Progress and Challenges: Legal Rights and Entitlements for Queer Couples in India Sub: Polity Sec: Constitution Why in the News A recent Finance Ministry advisory, along with a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular, has taken a small but significant step towards easing some of the difficulties faced by queer couples in India. […]

    Rights groups slam Centre over delay in filling NHRC posts Sub: Polity Sec: National Body  Context: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has not had a full-time chairperson since June and has only one member to fill five positions. Human rights groups are warning that the delay in filling vacant posts will hurt […]

    Process of judicial appointments to superior court not prerogative of single individual: SC Sub :Polity Sec: Judiciary Context: A Supreme Court bench delivered its verdict on a plea by two senior-most district and sessions judges serving in Himachal Pradesh, who had alleged that their merit and seniority were not considered by the high […]

    Dissolution of Standing Committee on Statistics Amid Controversy Over Census Delay Sub :Polity Sec: National Body Why this is in News The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has dissolved the Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS), raising concerns due to the panel’s questioning of delays in conducting India’s decennial Census. The panel […]

    Understanding Vertical Fiscal Imbalance and its Implications on Indian Federalism Sub: Polity Sec: federalism Why this is in News The 16th Finance Commission is expected to play a pivotal role in addressing the Vertical Fiscal Imbalance (VFI) in India’s federal structure. With increasing financial pressures on state governments, discussions on fiscal relations between […]

    Kerala wins top performer award in key categories of business-centric reforms Sub: Polity Sec: Msc Context: Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal presented the Business Reforms Action Plan ’22 (BRAP 22) award of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to P Rajeev, Minister for Industries, Law and Coir, Government […]

    Law Commission: its role, members, & recommendations Sub : Polity Sec: National Bodies Context: The 23rd Law Commission was notified on September 2. The Law Commission The Law Commission is a non-statutory commission formed by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice through a gazette notification to help the government review functioning of […]