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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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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...
Why in news? The Delhi High Court has ruled that courts may, in suitable circumstances, exempt a property from the doctrine of lis pendens to protect ...
Why in news? On 17 October 2025, NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and global logistics company DP World launched a new programme c...
Why in news? On 7 October 2025 the Supreme Court of India ruled that the public trust doctrine applies not only to natural water bodies but also to ma...
Why in news? On 14 October 2025, the Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, unveiled a new Live Cases Dashboard for the gover...
Why in news? On 1 October 2025 India’s Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) entered its centenary year. Established on 1 October 1926, the commiss...
Why in news? On 27 September 2025 the Ministry of Home Affairs extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for six months in parts of Manipur, Naga...
Why in news? The Ministry of Home Affairs revoked the FCRA licence of an NGO associated with activist Sonam Wangchuk in September 2025. The incident r...
Why in news? The Supreme Court recently admitted petitions challenging certain provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, prompting debates on gender equ...
Why in news? Several recent court cases – including Anil Kapoor’s suit to stop AI‑generated misuse of his image and Jackie Shroff’s case again...
Why in news? In late September 2025, protests in Leh turned violent when police stopped climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s call for a “border marc...
Why in news? As right‑wing extremism and counter‑protests make headlines around the world, discussions about the “Antifa” movement have resurf...
Why in News? Andhra Pradesh’s Mana Mitra initiative has attracted nationwide attention as a pioneering experiment in digital governance. In Septembe...
Why in News? Despite banning single‑use plastic (SUP) in 2016, Karnataka continues to struggle with widespread usage. Investigations in 2025 exposed...
Why in news? A massive fire at Minicoy Island’s dump yard in August 2025 exposed a waste crisis in India’s Lakshadweep islands. An estimated 4,000...
Why in news? The Peruvian government introduced new visitor caps and booking systems to preserve Machu Picchu, one of the world’s most iconic archae...
Why in news? The Indian Army’s Counter‑Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS) at Vairengte, Mizoram, came into focus after it conducted join...
Why in news? An Assam Civil Service officer was arrested for allegedly amassing assets hundreds of times her known sources of income. The case has ign...
Why in news? Leela Jose, a 70‑year‑old farmer from Konnathady in Kerala’s Idukki district, fulfilled her lifelong dream of skydiving from 13,000...
Why in news? India recently condemned attacks in Doha at the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling them a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty. N...