Booth Level Officer: Concerns have been raised with several Booth Level Officers (BLOs) deaths that have been reported from the states undergoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The BLOs are representatives of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at the grass-root level who assist in updating the electoral roll using their local knowledge. […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025
Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025: The Chief Minister of Assam introduced the Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025 in the Assam Legislative Assembly, aiming to criminalize polygamy across the state, with severe punishments for those violating the law. Provisions of Assam’s Anti-Polygamy Bill 2025 Criminalization of Polygamy: The Bill makes polygamy a criminal […]
IBTP Chief Praveen Kumar Takes Additional Charge as DG of BSF
IBTP Chief Praveen Kumar Takes Additional Charge as DG of BSF: Praveen Kumar, the current Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), has now taken additional charge as the Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF). He stepped into this role on Sunday after the retirement of former BSF chief Daljit Singh Chawdhary.The […]
Vivek Chaturvedi is Appointed as New CBIC Chairman
Vivek Chaturvedi is Appointed as New CBIC Chairman: The Government of India has appointed Vivek Chaturvedi, a 1990-batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) officer, as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). His selection was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, as mentioned in an […]
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance: Chief Election Commissioner of India is set to assume the role of the Chairperson the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the year 2026. It is an inter-governmental organisation established in 1995. It works to strengthen democratic institutions and electoral processes worldwide. International IDEA […]
Supreme Court to Review Anonymous Political Donations
Supreme Court to Review Anonymous Political Donations: The Supreme Court has decided to review a petition challenging the rule that allows political parties to receive anonymous cash donations below Rs 2000, which petitioners say creates a loophole for opaque, untraceable political funding. It seeks to end cash donations even up to Rs 2000 allowed under […]
Central Empowered Committee
Central Empowered Committee: The Supreme Court (SC) of India has halted any move to dissolve the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), insisting that the body can only be disbanded with its approval, after concerns were raised about overlapping roles with the National Green Tribunal (NGT).The Cabinet Secretariat said that since the NGT is now strong and […]
Andhra Pradesh to Get 3 New Districts
Andhra Pradesh to Get 3 New Districts: The government of Andhra Pradesh has approved the creation of three additional districts, increasing the total number of districts in the state from 26 to 29. The decision cleared by N. Chandrababu Naidu on behalf of the state — also includes the formation of five new revenue divisions […]
Special Leave Petition
Special Leave Petition: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that dismissal of a Special Leave Petition (SLP), whether by a speaking or non-speaking order, does not lead to merger of the impugned order with the Supreme Court’s order. A SLP is a request made to the Supreme Court of India seeking […]
India’s first dedicated courtroom for Scheduled Castes cases
India’s first dedicated courtroom for Scheduled Castes cases: The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has inaugurated a separate courtroom exclusively for handling cases concerning the Scheduled Caste (SC) community. This facility is the first of its kind under any state‑level Scheduled Castes Commission in India. The initiative is designed to ensure faster hearings, more timely […]
