PRESEIDENT ASSENT TO STATE BILLS Subject : Polity Context : The Union government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that an inter-ministerial consultation for the Andhra Pradesh Disha (Special Courts for Specified Offences against Women and Children) Bill, 2020, had been initiated. Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy informed the House […]

    CARE TAKER GOVERNMENT Subject : Polity Context: The Governor accepted Rawat’s resignation and asked him to continue on the post until a successor takes charge. Concept: Caretaker Government A caretaker government is a temporary government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. […]

    PARLIAMENT ADJOURNMENT Subject: Polity Context: Both the Houses of Parliament adjourned without taking up any major agenda on Tuesday too, as the Opposition continued protests demanding a debate on the increasing prices of petroleum products. Concept: Adjournment An adjournment suspends the work in a sitting for a specified time, which may be hours, […]

    INDRA SHAWNEY CASE Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment which fixed reservation for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50% needs a relook. Concept: Maratha Quota Law A five-judge Bench, led by Justice Ashok Bhushan, set up […]