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Delay in Decisions of Anti-Defection Cases

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Anti-defection, Article 142, Election Commission of India  For Mains: Anti-Defection Law and its impact on Indian...

03 Apr 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Public Disclosure of Judges Assets

Source: IE  The Supreme Court (SC) resolved that all its judges will publicly declare their assets to the CJI for publication on the...

03 Apr 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Need for Reforms in CBI

Source: HT  Why in News? The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, in its...

29 Mar 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Reassessing Food Subsidies in India

For Prelims: Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, NITI Aayog, Multidimensional Poverty  For...

29 Mar 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Indian and US Courts on Contempt

For Prelims: Contempt of Court, Supreme Court (SC), Chief Justice of India (CJI), Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, High Court, District...

27 Mar 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Judicial Transfers and In-House Inquiry

For Prelims: Collegium System, In-house inquiry procedure, Chief Justice of India  For Mains: Judicial Transfers in India, Comparison between...

25 Mar 2025 Transparency & Accountability

UNCAT and Custodial Torture

For Prelims: UNCAT 1984, Human Rights, Article 21, Criminal Justice System, NHRC, UDHR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Law...

21 Mar 2025 Transparency & Accountability

World Consumer Rights Day 2025

For Prelims: World Consumer Rights Day, National Consumer Day, Consumer Protection Act 2019, Central Consumer Protection Authority...

21 Mar 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Electors Photo Identity Card Number

Source: TH  Why in News?  West Bengal Chief Minister has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of facilitating voter duplication...

10 Mar 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Appointment of CEC and EC

For Prelims: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service...

19 Feb 2025 Transparency & Accountability

RBI Issues Revised ‘Master Direction’ for ARCs

Source: LM  Why in News?  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the 'Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Asset Reconstruction...

23 Jan 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Rise in Donation Through Electoral Trust

For Prelims: Electoral Bonds, Supreme Court (SC),  Association for Democratic Reforms v Union of India case, 2024, Electoral bonds scheme,...

20 Jan 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Lokpal Foundation Day

For Prelims: Lokpal, Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), United Nations...

16 Jan 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24

For Prelims: Household Consumption Expenditure Survey,  National Statistical Office, Consumer Price Index, Gross Domestic Product, Consumption...

08 Jan 2025 Transparency & Accountability

The Collegium Conundrum

This editorial is based on “The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days” which was published in The Hindu on...

07 Jan 2025 Transparency & Accountability

Data of Lok Sabha Elections 2024

Source: PIB  Why in News?  Recently, the Election Commission of India has released comprehensive data for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to...

28 Dec 2024 Transparency & Accountability

Grievance Redressal Assessment and Index (GRAI) 2023

Source: PIB Recently, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (MoPP&P), launched the GRAI 2023. This initiative aims to...

30 Nov 2024 Transparency & Accountability

SC Upholds EVM and VVPAT System

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT), General Elections, Parliament, State...

28 Nov 2024 Transparency & Accountability

Strengthening India's Electoral Democracy

This editorial is based on “Election Commission of India is one of the greatest gifts of the Constitution” which was published in The...

28 Nov 2024 Transparency & Accountability

Transforming Governance with AI and DPI

This editorial is based on “It’s time for the age of GovAI — reimagining governance with AI” which was published in The...

18 Nov 2024 Transparency & Accountability