Answer Published Core Demand of the Question: Highlight how the demand for smaller states has been a recurring theme in Indian politics. Examine the arguments in support of the creation of smaller states in India. Examine the arguments against the Read More …
Tag: Indian Polity & Governance
Political Representation of Women
Context Over the years, the representation of women in political spheres has seen significant progress. But, this progress has been uneven, and there’s still much work to be done. About Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life Read More …
On Political Representation of Women
Recently, General elections in the U.K saw a record 263 women MPs (40%) have been elected to the House of Commons. The South African National Assembly has around 45% women representation, while the U.S. House of Representatives has 29%. Women Representatives In Independent India India as Read More …
President Returns Punjab Government’s Bill
The Punjab Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 seeks to remove the Governor, Shri. Banwarilal Purohit as the Chancellor of state-run universities with the Chief Minister of the State. The Governor of Punjab has reserved three pending Bills for the President’s consideration ie. Read More …
Reconstitution of Niti Aayog by the Government
The Indian government has recently reconstituted the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) with four full-time members and 15 union ministers, including from BJP allies, as either ex-officio members or special invitees. About NITI Aayog About: It is a government think-tank formed Read More …
PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) Scheme
Samagra Shiksha funds for the third and fourth quarters of 2023-24 and the first quarter of 2024-25 for Delhi, Punjab and West Bengal have not been released. The Centre has stopped funding for the umbrella program for school education in three opposition-ruled Read More …
Article 341
Recently, The Supreme Court of India ruled that states cannot make changes to the Scheduled Caste list published under Article 341 of the Constitution and quashed the 2015 Bihar government notification categorising Tanti-Tantwa community as Scheduled Caste. Background Enactment of Legislation: The Bihar Read More …
Q. Discuss how basic duties of police officers have changed with the new criminal laws coming into effect. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
Core Demand of the Question: Discuss the changes in the basic duties of police officers. Highlight the associated issues and suggest solutions to overcome them. Answer: Three new criminal laws—Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam Read More …