For updates on WhatsApp, share your name & city on WhatsApp No. 75978-30000 Table of Contents Polity & Governance .......................................................... 1 1. How child rapes led to four death sentences (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. Cabinet clears Bill to restore the provisions of SC/ST Act (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ......................................................................................... 2 3. How India identifies citizens (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................... 3 4. Prosecution under Benami Act stuck: No courts set up (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS special Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ......................................................................................... 5 5. On changes in anti-corruption law (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................... 7 6. Change gears: amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act (Relevant to GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ..................................................................................................... 8 7. How Parliament has amended anti-graft law (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ..................................................................................................................... 9 8. How is seniority decided in the SC? (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................. 10 9. Model Shops and Establishments Act (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................. 12 10. M. Karunanidhi, 94: the end of an era (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................. 13 Website: www.prepmate.in Telegram Channel: @upscprepmate Prepmate Cengage Books Preview: https://prepmate.in/books/ Youtube channel: PrepMateEdutech For updates on WhatsApp, share your name & city on WhatsApp No. 75978-30000 11. How Rajya Sabha elects Deputy Chairperson (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................... 14 12. Why Article 35A is in the news (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................. 17 13. Parliament Passes Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018 (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 14. Reform with some concessions: What SC order means for Cricket Board (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper I; Polity & Governance)) ................................................................... 20 15. North Karnataka, reeling under neglect (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) .............................................................................................................................. 21 16. Beyond Delhi: how law makes begging a crime (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) .............................................................................................................. 23 17. In Fact: In call for separate North Karnataka, some old wounds, some new politics (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ...................................... 24 18. Kejriwal charged in assault case (Read only for understanding; Polity & Governance) ..... 26 19. Vajpayees journey, from poetry to politics (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................... 28 20. Atal Bihari Vajpayees legacy shapes how India is run today (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains paper II; Polity & Governance) ........................................................................................ 29 21. How statistical information can be used (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) .............................................................................................................................. 31 22. Powers to SEBI against financial frauds (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains paper II; Polity & Governance) .............................................................................................................................. 32 23. What next for the DMK after Karunanidhi (Relevant for GS Mains paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................. 33 Website: www.prepmate.in Telegram Channel: @upscprepmate Prepmate Cengage Books Preview: https://prepmate.in/books/ Youtube channel: PrepMateEdutech For updates on WhatsApp, share your name & city on WhatsApp No. 75978-30000 24. How, why Bill proposes to let NRIs nominate proxies to vote on their behalf (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) .............................................................. 34 25. India and Pakistan: How they differ on key constitutional questions (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................... 36 26. Naga agreement: three years in the making (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................... 38 27. Should Article 35A be scrapped? (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................. 40 28. What a petition on citizenship law could mean to Assam NRC update (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................... 43 29. How Maharashtra law defines dangerous persons (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................... 45 30. How CJIs involved senior colleagues in benches of 3 judges and more (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................... 47 31. Mullaperiyar: genesis of a dispute (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................. 48 32. Need for national policy on utility of a second chamber in States (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) .................................................................................. 51 33. Government announces Regulations for Drones (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) .............................................................................................................. 52 34. Cap on election expenses by parties and candidates: where things stand (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................... 54 35. Why court acquitted two in 1981 Indian Airlines flight hijack case (Relevant for GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................... 56 36. Indias tightrope walk on Maldives (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................................. 57 Website: www.prepmate.in Telegram Channel: @upscprepmate Prepmate Cengage Books Preview: https://prepmate.in/books/ Youtube channel: PrepMateEdutech For updates on WhatsApp, share your name & city on WhatsApp No. 75978-30000 37. TADA to UAPA, what Indias terror laws say (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................................................................... 59 38. Drone regulations: how, where Indians can fly from December 1 onward (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; Polity & Governance) ................................................................... 60 International Organizations and Relations ............ 63 1. Import of dual-use tech from US: Dual use, multiple benefits (Relevant for GS Prelims, GS Mains Paper II; IOBR) ......................................................................................................................