National Commission For Minorities: Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura took charge as the Chairman, National Commission for Minorities in the presence of Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in New Delhi. In 1978, Government of India, vide an executive order, set up a “Minorities Commission” to safeguard the interests of minorities. With the enactment of the […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Jharkhand State Employment Of Local Candidates Bill, 2021
The Jharkhand State Employment Of Local Candidates Bill, 2021: The Jharkhand State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2021’ was recently passed by the state Assembly. It provides 75% reservation for locals in private sector jobs with a monthly salary of up to ₹40,000. Once notified, Jharkhand will become the third State, after Andhra Pradesh and […]
Supreme Court Collegium
Supreme Court Collegium: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved 10 additional judges of the Karnataka High Court and two from the Kerala High Court for appointment as permanent judges of these courts. The Collegium is pushing hard to fill vacancies. There is likely to be a steady flow of recommendation of names for filling vacancies […]
Right To Sit: Tamil Nadu
Right To Sit To Be Mandated In Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu government has tabled a Bill in the Legislative Assembly making it mandatory for establishments to provide seating facilities for employees. It is popularly being called the “Right to Sit”. Right to Sit: It is aimed to benefit thousands of employees of large and […]
What are Common Services Centres (CSC)?
Common Services Centres (CSC): The Common Services Centres (CSC) has received approvals to manage and operate Passport Seva Kendra kiosks in rural areas. CSC is an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY). The CSC is a strategic cornerstone of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), approved by the Government in May 2006, as […]
Karbi Anglong Agreement
Karbi Anglong Agreement: A tripartite agreement among five insurgent groups of Assam, the Centre and the state government was signed. This agreement is in synergy with the vision of Insurgency free prosperous North East, that envisages all-round development of northeast, peace and prosperity. Highlights of the Karbi-Anglong Peace Agreement: Karbi Outfits Surrendered: 5 militant organizations […]
SVEEP Workshop: ECI
The Election Commission Of India (ECI) Organized A Two-Say SVEEP: The Election Commission of India (ECI) organized a two-day SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) Consultation Workshop. SVEEP Started in 2009, as the flagship program of the ECI for voter education. Primary goal is to build an inclusive & participative democracy by encouraging all […]
Bharat Series (BH-series) Vehicles
Bharat Series (BH-series): In order to facilitate seamless transfer of vehicles, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways vide notification dated 26 Aug 2021, has introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles i.e. “Bharat series (BH-series)”. A vehicle bearing this registration mark shall not require assignment of a new registration mark when the owner […]
Economic Criteria in Deciding Creamy Layer : SC
Deciding Creamy Layer: The Supreme Court of India recently held that the economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for deciding the creamy layer from among backward classes for the purpose of excluding it from the purview of providing reservation. The SC was hearing a petition challenging two notifications issued by the Haryana government sub-classifying […]
E-Visa for Afghans
What Is An e- visa? India has decided to “invalidate” or cancel all visas issued to Afghan nationals, including about 2,000 issued in the last few months, as the Taliban began to make advances across the country. Now, all Afghans must enter India now only on special e-visas applied online. The government was concerned that […]
