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Daily Current Affairs – 20 August, 2026

    Hanging as a Constitutional Mode of Execution in India

    Context

  • Recently, the Supreme Court of India has upheld the constitutional validity of hanging as a mode of executing a death sentence, holding that the method does not violate the right to dignity under Article 21.

    • About ‘Hanging as a Mode of Execution in India’

  • Hanging has been the principal statutory method of execution in India since the colonial-era Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
  • The present Section 393(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 provides that a death sentence shall direct that the person ‘be hanged by the neck till he is dead’.
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    Legality of Polygamy in India

    In News

  • The Supreme Court is hearing a plea challenging the constitutional legality of polygamy under the Muslim Personal Law.

    • Polygamy

  • It  is the practice of having more than one married spouse — wife or husband.
  • Types: 
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    India’s Coconut Sector

    Context

  • India’s coconut sector, deeply rooted in the country’s agricultural economy and cultural traditions, is steadily evolving from a predominantly traditional farming activity into a diversified, export-oriented industry.

    • About Coconut

  • It is often described as the “Kalpavriksha” or “Tree of Life” because almost every part of the plant has economic or practical uses.
  • Type of Plant: Coconut is a perennial plantation crop and a monocotyledonous palm belonging to the family Arecaceae.
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    Transmission Constraints Threaten to Curb India’s Renewable Energy Expansion

    Context

  • Insufficient transmission lines have emerged as a major obstacle to India’s rapid expansion of renewable energy capacity.

    • About

  • Close to 21 gigawatts (GW), that is about 9% of the country’s installed renewable energy capacity, is currently transferred from plants through temporary grid connections while awaiting dedicated transmission infrastructure.
  • Of this, around 12 GW faces restrictions on “power evacuation” during periods of peak solar generation.
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    News In Short 20-08-2026

    Context

  • Bombay High Court set aside the 2021 judgment of the trial court that had acquitted Tarun Tejpal.

    • About

  • The idea of a ‘perfect victim’ or an ‘ideal victim’ was theorised by Norwegian criminologist Nils Christie in 1986.
  • According to him, ‘perfect victim’ possesses five main attributes.
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