कई दशकों की विधायी पहल और सामाजिक आंदोलनों के बावजूद, दहेज आज भी विशेष रूप से नवविवाहित महिलाओं की जान ले रहा है।
दहेज के बारे में
दहेज निषेध अधिनियम, 1961 के अनुसार, ‘कोई भी संपत्ति या मूल्यवान सुरक्षा जो विवाह में किसी पक्ष को, दूसरे पक्ष, उसके माता-पिता या किसी अन्य व्यक्ति को प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से दी जाती है या देने का वादा किया जाता है, उसे दहेज कहा जाता है।’
दहेज से जुड़ी हिंसा और मृत्यु गहरे आधार के साथ पितृसत्तात्मक सोच की निशानी हैं और भारत में लिंग आधारित अपराधों के सबसे स्थायी रूपों में से एक हैं।
बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट की नागपुर पीठ ने क्रूरता, अप्राकृतिक यौन संबंध और दहेज उत्पीड़न के एक आपराधिक मामले को रद्द करते हुए कहा कि विवाह एक पवित्र संस्था है और इसे लंबे, निष्फल कानूनी संघर्षों में नहीं बदलना चाहिए।
वैवाहिक कानूनों का दुरुपयोग कैसे हो रहा है?
भारतीय दंड संहिता की धारा 498A (पति या उसके रिश्तेदारों द्वारा क्रूरता): कई बार बिना ठोस साक्ष्य के कई पारिवारिक सदस्यों, यहां तक कि दूर के रिश्तेदारों को भी फंसा दिया जाता है।
भारतीय दंड संहिता की धारा 377 (अप्राकृतिक अपराध): वैवाहिक विवादों में दबाव बनाने के लिए रणनीतिक रूप से प्रयोग की जाती है।
विगत कुछ दशकों में विज्ञान, प्रौद्योगिकी, इंजीनियरिंग और गणित (STEM) क्षेत्रों में महिलाओं की भागीदारी लगातार बढ़ी है। फिर भी ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि भारतीय उद्योग महिलाओं के STEM करियर में निवेश न करके आर्थिक अवसरों को गंवा रहा है।
The President of India has appointed four new individuals as nominated members of the Rajya Sabha.
About Nomination to Rajya Sabha
Article 80 of the Constitution: Out of the maximum 250 members in the Rajya Sabha, 12 are nominated by the President of India.
The nominated members are chosen for their special knowledge or practical experience in areas such as literature, science, art, and social service.
Purpose: The nomination system ensures that the Rajya Sabha benefits from the insights of eminent personalities who may not wish to contest elections but can contribute significantly to national discourse.
Term: Nominated members serve for a six-year term, the same as elected members.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has exempted nearly 78% of India’s thermal power plants (TPPs) from installing Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems.
What is Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD)?
FGD systems are technologies used in coal-based thermal power plants to remove SO₂ from exhaust flue gases before they are released into the atmosphere.
Mechanism: The most common FGD method involves using a wet scrubber that reacts with a limestone slurry to convert SO₂ into gypsum.
Purpose: Helps reduce acid rain, secondary particulate matter, and improves ambient air quality.
The Union Home Minister is set to lead consultations with states and key central ministries to push forward long-pending reforms to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure.
Rate Rationalisation
A key long-pending proposal is to eliminate the 12% slab to move toward a simplified three-rate structure.
The 12% slab currently includes items like packaged food (condensed milk, fruit juices), household goods (furniture, sewing machines), and medical supplies (diagnostic kits, bandages).
India is facing both a responsibility and a historic opportunity — to repay the debt owed to regions that fueled India’s food security, and to reimagine agriculture for a sustainable future.
About the Green Revolution
The term ‘Green Revolution’ was coined by William S. Gaud, then Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in 1968.
It turned a famine-prone nation into a food-secure one, ushering in self-sufficiency in grain production and empowering millions of farmers.
In India, the Green Revolution benefited Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh with its focus on high-yielding rice and wheat varieties, irrigation expansion, and intensive chemical input.
The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar has reignited debate over the eligibility of migrant workers as ‘ordinarily resident’ for voter registration.
Who is ‘ordinarily resident’?
The term “ordinarily resident” is defined and interpreted through the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (RP Act), under Section 19 and Section 20.
Section 19 of the RP Act requires that a person is ‘ordinarily resident’ in a constituency for inclusion in its electoral roll.
Section 20 provides the meaning of the term ‘ordinarily resident’.
The Delhi High Court has signalled that it may initiate a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) petition to address the recent surge in ragging incidents and student deaths across higher educational institutions.
Supreme Court Observation in 2025
SC noted that UGC’s anti-ragging regulations remain mostly on paper.
Institutions only follow formalities — like affidavits and posters — without real action.
It directed the formation of a National Task Force on student mental health.
