Kerala LoP objects to SHRC chief appointment Subject :Polity Section: National body Context: Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has disagreed with the government’s purported move to appoint retired Chief Justice S. Manikumar as State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) chairperson. Concerns Over Selection Process: Exclusion of Opposition Leader: V.D. Satheesan, Leader of the […]

    With extension, Rajiv Gauba set to become longest-serving Cabinet Secretary Subject: Polity Section: Executive Context: This is his third extension and by the end of this stint, he would be the longest-serving Cabinet Secretary (five years). His predecessor, Pradeep Kumar Sinha, served four years and 79 days, while the second Cabinet Secretary of […]

    No scope for holding talks with Karnataka over Cauvery issue Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: There is no scope for talks with Karnataka over Tamil Nadu’s demand for its rightful share of Cauvery water. Details: The Centre constituted the Tribunal only because no decision could be taken even after talks from 1967 until […]