Yearly Archives: 2024

NHRC Stressed on Implementation of Idate Commission Report Syllabus:GS2/Governance Context Nomadic, Semi Nomadic, and Denotified Tribes (NTs, SNTs, and DNTs) Challenges faced by NTs, SNTs, and DNTs Idate Commission Steps Taken by Government Way Ahead National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India – The NHRC is a statutory public body constituted in 1993.– It is […]

Andhra Pradesh Launches Caste Census Syllabus: GS 1/Society /GS 2/Governance   Context About Caste census: A historical context Arguments for a Caste Census Arguments against a Caste Census Related Supreme court rulings:– Indra Sawhney v Union of India, 1992: While upholding reservation for specific backward classes not covered under Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), […]

Sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes Syllabus: GS2/Polity and Governance; Government Policy and Intervention Context Sub-Categorisation within Scheduled Castes Legality of Sub-categorisation Arguments favouring sub-categorisation within Scheduled Castes Committees for Sub-categorisationCommittee of Secretaries: It is a five members committee comprising the Secretaries of the Home Ministry, Law Ministry, Tribal Affairs Ministry, and Social Justice Ministry and it […]

China-Taiwan Relations Syllabus: GS2/International Relations Context: Background Current Scenario Issues between China and Taiwan Taiwan Location Recognition:  ‘One China’ Policy– It affirms Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan. It acknowledges that there is ‘One China’ (1992 Consensus).– Under this policy, any country that wants to establish political and diplomatic relations with China must agree to adhere to […]