Polity And Governance

Convergence Portal of the MoFPI Recently the Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched the Convergence Portal. The portal will bring together Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Pradhan Mantri

Non Communicable Diseases (World Health Organization) Recently the World Health Organization has released the ‘Invisible Numbers: Real Prevalence of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)’ report. NCDs are also called chronic diseases. Cancer, diabetes etc. are prime

Supreme Court to live-stream its Constitution Bench proceedings Recently, the Supreme Court will live streaming (live streaming) the proceedings of the Constitution Bench from September 27. In the year 2021, the e-Committee of the Supreme

Article 370 and Article 35A Recently, the third anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A has been organized. It is noteworthy that Article 370 and 35A were repealed on 5 August 2019.

No immunity from arrest in criminal cases for MPs Recently, the Chairman of Rajya Sabha has clarified that, during the session, MPs have no immunity from arrest in criminal cases. In the matter of privileges

SC said, can’t enforce places of worship Act within the same religion Recently the Supreme Court has said that the Place of Worship Act cannot be enforced within the same religion. The Supreme Court has

Supreme Court asks Centre on ways to control ‘freebies’ to influence voters Recently, the Supreme Court has asked the government to stop the announcements of giving freebies during elections. The Supreme Court has directed the

Right to be Forgotten: A Facet of Right to Privacy Recently the Supreme Court has recognized the ‘right to be forgotten’ and said that it is included in the ‘right to privacy’. The Supreme Court

Law panel to examine Simultaneous Elections Recently, the Law Commission committee will examine the possibility of holding simultaneous elections. The Law Commission has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing a workable roadmap and roadmap

World Press Freedom Index 2022 Recently the ‘World Press Freedom Index 2022’ has been released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). India has been ranked 150th in this report’s list of 180 countries. Whereas last year

No need to amend anti-defection law as of now Recently, the law minister said in the Rajya Sabha that there is no need to amend the Anti-Defection Act as it has withstood the test of

Tele-Law service is being made free of cost for citizens from 2022 The Department of Justice and the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Integrated Delivery of Legal Services.

Supreme Court Recommends Union Govt to Introduce Separate Act to Streamline Grant of Bail Recently the Supreme Court has highlighted the shortcomings in the application of rules for grant of bail. Also, the court has

Nominated member in Rajya Sabha Recently the government has nominated four new members to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It may be noted that Article 80 of the Constitution

Maharashtra’s political crisis: Anti-defection law The recent political crisis in Maharashtra has revived the debate on the legal aspect of defection of elected MLAs. The anti-defection law disqualifies legislators who, after being elected on a

EC deletes 111 ‘non-existent’ parties from list of registered political outfits The Election Commission of India (ECI) has removed 111 ‘non-existent’ parties from the list of registered political parties. There was no existence of these

Convene Inter-State Council meeting thrice a year: Tamil Nadu CM Recently the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has written a letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to hold the Inter-State Council (ISC) meeting thrice

Efforts to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RPA) Recently, the Chief Election Commissioner has again initiated fresh efforts to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RPA) to bar candidates from

Rajya Sabha elections 2022 Recently elections have been organized in many states for the election of Rajya Sabha (RS) members. Rajya Sabha is a permanent house. It cannot be broken. The maximum number of members

The Govt’s Amendment of CDS Eligibility, Roles & Responsibilities Recently, the rules for the appointment of Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) have been amended; now retired and 3-star officers have also become eligible for this

EC’s pilot on remote voting for migrants Recently, the Election Commission is considering a pilot project for the possibilities of remote voting for overseas voters. The Election Commission has said that a committee will be

Centre reconstitutes Inter-State Council (ISC) Recently, the central government has reconstituted the Inter-State Council (ISC). According to the Indian Constitution, the President (under Article 263) can establish such a council. At the same time, he

Cops’ “Intent To Cause Death”: Apex Court Report on 2019 Hyderabad Encounter The report of the Supreme Court (SC) panel recommending action against the policemen who carried out the encounter could land Telangana in trouble.

Celebrities should do due assiduity regarding claims in crypto ads: ASCI Recently the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has said that the claims made in crypto advertisements should be properly investigated by celebrities. Recently

Seeking Exemption of ‘Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005’ Recently, the armed forces have sought complete exemption from the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. This is because the RTI Act is misused in order

Stay Proceedings Before High Courts in Matters Challenging IT Rules: SC Recently the Supreme Court stayed the proceedings of the High Court in matters of Information Technology (IT) Rules. The Supreme Court has passed an

Sedition law needs to be reconsidered According to the central government, there is no need to constitute a larger bench to reconsider the sedition law. The Central Government has clarified before the Supreme Court that

Appointment of judges in the Supreme Court Appointments to all 34 sanctioned posts of judges in the Supreme Court of India will be made after more than two years. Due to which the Supreme Court

World Press Freedom Index, 2022 Recently ‘World Press Freedom Index’, 2022 has been published by “Reporters Without Borders”. This is the 20th edition so far. This index was released on the occasion of ‘World Press

Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission Recently, the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission has signed the order of delimitation of Jammu and Kashmir, with the signing of the order of delimitation, the work of delimitation of