New Governors are appointed Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution      Context: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new governors for six states and shifted incumbents in three states. Constitutional Provisions Related to Governor of State Articles 153-167 in Part VI of the Indian Constitution deal with the State Executive. They also contain some key provisions related to […]

    On reservations and the OBC creamy layer Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: The allotment of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) to Puja Khedkar as an Other Backward Class (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidate coupled with multiple disabilities has raised issues surrounding the creamy layer in OBC reservation. History of reservation: Articles 15 and 16 guarantee equality […]

    SC to examine acquitted man’s ‘right to be forgotten’ Sub: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case whose outcome will likely shape the contours of the “right to be forgotten”, known in European information privacy regulation as the “right to erasure”, in India. The top court […]

    219 proposals for High Court judge appointment under process: govt Subject: Polity Sec: JUDICIARY Context: Chief Justices of the High Courts are required to initiate the proposal to fill up a vacancy of a High Court judge six months prior to the occurrence of vacancy. More on News: Names recommended by the High […]