Civil Society and Good Governance – UPSC GS2
Civil society’s functional contribution to good governance could be: Watchdog — against violation of human rights and governing deficiencies. Advocate […]
Civil society’s functional contribution to good governance could be: Watchdog — against violation of human rights and governing deficiencies. Advocate […]
An open and transparent government that also respects every citizen’s right to privacy is not a contradiction rather a fundamental
Context A High Level Committee (HLC) chaired by a retired judge of the Gauhati High Court was constituted by the
Issues with Transparent Governance in India 1) Electoral bond They were introduced in February 2017— they allowed anonymous donations to
Mumbai police are investigating the alleged manipulation of Television Rating Points (TRP) by an extremely right-wing opinionated news reporter What
SC Judgement: The Right to Information Act confers on ordinary citizens the ‘priceless right’ to demand information even in matters
Facts: Only 36 per cent in rural and 38 per cent urban areas have heard of the RTI Act 45%
What is Regulatory Capture? Regulatory capture means when a sector regulator acts in favour of companies or special interest groups of
Context: Amnesty International raised concerns that extensive surveillance of Hyderabad is putting human rights at risk. How surveillance is carried
Context: The enactment of farm laws, sustained farmer protests against them over the year and the eventual repeal has many