Today’s Articles for The Hindu Daily Digest
Editorials For Discussion
1. The India-U.K. FTA spells a poor deal for public health
GS-II-INTERNATIONAL RELATION ▶️ INDIA-UK RELATION
The entry of cheaper junk food as a result of a free trade agreement can prove to be expensive in terms of public health.
2. The fault lines in India’s electoral architecture are visible
GS-II-POLITY AND INDIAN CONSTITUTION ▶️ POLITICAL DYNAMICS
The Bihar poll rolls revision only strengthens the point that the Election Commission of India must back alternative models of enrolment.
3. Decoding ECI’s counter affidavit on SIR
GS-II-POLITY AND INDIAN CONSTITUTION ▶️ POLITICAL DYNAMICS
What has the Election Commission of India argued in its counter affidavit filed in the Supreme Court? Why is seeking a citizenship test through the Special Intensive Revision exercise in Bihar problematic? What are the legal and logistical challenges involved?
THE GIST
The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) counter affidavit in response to the ongoing special intensive revision exercise in Bihar defends its statutory authority to require electors to prove citizenship through fresh documentation.
However, the affidavit faces criticism for lacking concrete evidence of illegal migrants in the State’s electoral rolls, questioning the legal and practical basis of the SIR process.
The ECI’s refusal to accept Aadhaar and ration cards as documents of eligibility, despite their widespread use, further complicates the legitimacy and inclusivity of the ongoing electoral revision.
4. A slow revival
GS-II-INTERNATIONAL RELATION ▶️ INDIA-CHINA RELATION
India’s ties with China are on the mend, but mutual trust needs rebuilding
Short News
1. Every SC/ST complaint must lead to filing of FIR without preliminary inquiry, says HC
GS-II-POLITY AND CONSTITUTION ▶️ ARTICLE 17
2. Meghalaya High Court seeks response on challenge to matrilineal Khasi Lineage Act
3. Namperumalsamy, India’s first retina specialist, passes away
4. SC asks HC to hear Bhopal gas victims’ claim that their illness was wrongly classified
Petitioners say survivors failed to get adequte compensation because those who developed severe diseases from the gas leak were categorised under ‘temporary disablement’ and ‘minor injury’.