February 2024

Farmers Protest 2024

Introduction Farmers Protest-Delhi is under a heavy security cover with personnel in anti-riot gear & concrete barricades regulating access to several roads. In 2020-2021, Farmers from various states joined hands to protest against the central government for introducing three new farm laws And today the farmers are again protesting, demanding more changes and reforms. But why? Why are

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Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code

Introduction The Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand, 2024 (“UCC”) passed by the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand has brought substantial changes to the law of inheritance of property i.e., succession law. The Code will apply to all persons irrespective of their religion. and also bring together personal laws related to marriage, divorce, inheritance, and other familial

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Ladakh Demand Statehood

Introduction Ladakh saw a near-complete shutdown on Saturday. Thousands of protestors marched on the streets demanding the restoration of statehood and constitutional protection under the sixth schedule in the Union Territory. Ladakh has been witnessing protests over statehood and constitutional protection of their identity since the abrogation of Article 370. The UT is governed by

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Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2024 ‘Viksit Bharat Budget’

Introduction PM Modi applauds Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2024 for ‘Viksit Bharat Budget’. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the government’s commitment to transforming India into a ‘Viksit’ (developed) nation by 2047. As she presented the last budget before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Sitharaman highlighted the profound transformation underway in India’s economy. Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2024

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What are Sapinda Marriages? Why HC has banned it?

Introduction Sapinda Marriages the Delhi High Court in the case of Neetu Grover v. Union of India & Ors, 2024 has rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 5(v) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA), which prohibits marriage between two Hindus if they are “Sapindas” of each other. What was the case? In 2007, the marriage of a woman

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