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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...

Indus Water Treaty

Why in the News? A five-member Pakistani delegation visited Jammu’s Kishtwar to inspect power projects under the Indus Water Treaty,...

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...

Russia-North Korea Security Pact

Why in the News? Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Pyongyang resulted in a landmark pact for “immediate military...

Bihar Quota Struck Down: Understanding the 50% Ceiling for Reservations.

Context: The Patna High Court recently set aside the Bihar government’s notifications that increased reservations in government jobs and educational...

Lok Adalat

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

India-China Relations in Modi 3.0: Prospects and Challenges

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping will attend the SCO leaders’ summit in Astana early next month....

Pro tem speaker

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

German Opportunity Card for Skilled Migrants

Context: On 1 June 2024, the German government released the third stage of its Skilled Immigration Act which  introduced the...

Peace Summit in Switzerland: Focus on Ending Russia-Ukraine War

Context: The two-day summit on peace in Ukraine held at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland concluded hope for an end...

One Nation One Election

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

Women’s Participation in Science And Technology

Context: 300 women scientists will receive research grants for three years under the CSIR-ASPIRE scheme.   More in news: A...

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...

Schengen Visa

Context: The cost of a short-stay Schengen visa has increased internationally by 12%, according to the European Commission.    More...

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...