‘Ministry Of Co-operation’: In a historic move, a separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ has been created by the NDA Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country. It will help deepen Co-operatives as a true people […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Section 43D(5) Of UAPA
Section 43D(5) Of The Unlawful Atrocities Prevention Act (UAPA): Just two days before his death, Stan Swamy had moved the Bombay High Court challenging Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Atrocities Prevention Act (UAPA) — a provision Swamy termed “illusory”. The provision makes grant of bail virtually impossible under UAPA since it leaves little room of […]
Solicitor General of India
Solicitor General: A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs recently met President Ram Nath Kovind and sought the removal of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General of India, on the grounds of “criminal misconduct” and “gross impropriety” following his meeting with BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari. Suvendu Adhikari is an accused in the 2016 Narada tapes […]
Pushkar Singh Dhami : Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand
Pushkar Singh Dhami: Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He replaced Tirath Singh Rawat. Tirath Singh Rawat’s term as Uttarakhand Chief Minister — that lasted just 114 days — was riddled with controversies over his remarks as well as reversal of decisions taken by his predecessor Trivendra […]
President’s Rule In West Bengal
President’s Rule In West Bengal: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking directions to the Centre to impose President’s Rule in West Bengal over alleged incidents of post-poll violence in the state. Allegations: During the violence, the government and administration remained silent spectators and no protection was provided to the victims by […]
Union or Central Government
Union Vs Central Government: In Tamil Nadu, however, a controversy erupted earlier this month over the new DMK government referring to the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ‘union government’ (ondriya arasu) instead of ‘central government’ (madhiya arasu). In common parlance, the terms “union government” and “central government” are used interchangeably in India. […]
Right To Reservation In Promotions For PwDs
Right To Reservation In Promotions For PwDs: The Supreme Court of India has recently held that persons with physical disabilities have the right to reservation in promotions also. A disabled particular person can avail the advantage of reservation for promotion even when she or he was recruited within the common class or developed the incapacity […]
What are Parliamentary Privileges?
Parliamentary Privileges: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee on science and technology, has moved a privilege motion against news channel Times Now for “falsified and mischievous” reporting of the proceedings of the panel’s meeting. Parliamentary Privileges: Parliamentary Privileges are certain rights and immunities enjoyed by members of Parliament, individually and collectively, […]
Attorney General term extended
Attorney General:: The central government has extended the term of K.K. Venugopal as Attorney General (AG) for one more year. This is the second time the Centre has extended his tenure. Venugopal received his first extension of term in 2020. Venugopal was appointed the 15th AG of India in 2017. He succeeded Mukul Rohatgi who […]
The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949
The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949: The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 is being challenged before the Gujarat High Court, more than seven decades after it came into effect as the Bombay Prohibition Act. The state government says that it is “committed to the ideals and principles of Mahatma Gandhi and firmly intends to eradicate the menace […]
