Polity, Constitution and Governance

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...