No data available on President Kovind returning any Union Cabinet decision: RTI response Subject: Polity Sec: Executive Context: A college student from Chennai filed a Right to Information (RTI) query asking about instances when former President Ram Nath Kovind returned decisions from the Union Council of Ministers and other governmental bodies for reconsideration. […]

    Padma awards: Venkaiah Naidu, Mithun Chakraborty, Usha Uthup honoured Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, actor Mithun Chakraborty, singer Usha Uthup, and tennis player Rohan Bopanna were among the recipients of Padma Awards presented by President Droupadi Murmu. Details: Naidu, along with the late founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar […]

    SC: Denying women child care leave is violation of Constitution Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: The Supreme Court said that participation of women in the workforce is a constitutional entitlement and denying mothers child care leave violates the constitution. More on news: A bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud […]

    Why High Court upheld Karnataka’s ban on hookah Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: The Karnataka High Court on Monday (April 22) upheld the state government’s ban on hookahs as being in the interest of the general public. More on news: The Karnataka High Court ruled that hookah bars were an illegal “service” under […]

    Environmental Jurisprudence in India Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Polluter Pays Principle The Polluter Pays Principle was first adopted at international level in the 1972 OECD Council Recommendation on Guiding Principles concerning the International Aspects of Environmental Policies. The 1974 principle experienced revival by OECD Council in 1989 in its Recommendation on the Application […]

    How did the law on disclosure of assets evolve? Subject: Polity Section: Elections Context: Two recent events have highlighted issues related to the disclosure requirements for election candidates. Firstly, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a BJP candidate in Thiruvananthapuram, reportedly did not declare all his assets in the required affidavit with his nomination papers. Secondly, the […]

    What is the ‘Adjudicating Authority’ that has confirmed ED’s attachment of Rahul-Sonia-promoted company’s assets? Subject: Polity Section: Legislation inn news Context: The Adjudicating Authority under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) on April 10 confirmed the attachment of assets worth Rs 751.9 crore belonging to the Congress party-promoted National Herald newspaper. […]