The report presented by the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice to Rajya Sabha on August 3 proposes that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) should consider extending reservation benefits to transgender people in the Central Armed Police Forces. The proposed inclusion of transgender individuals in the armed forces has ignited a discussion regarding the preparedness of the Indian forces to integrate them.
The occurrence of recent disasters such as landslides, rains, cloudbursts, and the subsidence in Joshimath in the Himalayan States has highlighted the imperative of prioritising environmental preservation over development. However, there is an ongoing debate on whether environmental concerns be traded for development in Himalayan states?
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the crucial need for the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India. Also the 22nd Law Commission has recently issued a fresh notification on June 14th, seeking to solicit viewpoints from a wide range of stakeholders, including public and religious organisations, on the matter of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has sparked a wide range of perspectives and discussions.
The ongoing conflict between the Union government and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has persisted for an extended period of time. In this scenario, the question arises as to whether granting statehood to Delhi would effectively resolve the persistent power struggle?
India has a project to reintroduce the cheetah in its forests, seven decades after the last member of the species went extinct in the country. Under Project Cheetah, the animals are translocated from the forests of South Africa and Namibia to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. But the death of six imported cheetahs - including three newborns - has prompted some people to question the project