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Special Leave Petition – Understanding an Extraordinary Appeal

Special Leave Petition – Understanding an Extraordinary Appeal

Why in news? A Supreme Court bench recently criticised the Income Tax Department for filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in a case already settled b...

Bharat NCAP 2.0 – Draft Car Safety Standards

Bharat NCAP 2.0 – Draft Car Safety Standards

Why in news? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has released draft guidelines for Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) 2...

FSSAI actions on misleading ORS drinks and disposal of seized food

FSSAI actions on misleading ORS drinks and disposal of seized food

Why in news? In November 2025 the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued two important directives. On 20 November the authority i...

Juvenile Justice Boards – pendency and infrastructure challenges

Juvenile Justice Boards – pendency and infrastructure challenges

Why in news? The India Justice Report released in late 2024 continues to draw attention in 2025 for highlighting severe delays in India’s juvenile j...

Doctrine of Clean Hands

Doctrine of Clean Hands

Why in news? A recent ruling by a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court clarified that the “clean hands” doctrine cannot be invoked to deny relie...

New digital initiatives to strengthen the Public Distribution System (PDS)

New digital initiatives to strengthen the Public Distribution System (PDS)

Why in news? The Union Government has recently rolled out a suite of digital reforms designed to modernise India’s public food supply chain. Launchi...

Kwar Hydroelectric Project and Tunnel Fire Incident

Kwar Hydroelectric Project and Tunnel Fire Incident

Why in news? On 17 November 2025, a truck caught fire inside a tunnelling work site at the under‑construction Kwar Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar...

e‑Jagriti – Unified Consumer Grievance Platform

e‑Jagriti – Unified Consumer Grievance Platform

Why in news? On 13 November 2025, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs reported that the digital portal e‑Jagriti had registered more than 275,000 users...

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority

Why in news? The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) marked its 21st Foundation Day on 11 November 2025. During th...

Intergenerational Equity – Shifting from Anthropocentric to Eco‑Centric Jurisprudence

Intergenerational Equity – Shifting from Anthropocentric to Eco‑Centric Jurisprudence

Why in news? At the National Conference on Environment‑2025, Supreme Court Justice P. S. Narasimha highlighted India’s move from an anthropocentri...

Eighth Central Pay Commission

Eighth Central Pay Commission

Why in news? The Union Cabinet has approved the terms of reference for the Eighth Central Pay Commission. The commission will review salaries, allowan...

Doctrine of Severability

Doctrine of Severability

Why in News? The Supreme Court of India recently explained how courts should apply the doctrine of severability when enforcing contracts. In the Canar...

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