Parliamentary Committee Subject: Polity Context: The Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended that the Union health ministry, along with states , audit deaths of Covid-19 patients due to oxygen shortage during the second wave, and ensure proper compensation to the victim families. Concept: Parliamentary Committees are of two kinds: Standing […]

    Registered Unrecognized Political Parties declared inactive Subject : Polity Context: As part of its action for ensuring due compliance by Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, has delisted 86 non-existent RUPPs and declared another 253 as ‘Inactive RUPPs’. Concept: What are Registered Unrecognized Political Parties?  […]

    Constitutional Monarchy Subject: Polity Context: King Charles III’s address to the British Parliament on Monday, and almost all his public statements and actions since the death of Queen Elizabeth are about upholding Britain’s system of constitutional monarchy. Concept: Britain does not have a single constitutional document like the one ratified by the United […]

    HC stays Lokpal proceedings against JMM chief Shibu Soren Subject :Polity Context: The Delhi High Court Monday stayed the proceedings initiated by Lokpal of India against Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president and Rajya Sabha MP Shibu Soren. Background: The Lokpal in September 2020 had directed a preliminary inquiry under provisions of the Lokpal […]

    You raised essential practice- HC had to take it up: SC to appellants Subject : Polity Context: The appellants against the Karnataka hijab ban Monday argued in the Supreme Court (SC) that the High Court ( HC) should not have ventured into interpreting the Quran as it lacked expertise. But the SC told […]