Polity, Constitution and Governance

Biplab Sarma Committee Report

Context: After a meeting with representatives of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), the Chief Minister of Assam initiated the...

Lower Number of Sittings in Indian Legislatures 

Context: According to PRS Legislative Research’s “Annual Review of State Laws, 2023,” Between 2017 and 2023, Haryana’s Legislative Assembly met...

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference

Context: Lok Sabha Speaker highlighted the importance of utilising technology to enhance the efficiency and functioning of legislatures while addressing...

Supreme Court Strengthens Child Pornography Law

Context: The Supreme Court of India,  ruled that the watching or possessing of sexually explicit material involving minors is illegal...

Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs)

Context: To tackle the backlog of cases, the finance ministry has advised debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) and banks to engage...

Curative Petition 

Context: The Supreme Court has dismissed curative petitions seeking a review of its 2019 judgement on adjusted gross revenue (AGR)...

IT Rules allowing Centre’s Fact Checking Unit (FCU) as ‘Unconstitutional’

Context: The Bombay High Court struck down the amended Information Technology rules that aimed to identify “fake and false” content...

One Nation, One Election (ONOE)

Context: The Union Cabinet accepted the recommendations of the panel led by former President Ram Nath Kovind regarding simultaneous elections...

Capital Punishment

Context: The death penalty in India repeatedly resurfaces, but ensuring safety for women and children is a complex issue that...

Early Assembly Elections of Delhi 

Context: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor, Kejriwal has also requested that the Delhi Assembly...

AFSPA

Context: The Supreme Court has halted further proceedings on the FIR against 30 army personnel involved in a botched operation...

Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandars

Context: The Union Home Minister stated that the Ministry of Home Affairs will set up 16 new Kendriya Police Kalyan...

New Code for Drug Inspectors

Context: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has introduced a new code for drug inspectors across the country to...

AI: A Promising Solution to India’s Judicial Backlog Crisis

Context: India’s judiciary faces a backlog of over 50 million cases, including 80,000 in the Supreme Court, and has the...

Promote Caste Equality

Context: Inequality in an economy often stems from differences in inheritance. While wealth is the most obvious inheritance relevant to...