Subject: Polity Context: NCPCR is recently in news Concept: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was set up in March 2007 under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body under the administrative control of the Ministry of […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Election Commission has announced that it will allow those above the age of 65 as well as those under home or institutional quarantine to vote using postal ballots during the Bihar elections. Concept: A restricted set of voters can exercise postal voting. Through this facility, a voter can cast her vote remotely by […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Bombay High Court said that in a democracy citizens are free to express their views, but they have to ensure that while exercising their right they don’t violate someone else’s constitutional rights. Concept: Article 19 in the Indian constitution gives us the freedom of speech and expression with some reasonable restrictions […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the Gujarat government’s notifications granting temporary “relaxations” to employers on certain conditions related to working hours and payment of wages under the Factories Act, 1948. The court observed that the notifications, in denying humane working conditions and overtime wages provided by law, are an affront to […]
Subject:Polity Context: President gave assent to the farm Bills passed by Parliament last week. Amid protests by farmers’ organisations across the country, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Punjab have said they might not implement the new laws, Kerala and Punjab have declared their intention to challenge them in the Supreme Court. Concept: Federalism essentially means both the Centre […]