Arunachal forms panel for autonomy
Why in News ? Nine-member committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein to meet all community-based organisations. The Arunachal Pradesh government formed a nine-member committee to discuss and arrive…
Contempt of Court against Prashant Bhushan by SC
Why in News ? Supreme court taken up suo moto case against lawyer Prasanth Bhushan’s tweets based on a complaint. SC held him guilty for Contempt Of Court. What is…
CIC backlog grows as vacancies remain unfilled
Pending Issues 24,302 cases related to information appeals pending with the Central Information Commission as on Thursday, according to the CIC website. This backlog is in spite of the…
RERA rules CREDAI’s London meet
Why In News A recent meeting of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) in London was dominated by discussions over the Real Estate (Regulation and Development)…
Centre likely to differ with J&K on Article 35A
What is the issue Centre is likely to take a divergent opinion from that of the Jammu and Kashmir government on Article 35(A), on the grounds that it discriminates against…
NITI Aayog selects 3 States for transformative change in Health & Education sectors
In News NITI Aayog, announces partnership with three States each to radically transform their Health and Education sectors, major push to competitive, cooperative federalism. About NITI Aayog has selected Uttar…
Venkaiah Naidu becomes India’s new vice-president
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…
Proxy voting raises many complex issues
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…
Cabinet clears minimum wage code bill
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…
States can’t enact law on parliamentary secretaries: SC
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…