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Proposed Indian Statistical Institute Bill 2025 and Protests

Proposed Indian Statistical Institute Bill 2025 and Protests

Why in news? Faculty, students and alumni of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) have been demonstrating against a draft Indian Statistical Institu...

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) – custodians of the electoral roll

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) – custodians of the electoral roll

Why in news? The Election Commission of India (ECI) has been carrying out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and thr...

SIM Binding Mandate for Messaging Apps

SIM Binding Mandate for Messaging Apps

Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and others to implement SI...

National Productivity Council – High Court Quashes Lokpal Proceedings

National Productivity Council – High Court Quashes Lokpal Proceedings

Why in news? In November 2025, the Delhi High Court dismissed proceedings initiated by the Lokpal of India against Rajesh Kumar Singh, the Union Comme...

Euthanasia

Euthanasia

Why in news? The Supreme Court of India directed doctors at a Noida hospital to constitute a medical board to assess whether passive euthanasia should...

Mekedatu Dam Project

Mekedatu Dam Project

Why in news? The Karnataka government announced that it would submit a revised detailed project report for the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir o...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Doctrine of Party Autonomy

Doctrine of Party Autonomy

Why in news? The Supreme Court of India recently clarified that while the doctrine of party autonomy is central to arbitration, it cannot override man...

Doctrine of Merger

Doctrine of Merger

Why in news? On 29 October 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment clarifying that the doctrine of merger is not an inflexible rule appl...

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