Italian Marines Case Update: The Supreme Court has closed a criminal case initiated against two Italian marines who killed two fishermen off the Kerala coast, setting the stage for the Italian government to try them in their own country as per an international tribunal award. It has also accepted the additional compensation of Rupees 10 […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Tulu language : Eighth Schedule Of The Constitution
Tulu language: Demand To Include In the Eighth Schedule Of The Constitution: Demand grows for Tulu to be included in the eighth schedule of the Constitution and given official language status in Karnataka and Kerala. Tulu is a Dravidian language spoken mainly in two coastal districts Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and Kasaragod district […]
Delhi’s Master Plan of 2041
Delhi’s Master Plan 2041: The Delhi Development Authority has gave its preliminary approval to the draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041. The draft is now in the public domain for objections and suggestions from citizens, after which it will be enforced. A master plan of any city is like a vision document by the planners […]
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).: The Supreme Court has directed the States/UTs to take stringent action against private individuals and NGOs who invite people to illegally adopt children orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic. It said that it was illegal to invite strangers to adopt children without the involvement of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA). […]
Election Commissioner : Anup Chandra Pandey
Election Commissioner: Anup Chandra Pandey,: President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Anup Chandra Pandey, a retired Uttar Pradesh-cadre IAS officer, to the post of Election Commissioner. Following the elevation of Sushil Chandra as the CEC, the position of an EC was vacant since April 13. The power to appoint the CEC and the ECs lies with […]
Draft Model Rules For Live-Streaming And Recording Of Court Proceedings
Draft Model Rules For Live-Streaming And Recording Of Court Proceedings: The e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India has released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings and has invited feedback on them. The e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India along with the Department of Justice, Government of India is […]
Autonomous District Council
Autonomous District Council: The Rengma Nagas in Assam has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding an autonomous district council amid a decision by the Central and the State governments to upgrade the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) into a territorial council. With the Assam government on verge of inking a peace Accord with […]
Monsoon Session Of Parliament
The Monsoon Session Of Parliament: Expected To Begin On Schedule In July: The monsoon session of Parliament is expected to begin on schedule in July. The last session of Parliament was curtailed and ended sine die on March 25 and under the Constitutional norms, the next session has to be held within six months. This […]
Citizenship Under The Citizenship Act, 1955
Citizenship Under The Citizenship Act, 1955: Migrants belonging to six non-Muslim minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India on long term visa (LTV) before 2014 are eligible to apply online for citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955 from any part of the country, Home Ministry said. The six communities are Hindus, […]
Vigilance Clearance : Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC): The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has laid down a defined procedure to be followed by government organisations for getting vigilance clearance before employing a retired official on a contractual or consultancy basis. Before offering employment to retired All India Services and Group A officers of the Central government or their […]
