Category: Polity Current Affairs

Minority Schools In The Country: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has released a report assessing minority schools in the country. The report has analysed the impact of exemptions provided to Minority institutions under Article 15(5). Article 15(5) empowers the country to make reservations with regard to admissions into educational institutions both […]

Sovereign Right To Taxation: While scrapping the retrospective levy is believed to provide clarity to investors by removing a major source of ambiguity on taxation laws, the Government of India has stressed the need to establish its “sovereign right to taxation”. In India, the Constitution gives the government the right to levy taxes on individuals […]

Consumer Dispute Redressal Panels: The Supreme Court has given the Centre and the States eight weeks to fill the vacancies in the consumer disputes redressal commissions. The Court has also asked the Centre to conduct a comprehensive “legislative impact study” on the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The laws have been made for the benefit of […]

Termination Of A Session Of Parliament: The Lok Sabha was adjourned Sine Die two days ahead of its scheduled date of August 13, as the Opposition protested over the Pegasus snooping controversy, farm laws and other issues. Important Parliament Terminology: Zero Hour — time allotted to individuals members to raise important issues — was most […]

FEMBoSA: Chief Election Commissioner of India and current Chairman, FEMBoSA Shri Sushil Chandra inaugurated the 11th Annual meeting of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of SouthAsia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2021. The meeting in Virtual mode was hosted by the Election Commission of Bhutan. Sushil Chandra, CEC, as the outgoing Chair of FEMBoSA, […]

National Commission For Indian System Of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021: Parliament has passed the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021, with the Rajya Sabah approving it. The Lok Sabha had passed it earlier. The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021 proposes to amend the National Commission for […]

General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021: The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021, was passed by both the houses of the parliament. It seeks to amend the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. Key Provisions of the Bill: It seeks to remove the mandatory requirement of the Central government holding not less than […]

Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021: The present draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021 was circulated on 10th June, 2021 for stakeholders’ comments, prior to the 18th meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) scheduled on 24th June 2021. The draft Indian Ports Bill, 2021 proposes to leave the management and administration of the major ports to […]

Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021: Parliament has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 with the Lok Sabha clearing it. The Rajya Sabha has already approved it. The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. The Constitution empowers the President to specify the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in various states and […]

Public Accounts Committee: The Public Accounts Committee, headed by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, is going on a four-day tour of Srinagar, Kargil, Leh and Drass. The committee visit is in connection with a 2019 report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on “high altitude clothing, equipment, ration and housing” for the Army personnel. […]