War Criminal Context: President Joe Biden on Wednesday flatly called Russia’s Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine, where hospitals and maternity wards have been bombed. But declaring someone a war criminal is not as simple as just saying the […]
Implications of US Federal Reserve’s Rate Hike Context: · The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 25 basis points, the first hike since 2018. And has outlined an aggressive stance that also includes balance sheet reduction aimed at fighting record high inflation. […]
Provisions Under FCRA Context: • The Union Home Ministry has placed the U.S.- based Hewlett Foundation on its watchlist following an investigation that foreign contributions it sent were being used for climate awareness campaigns, an activity not permissible under the FCRA [Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act] […]
An Overlook of OROP Scheme Context: • The Supreme Court recently upheld the Centre’s one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme for the armed forces. • A Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud held, “We find no constitutional infirmity in the OROP principle as defined in […]
Granting Citizenship to Foreigners Context: • Sixteen Chinese nationals have been granted Indian citizenship since 2007 and the applications of 10 are pending, the Union Home Ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Indian Laws: • India was not a signatory to the 1951 UN […]
Sealed Cover Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court Context: • While hearing a criminal appeal against the Bihar Government on Tuesday, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana admonished a counsel for submitting a ‘sealed cover report’ to the court. • The CJI asked the counsel […]
Transition Towards a Circular Economy Context: • In the Budget speech this year, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, emphasized the role of cleaner technologies such as solar energy and batteries in India’s future economic growth. • In addition, she mentioned the importance of transitioning to […]
Front Page: Neutrality for Ukraine is on the table: Lavrov At an all-time high, jet fuel price raised by over 18% Do more, Zelensky tells U.S. Editorial: Treating values of individual freedom as trifles Clean energy must use the battery of a circular economy A […]