Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Report: A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources reported that only 58% of the revised ₹21,640.88 crore allocation for water projects was utilized by December 2024. Findings: 40% of allocated funds remain unspent, delaying critical water projects. 2025-26 allocation rose to ₹25,276.83 crore (+18.54%) to boost groundwater management, river […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Reasonable Classification Test
Reasonable Classification Test: The Anwar Ali Sarkar Case, 1952 is a landmark Supreme Court ruling that laid the foundation for the reasonable classification test under Article 14 of the Indian Constitution.This test has now become a standard for evaluating the constitutionality of laws.It is a legal principle under Article 14 of the Indian Constitution that […]
Emocracy
Emocracy: Vice President called for a national debate on the shift from democracy to ‘Emocracy’, warning that emotion-driven policies threaten good governance.‘Emocracy’ (Emotion-Driven Democracy) refers to governance influenced by emotions rather than rational policy-making.It replaces evidence-based decision-making with populist rhetoric and emotionally charged narratives.
Supreme Court Advocates for Disability Rights as Fundamental
Supreme Court Advocates for Disability Rights as Fundamental: The Supreme Court of India ruled that the right against disability-based discrimination should be considered a fundamental right, aligning with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016. The judgment allows visually impaired candidates to participate in judicial service recruitment, reinforcing the principle of equal opportunity […]
Ajay Seth Takes Additional Charge as Revenue Secretary
Ajay Seth Takes Additional Charge as Revenue Secretary: Ajay Seth, the Economic Affairs Secretary, has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary, Department of Revenue. This decision was announced by the Personnel Ministry on March 1, 2025. The appointment was necessitated following the transition of Tuhin Kanta Pandey, the former Revenue Secretary, to his new […]
Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra Re-Elected as Chairman of Bar Council of India
Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra Re-Elected as Chairman of Bar Council of India: Senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra has once again secured his position as the Chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI), marking his seventh consecutive victory. This historic win reaffirms his stronghold in the legal community and underscores the trust reposed in […]
Delimitation Exercise
Delimitation Exercise: Union Home Minister assured that no parliamentary seats will be reduced in South Indian states after the proposed delimitation exercise, countering Tamil Nadu CM concerns.Delimitation refers to fixing the number of seats and defining the boundaries of parliamentary and legislative assembly constituencies in each state. It ensures proportional representation based on population while […]
Trump Appoints Dan Bongino as FBI Deputy Director
Trump Appoints Dan Bongino as FBI Deputy Director: President Donald Trump has appointed Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and conservative commentator, as the new Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This decision places a staunch Trump ally in a pivotal position within the nation’s premier law enforcement agency.
Vijender Gupta Elected Speaker of Delhi Assembly
Vijender Gupta Elected Speaker of Delhi Assembly: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijender Gupta has been elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly on February 20, 2025. His election is significant, not just for the BJP but also for Delhi’s legislative history, as Gupta takes charge of the very House where he once […]
Rarest of Rare Doctrine
Rarest of Rare Doctrine: The Kolkata R.G. Kar Medical College case and the Sharon murder case led to contrasting judgments on the death penalty, reigniting debates on the application of the ‘rarest of rare’ doctrine in India. The ‘rarest of rare’ doctrine governs the imposition of the death penalty in India. It mandates that capital […]