- The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court quashed a criminal case of cruelty, unnatural sex, and dowry harassment, stating that marriage is a sacred institution and should not be turned into prolonged, unproductive legal battles.
- Section 498A of the IPC (Cruelty by husband or his relatives): Often used to implicate multiple family members, sometimes even distant relatives, without solid evidence.
- Section 377 of IPC (Unnatural offences): Sometimes used strategically in marital disputes to exert pressure.
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: While dowry is a persistent issue, false allegations under this Act are sometimes made to gain leverage in divorce or property settlement cases.
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005: Misuse involves exaggerated or false claims of mental and physical cruelty. Read More
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Daily Current Affairs – 15 July, 2025
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- Despite decades of legislation and activism, dowry continues to claim lives, particularly among young married women.
- The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 defines dowry as ‘any property or valued security given or agreed to be given, directly or indirectly, to either partner in a marriage, to the other party’s parents, to any other person, is referred to as dowry’.
- Dowry-related violence and deaths are symptoms of deep-rooted patriarchy, and remains one of the most persistent forms of gender-based crimes in India.
- In many cases, women are subjected to mental and physical abuse, culminating in suicide or murder — often by burning, poisoning, or hanging. Read More
Dowry Deaths in India: Long Investigations, Rare Convictions
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About Dowry
- Kavinder Gupta (former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir) has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, replacing Brig. (retd.) B.D. Mishra
- The Governor is the constitutional head of a State and acts as a link between the Union and the State governments.
- Article 153 provides that each State shall have a Governor, and the same person can be appointed for more than one State.
- The Governor is appointed by the President (Article 155) and holds office during the President’s pleasure, though his tenure is generally five years (Article 156).
- Eligibility : To be eligible, one must be an Indian citizen aged 35 or above (Article 157), and cannot be a member of Parliament or a State Legislature, nor hold any other office of profit (Article 158). Read More
Appointment of Governors
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Governor : Appointment and Eligibility
- The Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) released the monthly growth rate of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), which has slowed to a nine month low of 1.2%.
- It is one of the prime indicators of economic development for the measurement of trends in the behavior of Industrial Production over a period of time with reference to a chosen base year.
- It indicates the relative change of physical production in the field of industries during a specified year as compared to previous year.
- Released by: National Statistical Office (NSO).
- Ministry: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Read More
Corporate Investment Lagging Behind
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Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
- Researchers have shown that it’s possible to manipulate pheromones released by locusts to prevent them from swarming or engaging in group behaviour that leads to the feeding frenzy.
- Locust swarms have historically caused massive damage to agriculture across regions.
- They collect in large swarms and eat through thousands of hectares of crops in a matter of days.
- The 2019–2020 outbreak in East Africa, Pakistan, and India was the worst in 25 years.
- Traditional control methods use synthetic pesticides, which harm the environment, soil health, and food security. Read More
Scientists Find Pheromone that Causes Locusts to Swarm
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- Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam), a historic port town is witnessing a revival.
- Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam), is a historic port town at the mouth of the Krishna River on the Bay of Bengal.
- The region was known as Masulipatnam or Maisolos (as per Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, 1st century CE), and it flourished as an ancient seaport on the Coromandel Coast.
- It served as a gateway to the Deccan, facilitating trade with Roman, Arab, and Southeast Asian traders.
- It served as a gateway to the Deccan, facilitating trade with Roman, Arab, and Southeast Asian traders. Read More
