Commissions for SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities discuss their ‘common issues’ Sub: Polity Sec: National bodies Context: Recently the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Scheduled Tribes (NCST), Other Backward Classes (NCOBC), and Minorities held a joint meeting to address common challenges they face. Representatives of the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK) were […]

    With RTI fading, SC asks govt. to fill up vacancies in CIC, SICs Sub : Polity Sec: National bodies Context: The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the significant vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC), which currently has eight out of 11 sanctioned posts unfilled. This lack of appointments was seen as […]

    Stories of women who helped draft the Constitution of India Sub : Polity Sec: Constitution Context: On Constitution Day (November 26), President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the contributions of women members in India’s Constituent Assembly. The 299-member body had 15 women, including prominent figures like Sarojini Naidu, Sucheta Kripalani, and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, as […]

    Status of Labour Code Implementation: Five States Yet to Publish Draft Rules Sub: Polity Sec: Legislation in news Why in News The issue of implementing India’s new Labour Codes has gained attention, as the Union Labour Ministry recently revealed that several states and union territories have not yet published the required draft rules. […]

    Supreme Court Upholds Inclusion of ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ in the Constitution’s Preamble Sub: Polity Sec: Constitution Why in News The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the inclusion of the terms ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. This decision came in response to a batch of petitions filed in 2020 that […]