Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu has been elected as India’s 15th Vice-president who was a Former Union Minister. Vice President Election Unlike the presidential election held recently, in which the electoral college also…

Why in News  Union Cabinet on Wednesday agreed to amend the electoral laws to let NRIs nominate persons to vote on their behalf in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.The…

In News Union cabinet cleared the first of the four labour codes on wages, paving way for consolidation of more than a dozen different central labour laws dealing with wages…

Why in news ? SC ruling : state assemblies hold no power to enact a law that enables them to appoint parliamentary secretaries. Parliamentary secretary A Parliament Secretary is similar to…

In News Supreme Court stayed the Centre’s May 26 notification, banning cattle sale in livestock markets for slaughter and religious sacrifices. Background Notification for implementation of Prevention of Cruelty to…

In News Rajasthan has become the country’s first State to lay down the minimum educational qualifications for contesting elections to village cooperative societies and various other cooperative bodies. Changes and…

Why In News ? Karnataka state has constituted a nine-member committee headed by Principal Secretary, Department of Kannada and Culture, to study and submit a report to the government on…

In News The government has merged the urban development and housing and urban poverty alleviation ministries. Now this will be known as Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). This is third…

In News The Supreme Court froze the status of legal persons accorded to rivers Ganga and Yamuna by the Uttarakhand High Court in March 2017. Background High Court had invoked…

Formalise Election Commissioners appointment through law Source : The Hindu GS II : Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies In News The court…