New Vice-President Of India – Jagdeep Dhankhar
Context National Democratic Alliance candidate and former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the 14th Vice-President of the country. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About Vice-President Election Qualification Powers and Functions Removal of Vice President About Vice-President: The Vice-President occupies the second highest office in the country. He is […]
Central Vigilance Commission
Context: Recently, the Government appointed Suresh N Patel as the new chief of the Central Vigilance Commission. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About Central Vigilance Commission Functions of CVC Removal of members (according to CVC Act) Criticism – Limited Powers of CVC About Central Vigilance Commission Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) […]
CJI Ramana Recommends Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
Context: The Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana names Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor. CJI Ramana retires on August 26 following which Justice Lalit will take over as the 49th Chief Justice of India. He will remain in office till November 8, 2022. […]
National Anti-Doping Bill
Context Recently, parliament passed the National Anti-Doping Bill 2021 Bill that seeks to create a statutory framework for the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About National Anti-Doping Bill Significance of the Bill What are the Issues with the Bill? About National Anti-Doping Bill It was initially […]
Parliamentary Panel Reviews Goa Civil Code
Context A parliamentary panel has reviewed Goa’s uniform civil code, and some of its members feel that there are some peculiar and outdated provisions related to matrimony in it. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What is Goa Civil Code? What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? Positive aspects of Uniform Civil […]
What Are Electoral Bonds?
Context: Recently, the State Bank of India (SBI) shared data reporting that Donations to political parties through electoral bonds (EBs) have crossed the Rs 10,000-crore mark. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Governance and Government Policies) Dimensions of the Article: What are Electoral Bonds? Why have they attracted criticism? Government’s response defending the Electoral Bonds scheme […]
Blasphemy and Hate Speech
Context: While Mohammad Zubair of Alt News was arrested for tweeting a still picture from a movie that had some religious context attached to it, Nupur Sharma, a member of the BJP, has been absconding with no coercive action taken against her for her inflammatory remarks on a prime-time TV show. Relevance: GS II: Polity […]
Coffee Promotion Bill
Context: Recently, the government is going to introduce a coffee promotion bill to modernize the functioning of the Coffee Board, promote exports, and support the development of the domestic market. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: About Coffee promotion bill Need to replace the old law Present status of Coffee Production […]
Replacement Level Fertility
Context: According to a recent study from the Indian government, up to 31 States and Union Territories now have total fertility rates of 2.1 or below, meaning that India has reached replacement level fertility. India has increased the usage of modern contraceptives between 2012 and 2020 by adding more than 1.5 crore new users. The […]
Suspension of MPs In Houses of Parliament
Context: Over this week, the two Houses of Parliament have suspended 27 MPs between them, the latest being two AAP MPs and an independent MP from Rajya Sabha . Lok Sabha has suspended four Congress MPs, and Rajya Sabha 23 MPs. The Rajya Sabha suspensions are for the remaining part of this week, and those […]