President Kovind Removes Kiran Bedi As Puducherry Lieutenant Governor: President Kovind removes Kiran Bedi as Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor. Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has been given the additional charge of Puducherry. Puducherry is a union territory that is governed by Article 239A of the Constitution. The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 provides for a Legislative […]
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Goa : 6th State To Complete Urban Local Bodies (ULB) Reforms
Urban Local Bodies (ULB) Reforms: Goa becomes the 6th State to complete Urban Local Bodies (ULB) reforms. Gets additional borrowing permission of Rs. 223 crore. Goa has joined five other States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Rajasthan, and Telangana, who have completed ULB reforms. Reforms in ULBs and the urban utility reforms are aimed […]
Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2021 : Highlights
Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2021: Lok Sabha today gave its nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2021 The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 4, 2021. It seeks to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Act contains provisions to deal with domestic and international […]
Centre vs Twitter : Current Issue
Centre vs Twitter: The government of India reprimanded Twitter (micro-blogging website) for not complying with its order to block more than a thousand accounts for the alleged spread of provocative content and misinformation on the farmers’ protest. Current Issue: The Centre has issued notice to the micro-blogging site after it restored more than 250 accounts […]
What is Breach of Parliamentary Privilege Notice?
Breach of Privilege: BJP MP P.P. Chaudhary has issued a breach of privilege notice against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in the Lok Sabha for her remarks against a former Chief Justice of India. While speaking on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address, she has cast some aspersions with respect to the conduct […]
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act : 2019 Crime in India Report
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act: As per the 2019 Crime in India Report compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau: Only 2.2 % of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act between the years 2016 and 2019 ended in convictions by the court. The total number of persons arrested and the persons convicted in the […]
What Is a Motion Of Thanks?
Motion Of Thanks: As many as 50 speakers from 25 political parties participated in the debate in Rajya Sabha on the Motion of Thanks lasting over three days. The President makes an address to a joint sitting of Parliament at the start of the Budget session, which is prepared by the government and lists its […]
Odisha’s Border Disputes with Andhra Pradesh : Kotia Dispute
Odisha’s Border Disputes: A border dispute between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh once again resurfaced when Andhra Pradesh announced panchayat polls in three villages of Kotia panchayat in the Koraput district of Odisha. Border Disputes of Odisha: Odisha was carved out of the Bengal-Bihar-Odisha province on 1st April 1936, but the inter-state border disputes continue […]
Jammu And Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 : Highlights
Jammu And Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021: The Rajya Sabha has cleared The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote on February 8, 2021. The bill seeks to replace the ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre and the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre of civil services […]
Economic Impact Of Judicial Decisions : Niti Aayog
Economic Impact Of Judicial Decisions’: The NITI Aayog has ordered the Jaipur-based research organisation Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) International to study the “economic impact” of judgments delivered by Supreme Court (SC), high courts (HCs), and quasi-judicial bodies like the National Green Tribunal (NGT). It has also asked to study the “judicial activism” of […]
