New Chief Of Shiv Sena : Eknath Shinde Eknath Shinde’s anointment as the new Sena chief comes a day before the Supreme Court is set to hear a plea by the Uddhav Thackeray faction to restrain Shinde from taking control of Sena’s properties and finances. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde was named as the new […]
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Special Category Status For Any State Will Not Be Consider : Union Finance Minister
Special Category Status For Any State Will Not Be Consider : Union Finance Minister Union Finance Minister made it clear that the Centre will not consider demands for “special category status” for any state as the 14th Finance commission has clearly said no special status can be given. This comes as a blow to states […]
New CEO Of NITI Aayog : BVR Subrahmanyam
New CEO Of NITI Aayog : BVR Subrahmanyam: PM Modi appointed BVR Subrahmanyam as the new CEO of NITI Ayog. BVR Subrahmanyam served as the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a 1987 IAS officer from the Chhattisgarh cadre. He served as the private secretary of Mr Manmohan Singh during his reign from […]
Special Marriage Act
Special Marriage Act: Several interfaith couples including some celebrities chose to marry under a secular personal law i.e. through the Special Marriage Act, of 1954. The Special Marriage Act of 1954 (SMA) was passed by Parliament on October 9, 1954. It governs a civil marriage where the state sanctions the marriage rather than the religion. […]
Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) gas raised concern over the Deplorable Condition of many Mental Healthcare Institutions (MHIs) in India, violating Mental Healthcare Act (MHA), 2017. According to the NHRC, MHIs are “illegally” keeping patients long after their recovery, which not only violates Article 21 but also highlights failure of […]
Draft Geo-heritage Sites And Geo-relics (Preservation and Maintenance) Bill, 2022
Draft Geo-heritage Sites And Geo-relics (Preservation and Maintenance) Bill, 2022: The Ministry of Mines has notified Draft Geo-heritage Sites and Geo-relics (Preservation and Maintenance) Bill, 2022. The Bill is aimed at providing for the declaration, preservation, protection and maintenance of geo-heritage sites and geo-relics of national importance, for geological studies, education, research and awareness purposes. […]
The Missing Deputy Speaker
The Missing Deputy Speaker: Supreme Court sought response from Centre on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that contends that not electing a Deputy Speaker to the 17th (present) Lok Sabha, since 2019, is “against the letter and spirit of the Constitution”. The post has also been lying vacant in the five state Assemblies including Rajasthan, […]
Uttarakhand’s Anti Cheating Law
Uttarakhand’s Anti Cheating Law: On February 11 2023, a protest in Dehradun over paper leaks and scams in government recruitment tests turned violent. On the following day, the Uttarakhand Governor gave his assent to the Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Measures for Control and Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Ordinance, 2023 to prevent the use of […]
New Governors Appointed
New Governors Appointed: President Murmu recently appointed six new governors and reshuffled seven others. Lt. General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik is now the governor of Arunachal Pradesh. Lakshman Prasad Acharya has taken over as governor of Sikkim. C.P. Radhakrishnan has become the governor of Jharkhand. Shiv Pratap Shukla is the new governor of Himachal Pradesh. Gulab […]
Child Marriages In Assam : 2,000 People Arrested
Child Marriages In Assam : 2,000 People Arrested More than 2,000 people have been arrested in a statewide crackdown on child marriages that have taken place in the state of Assam. UN estimates suggest that 1.5 million girls get married before they turn 18 in India. According to the 2011 census, 44 per cent of […]
