In News Recently, Supreme Court hearing cases filed in the wake of the Shiv Sena political crisis asked whether the Governor can call for a floor test in case of internal dissatisfaction within a party. About The position of governor from the time of independence has been under spotlight for issues like criteria of selection, […]
In the News Recently, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs responded to a question in the Rajya Sabha, which raised concerns about the need for a revision in the criteria and procedure for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes list. Who are Scheduled Tribes? The framers of the Constitution took note of the fact that certain communities […]
In News The Supreme Court used its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to attract younger talent to preside over consumer courts by reducing the mandatory professional experience from 20 to 10 years. Key Highlights of judgment In a judgment, a Bench of Justices also introduced written exams and viva voce to check the candidates’ performance. […]
In News A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court directed in a landmark judgment that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) will be appointed by the President on the advice tendered by a committee of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India (CJI). […]
In News All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists threatens a country-wide agitation against e-pharmacies. About Recently, the Ministry of Health has pulled up at least 20 companies including Tata-1mg, Flipkart, Apollo, PharmEasy, Amazon and Reliance Netmeds, by issuing them a show cause notice, for selling medicines online. The Indian pharmaceuticals market is the third largest […]
In News As voting for the Gujarat elections ends today, exit polls will be out by the evening. About An exit poll asks voters which political party they are supporting after they have cast their votes in an election. In this, it differs from an opinion poll, which is held before the elections. The Indian […]
In News The Supreme Court recently observed that the Members of a House are bound by the ‘whip’, and if any section of MLAs within a political party that is part of a ruling coalition says it does not want to go with the alliance, the MLAs will attract disqualification. What is Whip? In parliamentary […]
In News Eight recognised national parties have declared a total income of Rs 3289.34 crore collected from all over India in the financial year 2021-22, with the BJP accounting for more than half of it, according to Association for Democratic Reforms( a prominent NGO working for electoral reforms). Scenario Politics has become money-minded, and service […]
In News Chief Justice of India (CJI) announced that the Supreme Court will adopt a “neutral citation system” for its judgments. About The Delhi, Kerala, and Madras HCs have already introduced neutral citation. First part will be till January 1, 2023, then the other part will be till judgments from 2014 and then finally from […]
In News Recently, The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued orders to block 138 online betting platforms and 94 money lending apps on an “urgent” and “emergency” basis. It is done under Section 69(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Rationale behind Blocking The decision was based on a recommendation of the Ministry […]