Telangana Assembly passes 4 Bills returned by Governor Subject :Polity Section: Federalism Context: The Telangana Assembly, on Friday night, passed four Bills, which were earlier returned by Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan with queries and doubts. What were the four Bills passed by the Telangana Legislative Assembly? Telangana Municipal Laws Amendment Bill, 2022 (increasing co-option […]

    The language used in courts: What the Constitution and laws say Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: Earlier this week, the Supreme Court observed that although there are at least 22 official languages in the country, Hindi is “the national language”. What was the case before the Supreme Court about? The motor accident case […]

    SC: Is Article 370 being equated to Basic Structure of Constitution? Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Why in news:  Recently the Supreme Court asked whether Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, is being equated to the Basic Structure of the Constitution. Article 370: The Constituent Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir was empowered […]

    Jan Vishwas Bill: Debating Compounding of Drug Offences Subject: Polity Section: Legislation In news Why in News? Recently, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023 was passed in both the house of parliament during the monsoon session and aims at giving a boost to Ease of Living and Ease of Doing Business. Central Idea The Jan Vishwas […]

    Parliamentary Committee Recommends Lowering Minimum Age for Contesting Elections Subject :Polity Section: Election Context:  The Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievance, Law and Justice has made recommendations. Recommendation: Lower the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections to 18 years, aligning it with the voting age in India. Young individuals can […]

    What is a Privilege Motion and how does the Committee of Privileges in Parliament examine it? Subject :Polity Section: Parliament Context: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar referred complaints related to the privilege of the House against TMC’s Derek O’Brien and AAP’s Raghav Chadha to the privileges committee on Thursday Concept: Parliamentary privilege refers […]

    Differences between Money Bills and Financial Bills: Court Rulings Explained Subject: Polity Section: Parliament  Context: Minister Pralhad Joshi stated that the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill is a regular Bill, not a money bill. Initial reports suggested it could be introduced under Article 117, which deals with special provisions for financial Bills. […]