EWS ruling may help case for breaching 50% quota ceiling Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: Arguments in EWS verdict may serve as a shot in the arm for seeking more quota post Bihar caste survey. More about news: The Supreme Court’s majority decision to uphold the 10% economically weaker sections (EWS) quota for […]

    Media bodies slam NewsClick search, call it attempt to ‘muzzle’ free media Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: Delhi Police has arrested NewsClick founder and its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty More about the news: Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested Prabir Purkayastha, founder of news portal NewsClick, and Amit Chakravarty, the HR head, […]

    Caste Census and Survey Subject :Polity Section: Msc Context: The Bihar government has released the results of its recently concluded survey of castes in the state, which reveals that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) constitute more than 63% of the population of Bihar. Census vs Survey Census is the […]

    Bihar caste survey: HC rules against quota in minority institutions Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: Bihar government revealed the results of its caste survey on Gandhi Jayanti How the survey was carried: The Bihar government compiled data on each family digitally through a mobile application as part of the eight-level survey from the […]