Polity, Constitution and Governance

Central Information Commission

Context: The Supreme Court has affirmed that the Central Information Commission (CIC) has the authority to constitute benches and establish...

Fiscal Federalism

Context: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin alleged that the Union government was withholding funds for the State’s vital projects,...

Arrest under PMLA  by ED 

Context: The Supreme Court held that the power to arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cannot be...

Administrative Role of J&K L-G Widened

Context: Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday widened the ambit of the administrative role of the Lieutenant Governor...

Emergency Day to be observed as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’

Context: India’s Home Minister announced that the government will mark the Emergency Day, i.e., June 25, as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas‘...

1st Judge from Manipur in Supreme Court

Context: The Supreme Court Collegium has put forward the name of Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, the Chief Justice of the...

SC liberalises bail conditions on Freedom of Movement

Context: The Supreme Court ruled that courts cannot require accused persons to share their location on Google Maps as a...

Vulnerable section- Differently-abled individuals

Context: The Supreme Court has issued guidelines to prevent discrimination of differently-abled individuals in visual media and films.   Need...

Divorced Muslim Woman’s Right To Maintenance

Context: The Supreme Court dismissed a Muslim man’s appeal against a Telangana High Court ruling, which permitted his ex-wife to...

Police Reforms

Context: With the new criminal laws coming into effect from 1st July 2024, there have been changes in the basic...

International Day of Cooperatives

Context: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah addressed the “Sahkar Se Samriddhi” conference on the occasion of the...

National Medical Commission

National Medical Commission

Context: Dr. BN Gangadhar has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Medical Commission (NMC).   About National Medical...

Security Appellate Tribunal

Security Appellate Tribunal

Context: CJI DY Chandrachud advised market regulators like SEBI and the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) to exercise caution amid a...

Parliamentary Privileges

Parliamentary Privileges

Context: In the 18th Lok Sabha, both the opposition and the ruling party have been accusing each other of violating...

Education

Education

Context:The ongoing crisis in the education sector vis a vis exam cancellation,paper leak etc has brought back demands of education...

Constitutional Morality

Constitutional Morality

Context: The CJI DY Chandrachud, at the inauguration of the East Zone-II Regional Conference of the National Judicial Academy in...

Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) Annual Board Meeting in Sri Lanka

Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) Annual Board Meeting in Sri Lanka

Context: Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar, Additional Secretary, is representing India at the three-day CLGF Annual Board meeting in Colombo, Sri...

Deputy Speaker

Context : In the 18th Lok Sabha duly constituted Opposition’s is hoping to get the post of Deputy Speaker as...

Leader of Opposition

Context: Lok Sabha got the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, a position that was left vacant for...

Amended Surrogacy Leave Rules for Government Employees.

Context: The Centre has notified amended rules to allow women government employees to take 180 days of maternity leave in...

Kerala Assembly’s demand to rename state as “Keralam’

Context: The Kerala Assembly’s recent unanimous resolution urging the Centre to rename the state from “Kerala” to “Keralam” has sparked...