Tribal women too are entitled to equal share in property, rules Madras HC Subject: Polity Section: Msc Concept : The Madras High Court has ruled that tribal women are entitled to equal share in the family property as per the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The judge insisted the Tamil Nadu government to initiate […]
Concerns over linking Aadhaar with voter ID Subject : Polity Section: Msc Concept : Close to 60% of Indian voters have currently linked their Aadhaar to their name on the electoral rolls. The linking exercise has achieved coverage of over 90% in States like Tripura and is lagging behind in states like Gujarat […]
VP appoints own staff on House committees Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Concept : Eight members of the personal staff of VicePresident and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar have been appointed to 20 committees that come within the ambit of the Upper House. There is no past precedent of personal staff working on […]
Army Court martial Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Concept : An Army court martial in Jammu and Kashmir has recommended life imprisonment for a Captain in connection with the killing of three men in a staged encounter at a remote hilly village at Amshipura in the Shopian district of south Kashmir in July […]
Role of opposition in Choosing the Head of various Independent bodies Subject: Polity Section: National Bodies Context: The supreme Court on March 2 gave a say to the Opposition in the selection of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, ruling that these officials would be appointed by the President based on the […]
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Subject: Polity Section: National Bodies Context: NAAC chairperson Bhushan Patwardhan tendered his resignation on Sunday, days after alleging in a letter to the University Grants Commission (UGC) that universities were obtaining “questionable grades” through unfair means. About NAAC It is an organization that assesses and accredits higher […]
Women’s Role in Constitution Building Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The riveting work by Achyut Chetan,” The Founding Mothers of the Republic” published by Cambridge University Press in 2022 serves as a means of rectifying this historical omission and giving due credit to the women who played a crucial role in […]
Supreme Court eases norm for selection of consumer court presidents, members Subject : Polity Section: Msc Concept : The Supreme Court on March 3rd reduced the mandatory professional experience from 20 to 10 years to preside over consumer courts. The Supreme Court said lawyers and professionals with a Bachelor’s degree who has 10 […]