Six MLA’s in Himachal made as Chief Parliamentary Secretaries Subject :Polity Context: Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly criticised the Congress government over the appointment of six chief parliamentary secretaries, claiming that it has been done to “keep the flock together” and would put a burden of crores of rupees on state. […]
Abortion Rights and legislation in India Subject :Polity Context: Recently, the Supreme Court of India stated that differentiating between married and unmarried women for allowing termination of pregnancy on certain exceptional grounds is unconstitutional. According to many activists, the court’s judgment is progressive. However, the ground reality has not changed much; as the […]
US House Speaker Subject :Polity After losing multiple votes for Speaker due to opposition from his own party, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy finally became the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. In a five-day-long saga, which was the longest speakership election in 160 years, the California Republican finally managed to garner […]
Key Ladakh outfits reject centre’s plan Subject :Polity Ladakh’s two top socio-political bodies, the Leh Apex Body (LAB ) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), on Saturday rejected the Union Home Ministry’s high-powered committee for protection of land and jobs for the people of the Union Territory. The bodies hardened their stand on four […]
Social and Performance Audit Authority (SPAA) Subject :Polity In a first of its kind, Rajasthan government has set up a Social and Performance Audit Authority (SPAA) to ensure accountability in delivery of government schemes and programmes. Naresh Kumar Thakral, Secretary, Finance (Expenditure), who has been made the Commissioner of the authority, said that […]