Kurmis: Kurmis blocked railway tracks in various parts of eastern India demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and inclusion of Kurmali language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution. Kurmi is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India. They are present in southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Electoral Reforms
Electoral Reforms: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought limits on cash donations to political parties. In a letter to Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has suggested some amendments in the Representation of the People Act to increase transparency and accountability. The poll body has proposed to decrease the limit […]
Tribals Peace Agreement
Tribals Peace Agreement: A tripartite peace agreement was signed between Centre, Assam Government and eight tribal groups of Assam in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. The agreement was signed to end decade old crisis of tribal groups and tea garden workers in Assam. The tribal groups which have signed […]
Scheduled Tribes
Scheduled Tribes: The Union Cabinet approved the inclusion of tribes of five states in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. Among the states whose tribes have been included in the list are Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh. The Hattee community of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district was granted the status of ST in […]
Gyanvapi Mosque
Gyanvapi Mosque: A Varanasi district court dismissed an application filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to worship Hindu deities within the Gyanvapi mosque (located in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh) premises all year round. District judge A.K. Vishvesha ruled that neither the […]
Appointments Of Judges In High Courts
Appointments Of Judges In High Courts: The Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) U.U. Lalit has recommended eight names for appointment to the Bombay High Court. Six of them are judicial officers and two are advocates. If the government agrees with the Collegium, the judicial strength in the Bombay High Court […]
EWS Quota
EWS Quota: The Supreme Court will examine whether The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, which introduced a 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and admissions, violates the basic structure of the Constitution. A five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) U U Lalit decided to examine the […]
Wikipedia Content Moderation
Wikipedia Content Moderation: India summoned officials of Wikipedia, in response to a national cricketer’s Wikipedia page being edited with misleading information. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT has expressed that no intermediary operating in India can permit this type of misinformation, as it violated the government’s expectation of a safe and trusted internet. […]
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died after 70 years on the throne at the age of 96. After the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the reign was passed on to her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales. He will henceforth be addressed as King Charles III and will be […]
Kartavya Path
Kartavya Path: The Prime Minister inaugurated the ‘Kartavya Path’ and unveiled the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. Kartavya Path symbolizes a shift from erstwhile Rajpath being an icon of power to Kartavya Path being an example of public ownership and empowerment. The statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose made of granite, […]
