Religious Conversion and Quota benefits Subject: Polity Context: Union Government is all set to constitute a national commission to study the social, economic and educational status of members of Scheduled Castes, or Dalits, who converted to religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Concept : The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, lays down […]
Madras High Court found YouTuber Savukku Shankar guilty of criminal contempt of court Subject :Polity Context: On Thursday, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court found YouTuber Savukku Shankar guilty of criminal contempt of court and sentenced him to six months imprisonment. Concept : According to the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, contempt of court […]
Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 Subject :Polity Objective is to grant Indian Citizenship to persecuted minorities : Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christians, Parsi and Buddhist from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who entered India on or before 31st December, 2014. It exempts the members of the six communities from any criminal case under the Foreigners Act, […]
Supreme Court’s hearing on Hijab row Subject : Polity Context: The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on Hijab in educational institutions of the state. Background: On 5 February, the Karnataka government issued an order stating that uniforms […]
Hungary no longer a full democracy Subject : Polity/International Relations Context : Hungary is no longer a “full democracy” and the European Union needs to do everything to bring it back into line with European values, the European Parliament said. Concept : EU Legislators voted in favour to now describe Hungary (ruled by […]
Jharkhand’s Domicile bill Subject: Polity Context: Jharkhand Cabinet approves draft Bill with 1932 as the cut-off year for domicile. Concept : The Jharkhand Cabinet approved the draft ‘Local Resident of Jharkhand Bill’ of 2022, keeping 1932 as the cut-off year for “proof of land records” for defining a local. The second draft legislative […]
Cabinet approves addition of four tribes to ST list Subject: Polity Context: The Union Cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on approved the addition of four tribes to the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST), including those from Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh. Concept: The Hatti tribe in the Trans-Giri […]