Supreme Court Upholds State’s Power to Regulate Industrial Alcohol Sub : Polity Sec: Federalism Why in News The Supreme Court of India, in a landmark ruling, upheld the authority of State legislatures to regulate industrial alcohol. A Constitution Bench comprising nine judges delivered this judgment, which has significant implications for the federal structure […]
Supreme Court Defends Regulatory Laws for Minority Institutions: No Violation of Secularism Sub: Polity Sec: Constitution Why in News The Supreme Court of India, while hearing a case concerning the regulation of madrasas under the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004, clarified that laws regulating religious or linguistic minority institutions do […]
20 bomb threats in a day; security regulator meets CEOs of airlines Sub : POLITY SEC: National Body Context: In the wake of 20 bomb threats to various airlines in a day and six consecutive days of bomb threats, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) convened a meeting with the CEOs of […]
Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar to be new NCW chairperson Sub :Polity SEC: National body Context: Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar has been appointed the ninth Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW). The appointment was made under Section 3 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990. About National Commission for Women (NCW): The NCW, […]
Child betrothals are a ploy to escape punishment: SC Sub : Polity Sec: Constitution Context: The Supreme Court of India recently ruled that child betrothals, often used as a tactic to evade punishment under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), are a violation of basic rights, including freedom of choice, personal autonomy, […]