Six lakh Indians renounced citizenship
Context: More than six lakh Indians renounced citizenship in the past five years, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha. In 2021, till September 30, 1,11,287 Indians gave up their citizenship. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Citizenship) Dimensions of the Article: Citizenship in India Constitutional Provisions about Indian Citizenship Citizenship […]
Amid din in Lok Sabha, Judges Bill is introduced
Context: Minister of Law and Justice introduced The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Judiciary) Dimensions of the Article: High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill 2021 Salaries and Allowances of High Court and […]
Barbados – the world’s newest republic
Context: Nearly 400 years after the country became a British colony, Barbados has become the world’s newest republic. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions) Dimensions of the Article: About Barbados What does republic mean? Difference between Democracy and Republic About Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West […]
Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for entire session
Context: In a move that angered the Opposition and set the stage for acrimonious exchanges, a dozen members of Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha were suspended from the winter session on the very first day following a motion brought in by the government. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Legislature) Dimensions of the Article: […]
President calls for discretion in courtroom utterances
Context: President Ram Nath Kovind said judges must exercise ‘utmost discretion’ while making utterances in courtrooms and quoted an American judge to argue that “courts are not representative bodies and are not designed to be a good reflex of a democratic society.” Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution Dimensions of the Article: President on Ancient Tradition […]
In Andhra Pradesh, the capital question
Context: A few days ago, the Andhra Pradesh government passed a Bill to repeal the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act of 2020 and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (Repeal) Act of 2020 so that it may come up with a more comprehensive legislation that “dispels the wrong notions […]
Assam has tension on Arunachal and Meghalaya border
Context: Assam has moved closer to resolving its decades-old boundary dispute with Meghalaya but tension has been brewing on its Arunachal Pradesh frontier. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Inter-State Relations) Dimensions of the Article: Assam’s border dispute with Arunachal About the Assam-Arunachal border tension About the Assam – Mizoram Border Dispute Other Boundary Issues in […]
What is PESA Act?
Context: The Chhattisgarh government has formulated draft rules under PESA Act, 1996, terming it the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Provisions (Extension of the Scheduled) Rules, 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution, GS-II: Governance (Government Policies and Initiatives) Dimensions of the Article: History of the Panchayati Raj system / Local Governance Various Committees regarding Panchayati Raj Amendments that […]
Countries veering towards authoritarianism on rise: report
Context: According to the Global State of Democracy Report, 2021 released by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International-IDEA) – the number of countries moving towards authoritarianism in 2020 was higher than that of countries going in the other direction, towards democracy. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions, Governance) Dimensions of the […]
T.N. Speaker favours time frame to decide on Bills
Context: Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker questioned why the President does not provide reasons for withholding assent and returning a Bill passed by the State Assembly. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Legislature) Dimensions of the Article: Legislative Powers of the Governor What can a President do after a bill is reserved by a Governor? […]