Karbi Anglong Agreement: A tripartite agreement among five insurgent groups of Assam, the Centre and the state government was signed. This agreement is in synergy with the vision of Insurgency free prosperous North East, that envisages all-round development of northeast, peace and prosperity. Highlights of the Karbi-Anglong Peace Agreement: Karbi Outfits Surrendered: 5 militant organizations […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
SVEEP Workshop: ECI
The Election Commission Of India (ECI) Organized A Two-Say SVEEP: The Election Commission of India (ECI) organized a two-day SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) Consultation Workshop. SVEEP Started in 2009, as the flagship program of the ECI for voter education. Primary goal is to build an inclusive & participative democracy by encouraging all […]
Bharat Series (BH-series) Vehicles
Bharat Series (BH-series): In order to facilitate seamless transfer of vehicles, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways vide notification dated 26 Aug 2021, has introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles i.e. “Bharat series (BH-series)”. A vehicle bearing this registration mark shall not require assignment of a new registration mark when the owner […]
Economic Criteria in Deciding Creamy Layer : SC
Deciding Creamy Layer: The Supreme Court of India recently held that the economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for deciding the creamy layer from among backward classes for the purpose of excluding it from the purview of providing reservation. The SC was hearing a petition challenging two notifications issued by the Haryana government sub-classifying […]
E-Visa for Afghans
What Is An e- visa? India has decided to “invalidate” or cancel all visas issued to Afghan nationals, including about 2,000 issued in the last few months, as the Taliban began to make advances across the country. Now, all Afghans must enter India now only on special e-visas applied online. The government was concerned that […]
FIRs Against Narayan Rane – Provisions
Three FIRs Have Been Registered Against Narayan Rane: Three FIRs have been registered against Union Minister and Rajya Sabha member Narayan Rane in connection with a speech at Raigad where he spoke against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Procedure: If Parliament is not in session, a cabinet minister can be arrested by a law enforcement agency […]
Adoption (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021
Adoption (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021: According to a new clause in the adoption regulations, Indian diplomatic missions abroad will now be in charge of safeguarding adopted children whose parents move overseas with the child within two years of adoption. So far, Indian missions have had a role in inter-country adoption of Indian children limited to […]
Arunachal Pradesh Draft Inheritance Bill
Arunachal Pradesh Draft Inheritance Bill: Experts have asked the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) to scrap certain provisions from the proposed Arunachal Pradesh marriage and inheritance bill, keeping in view the public sentiment and the state’s interest. Overview of the draft Bill: Essential conditions of marriage, registration of marriage: The bill is made […]
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA): A ban under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act may be imposed on both factions of the secessionist conglomerate Hurriyat Conference which has been spearheading the separatist movement in Jammu & Kashmir for over two decades. The proposal was mooted in accordance with the Union government’s policy of zero tolerance […]
Karnataka State Mental Health Authority
Karnataka State Mental Health Authority: Formation of Karnataka State Mental Health Authority in process. According to WHO, Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or […]
