Tag: Polity and Governance

In News Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to the people of Nagaland on their Statehood day. About Nagaland Statehood day Nagaland is celebrating its 60th statehood day.  It became the 16th State of the Union of India on 1st December 1963.  It is bounded by Assam in the West, Myanmar (Burma) in the […]

In News Recently, the Supreme Court held Res Judicata is attracted not only in separate subsequent proceedings but also at subsequent stages of the same proceedings. About Doctrine of Res Judicata Res Judicata is a phrase which has evolved from a Latin maxim, which stands for ‘the thing has been judged’, meaning thereby that the […]

In News  The Assam government has decided not to extend the term of members who were appointed for 200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT) that were set up primarily to handle cases related to the National Register of Citizens (NRC). About Foreigners’ Tribunal A Foreigners’ Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body and a member is a designation […]

In News Recently, the 23rd Central Zonal Council Meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister in Bhopal concluded. The Uttarakhand government has urged the Central government for an airport at Chaukhatia near Bharadisen of the state in the meeting. About Zonal Council History: The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the first […]

In News  This year, the Prime Minister of India led the nation in recalling the monumental courage and efforts of all those who dreamt of a flag for free India when we were fighting colonial rule. National Flag of India Dr Rajendra Prasad announced that the first item on the agenda was “a Motion by […]

In News  Postal Index Number (PIN) completed 50 Years . About PIN code According to the Department of Posts, there were 23,344 post offices, primarily in urban areas, in India at the time of Independence.  The country was growing rapidly and the postal network had to keep pace. Therefore ,it was introduced in India on […]

In News Recently, the Supreme Court sought response from the Centre and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in 10 days on a batch of petitions challenging the extension of tenure of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) director and the amended law allowing such extensions up to five years. About the recent controversy  Current tenure: The chiefs […]

In News  The Centre is reported to be considering granting “tribal” status to the Trans-Giri region of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district.  Background  The Constitution provides for two types of areas: “Scheduled Areas” in terms of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, and “Tribal Areas” in terms of the Sixth Schedule. “The “Tribal Areas” are designated […]

In News  The Union Minister of Law and Justice announced that from this year, Tele-law service was being made free of cost for the citizens in the country. About Tele-law service It is a service that uses video conferencing facilities and telephone services to connect lawyers to litigants who need legal advice.  This service aims […]