MADHYA PRADESH GOVERNOR TO HOLD A FLOOR TEST IN THE ASSEMBLY
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister on 13th March 2020, requested Governor to hold a floor test in the Assembly session that starts from March 16 on a date fixed by the Speaker. What is a Floor Test? A floor test can be explained as a motion initiated by the […]
BILLS ON BANKRUPTCY CODE, MINERAL LAW GET RAJYA SABHA NOD
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Rajya Sabha has passed two Bills — the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020 The bill seeks to remove bottlenecks and streamline the corporate insolvency resolution process. It aims to provide protection to […]
NO DOUBTFUL CATEGORY IN NPR
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? Union home minister on 12th March 2020, sought to allay fears over National Population Register (NPR) and assured the Upper House of Parliament that no one, including Muslims, will be marked as D (doubtful citizen) during the updation of National Population Register (NPR). National Population Register (NPR) It is […]
M.P. SPEAKER SERVES NOTICE ON 13 REBEL MLAs
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? Amid the political turmoil in Madhya Pradesh, Assembly Speaker has served notice on 13 rebel MLAs, asking them to appear before him immediately and attest that they had resigned of their own accord as legislators. The Speaker has asked the MLAs to verify in person that they had submitted […]
ROLE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND ELECTED GOVERNMENT IS INTERTWINED
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? The Madras High Court on 12th March 2020, said a government is “a trustee for the little man who should not have a perception that the running of the government is a gigantic conspiracy”. It held that the role of Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor and that of an elected […]
FORCIBLE DISPOSSESSION OF A PERSON’S PROPERTY IS A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? The Supreme Court has reiterated that forcible dispossession of a person of his private property without due process of law is a human right violation. In a recent judgment by a Bench led by Justice S.K. Kaul, the court stressed, quoting from its judgments, that right to property […]
EX-MINISTER SET TO JOIN BJP TODAY, LIKELY TO FILE NOMINATION FOR RS
Focus: GS-II Indian Polity, Governance, Prelims Why in news? Over 22 Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh had resigned from the Assembly on March 10, bringing the government into a political crisis. Following the resignation of Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia from the party, 13 MLAs and six Ministers owing allegiance to him, sent their resignations. What […]
67% OF DONATIONS TO NATIONAL PARTIES BY UNKNOWN SOURCES
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? As much as 67% of donations to national parties in 2018-19 came from “unknown sources,” an increase from 53% in the 2018-19 financial year, said a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms. Electoral bonds accounted for 78% of the ₹2,512.98 crore, or 67%, income from unknown sources. […]
RAISE PAY OF SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? A supreme court bench made it clear to the States and Union Territories that the Second National Judicial Pay Commission recommendation to nearly triple that pay and allowances for subordinate Judiciary should be implemented ‘proactively’. The court said that financially self-sufficient subordinate judiciary was pivotal for its independence. Hierarchy […]
CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED OVER MENTAL STATE
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered three children aged between eight and four, concluding that he was suffering from “extreme mental disturbance” at the time of the “abominable crime”. Views of the Supreme Court in this Case It is true that a […]