Category: Polity Current Affairs

The Privilege Notice: Congress Chief Whip in the Rajya Sabha moved a formal privilege notice against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. A Privilege Notice is a specific institutional mechanism available to Members of Parliament (MPs) to raise a question of privilege when they believe an individual, minister, or organization has breached the defined rights, immunities, […]

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Constitutes Committee on Empowerment of Women: Lok Sabha Speaker Shri. Om Birla has constituted the Committee on Empowerment of Women. This committee focused on focused on women centric policy oversight and the welfare initiatives. This newly formed committee will be chaired by the BJP MP Dr Daggubati Purandeswari.The Committee on […]

Amit Shah Chairs Central Zonal Council Meeting in Jagdalpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing the Central Zonal Council meeting in the Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh. This zonal council meeting brings together the Chief Ministers and senior officials from multiple states. This high-level meeting comes at that time when inter-state coordination, security issues and the regional […]

Russian President to Attend BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi in September: Honorable Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to the India to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. This confirmation came for the Kremlin and President Putin will visit in month of September 2026. With this news the high profile visit to get […]

CIC Exemption of BCCI from the RTI Act, 2005:   The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) does not qualify as a “public authority” under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The CIC reversed its 2018 order, which had earlier declared the BCCI a […]

Committee on Empowerment of Women: Lok Sabha Speaker has constituted the Committee on Empowerment of Women. It was constituted for the first time on 29th April, 1997 during the 11th Lok Sabha. Composition: It consists of 30 Members; 20 nominated by the Speaker from amongst the Members of Lok Sabha 10 nominated by the Chairman, […]

One Case One Data’ Initiative: The Supreme Court recently launched the “One Case One Data” initiative alongside “Su Sahay”, an AI-powered chatbot. ‘One Case One Data’ Initiative is a major digital initiative launched by the Supreme Court of India. It is a comprehensive digital platform designed to integrate case-related information from the Supreme Court, High […]

Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has constituted a high-powered ‘Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee’ headed by Supreme Court Justice Aravind Kumar.The Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee is a high-level expert panel formed to overhaul the physical and digital landscape of the Indian judiciary.It comprises senior judges from the Supreme Court and various […]

SC Expands Definition of Acid Attack Victims Under RPwD Act, 2016: The Supreme Court of India has broadened the scope of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, ruling that survivors of forcible acid ingestion must be legally recognised as ‘acid attack victims’. The Supreme Court expanded the RPwD Act, 2016, to recognise […]

Insulting Vande Mataram is a Punishable Offence: The Union Cabinet has recently cleared a proposal to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, making any intentional insult or obstruction to the singing of the National Song, Vande Mataram, a legally punishable offence.The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 strictly penalizes […]