Code On Social Security 2020 And Gig Workers: The Ministry of State for Labour and Employment told the Lok Sabha that the definition of ‘gig worker’ and ‘platform worker’ has been provided for the first time in the Code on Social Security (SS), 2020. The Code aims to regulate the organized/unorganized (or any other) sectors […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Civil Union And Concept Of Marriage
Civil Union And Concept Of Marriage: The Supreme Court clarified that the hearing’s scope would be limited to developing a notion of a “civil union” that finds legal recognition under the Special Marriage Act. A civil union (also known as a civil partnership) is a legally recognized arrangement similar to marriage, created primarily as a […]
Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023
Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023: The Union Cabinet recently approved the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023, which has provisions to curb the transmission of pirated film content on the Internet. The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2019 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 12th February It was referred to the Standing Committee on Information Technology which presented its […]
Public Interest Immunity Claims Proceeding
Public Interest Immunity Claims Proceeding: The Supreme Court of India ruled on the use of sealed cover proceedings in courts and the telecast ban of a Malayalam channel. The Court criticised the government for silencing voices in the media and reducing constitutional rights and procedural guarantees of a fair hearing. The Court also devised an […]
National Party Status To Aam Aadmi Party
National Party Status To Aam Aadmi Party: The Election Commission grants national party status to Aam Aadmi Party. The Election Commission has recognised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a national party and withdrew the national party status of the All India Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI). […]
Lokpal
Lokpal: Lokpal’s office recently informed that Around 68% of corruption complaints against public functionaries that landed with the Lokpal were “disposed off” without any action in the past four years. The Lokpal is a statutory body established under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013. The Lokpal will consist of a chairperson and a maximum of […]
What Is Hue And Cry Notice?
What Is Hue And Cry Notice? A ‘hue and cry’ notice was issued against Amritpal Singh. Hue and cry notice is issued by the Police. The ‘hue and cry’ rule simply means that if a suspect or a criminal is found running down the street in front of some bystanders, each of them needs to […]
Finance Bill 2023
Finance Bill 2023: The Finance Bill 2023 was approved with amendments. The Lok Sabha passed Finance Bill, 2023 including the setting up of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) Key Highlights of the bill:- The withholding tax rate on royalties and fees for technical services paid to non-residents has been raised from 10% to 20%This may […]
Disqualification Of Member Of Parliaments
Disqualification Of Member Of Parliaments: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from the Lok Sabha recently. Disqualification of Member of parliaments:- The provision for disqualification is given in Article 102 of the Constitution. It specifies that a person shall be disqualified for contesting elections and being a Member of Parliament under certain conditions: If […]
Guillotine
Guillotine: The ongoing stalemate in the Indian Parliament has led to the possibility of the government using ‘guillotine’ to fast-track the passage of the Finance Bill without any discussion in the Lok Sabha. This has led to confusion and questions about what exactly guillotine means in legislative parlance. The term guillotine originally referred to an […]
