Sabarimala Pilgrimage begins Subject : Polity Context: Handbook for cops was withdrawn by the LDF government after rule on women devotees sparks row More about Sabarimala Temple: The Sabarimala Temple is a temple complex located at Sabarimala hill inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Perinad Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. It is […]
Armed force Tribunal Subject : Polity Context: The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved appointments to fill 23 vacancies, including 11 as judicial members and 12 as administrative members, in the Armed Forces Tribunal What is Armed Force Tribunal: It is a military tribunal with the power of adjudication or trial of […]
Center to Supreme Court to review order freeing Rajiv Gandhi Convicts: Subject : Polity Context: Recently Center had filed the review petition in Supreme Court in order of freeing Rajiv Gandhi convicts. What is the issue: The Supreme Court has set free the remaining six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, extending […]
Plea for Collegium system review Subject : Polity Context: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging the collegium system of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts. Concept : The petitioner contended that the Supreme Court’s 2015 judgment had thwarted the will of the people by striking […]
GST Council Subject :Polity Context: Citing regulations for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, Principal Chief Advisor to West Bengal Chief Minister Amit Mitra urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a letter on Wednesday to call for a meeting of the Council urgently. What is the issue: Amit Mitra urged Union […]
Ex-adviser to Finance Minister appointed NITI Aayog member Subject :Polity Context: Recently the government has appointed senior economist Arvind Virmani as a full-time member of the NITI Aayog. Who is Dr Arvind Virmani: He is the founder-chairman of the non-profit public policy organisationFoundation for Economic Growth and Welfare and has served as the […]
Juvenile Justice Act Subject :Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that an accused, declared a juvenile in the case of the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in J&K in 2018, was an adult at the time of the offence and should, therefore, be tried as one. […]
Permanent commission for 32 women ex short service commission officer Subject :Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the Indian Air Force to consider granting Permanent Commission to 32 retired women Short Service Commission officers based on their suitability with the purpose of giving them pensionary benefits. What is […]
Immunity against action for mp and mla SC appoints amicus Curiae Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed senior advocate P S Patwalia as amicus curiae to assist it in examining whether an MP or MLA can claim immunity from criminal prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or vote […]
Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act 1996 Subject: Polity Context: Recently, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, had given more power to gram sabhas, which ensure that conversions and marriages done by “alluring” tribal women to get land notified as tribal land […]