Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launches 2 key initiatives Subject: Polity Context: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launches 2 key initiatives to take India’s Urban Rejuvenation journey to next level. The two key initiatives of Ministry are ‘City Finance Rankings, 2022’ and ‘City Beauty Competition’. About City Finance Rankings: City Finance […]
Maharashtra assembly passes bill to bring CM under Lokayukta Subject: Polity Context: The Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed the Maharashtra LokayuktaAct, 2022 More about the news: The Maharashtra Lokayukta Act, 2022 will give additional powers to the Lokayukta to direct state agencies to probe public servants, including the chief minister and state ministers. As […]
How disputes among states resolved Subject: Polity Context; The border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka is intensifying, with both states hardening their stance. Mechanism for the disputes redressal between states: Centre as a neutral mediator Attempts are often made to resolve inter-state disputes with the cooperation of both sides, with the Centre working […]
Election Commission of India start process of delimitation of Assam Subject :Polity Context: Recently, the Election Commission (EC) has mentioned that it has decided to start delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Assam. More about the news; The Process will be based on Census data from 2001. The last Delimitation of constituencies […]
Bihar to start caste census Subject :Polity Context: Bihar set to start caste census exercise from Jan 7 More about the news: The Bihar government plans to compile data on each family digitally through a mobile application as part of the eight-level survey from the panchayat to the district level. The mobile app […]
Maharashtra passes resolution for inclusion of Marathi speaking areas Subject :Polity Context; Maharashtra passes resolution for inclusion of Marathi-speaking areas More about the news: Both Houses of the Maharashtra state legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to support a legal battle to ensure that every inch of land in Karnataka, where the […]
Parliamentary panel pulls up govt. for failure to create Tourism Council Subject :Polity The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has urged the government to set up a National Tourism Council on the lines of the GST Council to make recommendations directly to the Union and the State governments. The Committee […]
What is the CAG audit report on Assam’s NRC? Subject :Polity Context: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its compliance report of “logistical arrangements for NRC update project in Assam” has found several anomalies in the updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. Concerns highlighted by the […]
A retelling of the Indian migrant worker’s plight Subject :Polity As per the World Migration Report 2022 of the International Organization of Migration (IOM), there were approximately 281 million international migrants globally in 2020, with around two-thirds being labour migrants. There were around 169 million labour migrants in 2019 and 164 million in […]
Governor delaying nod to quota Bills, says Baghel Subject: Polity Context: Article 200 of the Indian Constitution provides provisions regarding the powers of the Governor when a bill is passed by the state legislature. Under Article 200, there are four courses open to a Governor to whom a Bill passed by the State […]