All India Survey on Higher Education 2020-21

Context: The Union Ministry of Education on Sunday released data from the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), 2020-2021,  which showed a 7.5% increase in student enrolments across the country compared to 2019-20, with total student enrolments reaching 4.13 crore. About the Study About All India survey on Higher education Findings of the Survey

Govt’s Emergency power to block Content

Govt’s emergency power to block content used for the BBC film Context: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) directed YouTube and Twitter to take down links sharing the BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question.’ The order was passed under the emergency provisions of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, for allegedly casting “aspersions on the … Read more

INS Vagir

Context : The fifth Scorpene class conventional submarine was commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Vagir in the presence of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar at Naval Dockyard Mumbai on Monday. The sixth and last of the French-origin Scorpène-class submarines being built in India under technology transfer is currently undergoing sea-trials … Read more

POCSO Act

Context:  The Assam Cabinet has decided to book men who marry minor girls under stringent laws prescribing imprisonment from two years to life, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. What is POCSO Act? Offences under the Act Child Pornography Child-friendly process Child Welfare Committee Contention around implementation of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act … Read more

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