The PRAGATI, launched in 2015 by the Prime Minister’s Office, uses data analytics, geospatial tools, and video conferencing to fast-track projects and resolve grievances. It strengthens cooperative federalism and accountability, though concerns over centralisation and data reliance persist.
Click to View MoreDespite child marriage declining from 47.4% to 23.3% in 15 years, India still risks missing the 2030 elimination target under United Nations SDG 5.3. Poverty, patriarchy, and weak enforcement of the PCMA sustain the gap. Ending it needs strict law enforcement, community mobilisation, and empowering girls through education and livelihoods.
Click to View MorePolitical funding in India suffers from opacity and inequity, as corporate “big money” distorts competition and fuels quid pro quo politics. After the Supreme Court of India struck down Electoral Bonds, reforms like state funding, strict spending parity, internal party democracy, and bringing parties under RTI are vital to protect electoral integrity.
Click to View MoreThe Lok Sabha controversy highlights parliamentary privileges under Articles 105 and 194. It explains individual and collective privileges, breach procedures, disruption causes, and the codification debate. The Sita Soren (2024) ruling reshapes bribery law, highlighting the need to balance protest rights with legislative decorum.
Click to View MoreThe Supreme Court flagged organised child trafficking as a grave reality, directing courts to treat victims as injured witnesses. Despite strong laws, poor implementation and rehabilitation persist, demanding victim-centric justice, judicial training, coordination, and action on root socio-economic causes.
Click to View MoreIndia is boosting economic ties with Africa to diversify markets and counter China. Despite nearly $100 billion in trade, India's low market share is due to investment hurdles and weak MSME support. To double trade by 2030, India must utilize the African Continental Free Trade Area, expand manufacturing, enhance finance and logistics, and transition to a strategic partnership.
Click to View MoreThe PESA Act, 1996 aimed to ensure tribal self-rule by empowering Gram Sabhas in Fifth Schedule Areas. Yet weak state rules, administrative apathy, legal conflicts, and poor awareness have diluted its impact. Despite judicial backing, only strong political will, capacity building, and effective implementation can realise its promise.
Click to View MoreThe India–Argentina agricultural work plan (2025–27) strengthens their strategic partnership through joint research in biotechnology, sustainable farming, and value chains. It boosts India’s food security, especially edible oils, leverages Argentina’s climate-smart practices, deepens South–South cooperation, and complements collaboration on lithium, supporting India’s Aatmanirbharta goals.
Click to View MoreThe President’s rejection of a mercy petition underscores executive clemency under Articles 72 and 161 as a safeguard against judicial error. Exercised on ministerial advice, it remains reviewable. Supreme Court rulings curb arbitrariness and delay. Transparency gaps and political influence demand timelines and clear guidelines.
Click to View MoreThe debate on criminalising marital rape has sharpened as the Supreme Court examines petitions against the marital rape exception retained in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Critics argue it violates Articles 14 and 21 by denying married women equal protection. Despite government resistance, expert bodies like the Justice J.S. Verma Committee have urged its abolition.
Click to View MoreIndia and Ethiopia have upgraded ties to a Strategic Partnership, reflecting Ethiopia’s role as a Horn of Africa gateway and AU hub. New MoUs deepen cooperation, though internal instability and Chinese competition persist. Leveraging BRICS, expanding trade and partnering in new-age sectors will be key to strengthening India’s Africa outreach.
Click to View MoreThe new Chief Information Commissioner assumes office amid rising RTI challenges, including huge pendency, vacancies and reduced autonomy after the 2019 amendment. The DPDP Act, 2023 further weakens transparency through broad personal data exemptions, making harmonisation, timely appointments and administrative reforms essential to revive India’s RTI regime.
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