National Security Act (NSA), 1980 – Why is it Criticised?

[GS3] Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security / Important Legislation (Bills & Acts)

Reading Time: 5 mins With the growing instances of attacks on healthcare workers and police officers, who are engaged in tracking and treating patients suffering from COVID-19, at least two states, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have booked offenders under the National Security Act. Though the invocation of the National Security Act is necessary under these circumstances, changes must be made so that this law is not exploited by the authorities due to the loopholes that exist within its provisions.

Fifteenth Finance Commission – Interim Report & RecommendationsPREMIUM 

Policies/Plans/Guidelines/Frameworks / Public Finance / Taxation/Finance

Reading Time: 8 mins The interim report of the Fifteenth Finance Commission was placed before the Parliament ahead of the General Budget (2020-21). The Commission will submit its report for an extended period of 2020-21 to 2025-26 by October.

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UNHCR, CAA & Sovereignty Issue – All You Need to Know

Jammu and Kashmir / Union and its territory

Reading Time: 5 mins The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) had filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The CAA, which was passed by the Indian Parliament in December, aims to hasten citizenship for persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, leaving out the possibility of India giving citizenship to persecuted Muslims from these countries. Fears that this Act, along with plans to create a National Register of Citizens, could strip Indian Muslims of their citizenship have led to protests across the country. In this context, the UNHCHR seeks to intervene as amicus curiae (third party) in the petitions against CAA that is pending before the apex court.

[Disaster Series] Disaster Management Act 2005 & Coronavirus LockdownPREMIUM 

Disasters & Management / Diseases / Important Legislation (Bills & Acts)

Reading Time: 8 mins On 24th March 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a nation-wide lockdown, from 25th March 2020 to 14th April 2020. The nationwide lockdown aims to combat the COVID-19 outbreak that is infecting thousands of people across the country and is intended to enable the concept of “social distancing” to contain the spread of the virus. The lockdown has legal backing based on Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and Disaster Management Act, 2005.

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