Haryana Assembly passes resolution on Chandigarh Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: Haryana State Assembly on Tuesday termed the Punjab Legislative Assembly’s recent resolution urging the Central government to transfer the Union Territory of Chandigarh to Punjab as “not acceptable to the people of Haryana” Background: Punjab’s chief minister moved a resolution in the […]
Bill in Lok Sabha to ban Weapon of Mass Destruction funding Subject: Polity Section: Parliament Context: External Affairs Minister introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) About the Bill Bill seeks to insert a new Section 12A in the existing law which […]
Bill on Delhi municipal corporations Subject: Polity Section: Local Government Context: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which is aimed at unifying the three municipal corporations Features of Bill: The Bill seeks to amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 passed by Parliament. The Act was amended […]
SC to examine practices in death penalty sentencing Subject: Polity Section: Supreme Court Context: While hearing death sentence appeals since September 2021, the Supreme Court has repeatedly expressed concern over the manner in which trial courts and High Courts have carried out sentencing with very little (relevant) information. What has caused the SC […]
Need to change first-past-the-post (FPTP) system Subject: Polity Section: Election Context: Indian elections since 1952 have under gone massive social changes. This has contributed to each caste polity reclaiming its share, giving rise to coalition governments, thus going against the maximum of FPTP Concept – The first-past-the-post (FPTP) system is also known as […]
Look out notice Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation Context: Journalist Rana Ayyub’s was stopped in Mumbai on Tuesday evening based on a look out circular (LOC) issued by the ED, which is investigating her in a case of alleged money laundering. Concept: What is it, when is it issued? An LOC is issued to make sure […]
TN quota law is ultra vires Constitution Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: The Supreme Court confirmed that the grant of 10.5 per cent internal reservation to Vanniyakula Kshatriya community violates the fundamental rights of equality, non-discrimination and equal opportunity for 115 other most backward communities (MBCs) and de-notified communities (DNCs) in Tamil Nadu. […]