to make choice, right to express and […]
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selflearnadmin
Paid News : A threat to democracy
The term “paid news” was recently in news with Election Commission’s order disqualifying Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra for three years for suppressing expenditure incurred in the publication of paid news. What are paid news? The Election Commission has accepted the definition given by Press Council of India. PCI has defined paid news as, “any […]
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Nikhil Balan
Curing the Defects in the Anti-Defection Law – Adv. Nikhil Balan
India is a vibrant democracy, ever growing and ever decentralising. This evolutionary democratic process, particularly evident from the decentralisation reforms initiated in the 1990s and the creation of smaller states and new states has ensured political justice to the citizens of India. With such developments, consequent and dramatic changes have taken place in the political […]
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selflearnadmin
Judicial appointments, Government – Judiciary stand off
The standoff between Judiciary and government continues over government rejecting 43 names it handpicked for judicial appointments in various High Courts. A look at the statistics of pending cases, vacancies and appointment procedures in Indian judiciary.
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selflearnadmin
Cauvery River Water Dispute: Explained
What is the dispute? The Cauvery basin covers a large expanse of land including major chunks in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and also smaller areas in Kerala and Puducherry. Initially, the dispute was between Karnataka and TN but later Kerala and Puducherry also entered the fray.
