Tag: Polity and Governance

In News Recently, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar termed Parliament as the “North Star of democracy” About Recently, Both the houses of Parliament were adjourned due to the opposition creating a ruckus and demanding a discussion on the Hindenburg report on the Adani conglomerate. The report by Hindenburg Research, a US-based investment firm has accused […]

In News  The Supreme Court rejected a petition to bar candidates from contesting from more than one constituency in the general or assembly elections. Why has SC rejected the Petition? SC called it a matter of “parliamentary sovereignty” and “political democracy”. The matter squarely falls within the “legislative domain” ( Contesting Elections from 2 Constituencies […]

In News The six-day mega event “Bharat Parv” event is going to be organized by the Government of India in front of Red Fort, Delhi from 26th to 31st January 2023, as part of the Republic Day Celebrations. About Bharat Parv Ministry of Tourism has been designated as the nodal Ministry for the event, the […]

In News The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued directions to block the first episode of the BBC Documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ on YouTube About  Senior officials of ministries including the MEA, Home, and I&B have examined the documentary and found it to be an attempt to cast aspersions on the authority and […]

In News Recently, the majority ruling of the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the delegated legislation in the Centre’s 2016 decision on demonetisation. Delegated Legislation Parliament routinely delegates certain functions to authorities established by law since every aspect cannot be dealt with directly by the lawmakers themselves. This delegation of powers is noted in […]

In News  Recently, the Advocate submitted a complaint to the police against  Urfi Javed for roaming the streets of Mumbai and exhibiting her body. The obscenity Laws in India Under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Sections 292, 293 and 294 deal with the offence of obscenity. Section 292 says that any content shall be deemed […]

In News Rule 267 of the Rajya Sabha rulebook has become a bone of contention in the Upper House.  About Rule 267 It allows for the suspension of a day’s business to debate the issue suggested by a Member. The Rule gives special power to a Rajya Sabha member to suspend the pre-decided agenda of […]

In News The Parliament has discussed the inclusion of various communities in the Scheduled Tribes lists but recently opposition MPs have questioned the government about the list of communities that were already recommended for inclusion on a priority basis over eight years ago by a government task force (Panda Task Force).  About Panda Task Force […]

In News Recently, the Rajya Sabha passed the Bill to extend ST status to Gond community in four districts of UP. It aims to move the Gond community from the Scheduled Castes list to Scheduled Tribes list.  It was already passed by the Lok Sabha in April 2022.  About Background: The demand for inclusion of […]