Polity, Constitution and Governance

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...

Lok Adalat

Context: In the 75th year of its establishment, the Supreme Court of India is organising a Special Lok Adalat from...

Pro tem speaker

Context: During the first session of The 18th Lok Sabha the new Speaker of the House will be elected.  ...

One Nation One Election

Context: The committee led by former President Ram Nath Kovind on ‘One Nation, One Election’ might present its report to...

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Context: Delhi L-G gives prosecution sanction against Arundhati Roy under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly making provocative...

Mercy Petition

Context: President Droupadi Murmu rejected the Mercy Petition filed by Pakistani National Mohammed Arif who was sentenced to death for...

National Litigation Policy

Context: To reduce the burden of pending court cases in which the government is a party, the law ministry clears...

European Parliament

Context: The June 6-9 European Parliament elections, which involved 51% of 27 EU countries’ electors, saw rightwing and far-right parties...

Competition Commission of India (CCI)

Context: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC (GIM) by BlackRock Funding, Inc....

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme

Context: The Union Government, on June 10, released the 17th installment of the PM Kisan Nidhi as the first decision...

Speaker’s Role

Context: The role of the Speaker of the House has taken on increased significance following the recent general election.  ...

Social Transfers cuts Consumption Gap

Context: The survey by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation focuses on social transfers’ impact on the consumption gap...

MPLADS

Context: The Delhi High Court observed that the Central Information Commission (CIC) has no jurisdiction to comment on the utilisation...

NOTA

Context: In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the Indore constituency witnessed a significant number of votes cast for NOTA, exceeding...

Special Category Status for States

Context: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu, after winning 16 Lok Sabha seats, has become crucial for the...