Supreme Court directs the Union Government to frame a policy for managing sacred groves across India.

The Supreme Court of India has directed the uniform implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) across all states and Union Territories. This move comes as the court identified significant gaps in the enforcement of the Act, even a decade after its enactment.

The Department of Consumer Affairs has announced the nationwide implementation of the E-Daakhil portal, making it operational in all States and Union Territories of India.

The Supreme Court dismissed petitions challenging the inclusion of the words ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ in the Preamble during the Emergency (1976).

Karnataka Unveils Space Policy 2024-29

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed K. Sanjay Murthy, a 1989-batch IAS officer, as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India

The Union government has reintroduced the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in six critical areas across five districts in Manipur due to escalating violence and volatility in the region. This move aims to enhance security measures and stabilize the area, which has witnessed over 200 fatalities and thousands of displaced individuals since May last year.

The Inter-State Council, a constitutional body aimed at addressing disputes and fostering cooperation among Indian states, has been reconstituted with significant updates to its leadership and composition.

The Supreme Court (SC) stated that “secularism” is a part of the Constitution’s basic structure. The Court emphasized that secularism has been deemed unamendable through various judgments.

Launch of ‘Karmayogi Saptah’ by Prime Minister  

The Supreme Court of India has unveiled a redesigned ‘Lady Justice’ statue.

The Union government has reinstated the recruitment of railway officers through the Civil Services Examination (CSE) and Engineering Services Examination (ESE) conducted by the UPSC. This decision reverses the 2019 policy, which exclusively recruited officers for the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) through the CSE.

The Union Cabinet has declared Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Pali, and Prakrit as classical languages

The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai granted GI tags to eight products from Assam

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The President of India recently unveiled the new flag and insignia of the Supreme Court at the National Conference of District Judiciary in New Delhi.

Supreme Court Rules on Delhi L-G’s Power to Nominate Aldermen

Karnataka State government has issued a draft notification for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Estate Management Rules 2024.

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Announces e-Office Rollout to 133 Offices

The draft of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, reimagines ward committees by introducing proportional representation. This reform empowers all contestants in the civic polls to nominate one member for every 10% vote share they secure

Thazhakara has become the first grama panchayat in Alappuzha and one of the first in Kerala to update and publish a comprehensive People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) with the involvement of local communities

The Department of Telecommunication released draft rules for the administration of Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) for a 30-day public consultation

Three new criminal codes will come into force

Kerala Assembly passed a resolution urging the Centre to rename the state as ‘Keralam’ in the Constitution.

Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 Punishing Organised Cheating Comes into Effect

Karnataka cabinet ok’s Establishment of DCRE Police Stations in Karnataka

The Post Office Act 2023 comes into effect from 18 June 2024

Recently, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) directed all medical device licence holders and manufacturers to report any adverse events related to life-saving medical equipment on the government’s Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) platform

The Supreme Court has reinforced the protection of private property against arbitrary state acquisition, highlighting the necessity of following mandatory procedures and granting fair compensation

PMLA Case Arrests: SC Tightens Rules

India (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) proposed digital competition framework

PRS Legislative Research has recently released its “Annual Review of State Laws 2023.” The report conducted an in-depth analysis of the functioning of State legislatures across India, shedding light on various key aspects of their performance

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) recently established the world’s largest renewable energy park in Gujarat’s Khavda region.

The Supreme Court recently laid down eight principles by providing harmonious construction to Sections 3 and 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963

Justice Aniruddha Bose (retired justice of Supreme Court) Appointed Head of National Judicial Academy

Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi was sworn in as the new judicial member of Lokpal of India by the Chairperson of Lokpal, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar

A national deep tech policy is nearing finalization in India, aimed at providing a comprehensive framework for high-end technology startups

High level committee on Simultaneous elections in India headed by Ramnath Kovind has submitted its report

Rupa Tarakasi, Banglar Muslin, Narasapur crochet lace products,  Kutch rogan craft, Ratlam Riyawan Lahsun, Tripura Risa Textile, Hyderabad Lac Bangles, Majuli Mask , Assam Majuli Manuscript Painting, Ambaji White Marble won GI Tag recently

Civil Accounts Day 2024 celebrated in New Delhi to mark the 48th foundation day of Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)

President Droupadi Murmu appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice AM Khanwilkar as the chairperson of Lokpal

34th Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court

Mysore Paints to provide over 26 lakh vials of indelible ink for Lok Sabha polls

Supreme Court struck down Electoral Bond scheme and several amendments that the government made in key laws to facilitate corporate donations to political parties

Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)

The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, was introduced in Lok Sabha to bring greater transparency, fairness and credibility to the public examinations system

22nd Law Commission Report on defamation of India was published recently

Justice Pratinidhi Srinivasacharya Dinesh Kumar as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court

Election Commission of India (ECI) has conducted a training programme in virtual mode on the recently introduced Election Seizure Management System (ESMS) for the officers concerned from Andhra Pradesh

Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai has been nominated as the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC)

The Election Commission of India (ECI) brought in new rules for the allocation of symbols to registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs)

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court nominated as the Executive Chairperson of the National Legal Services Authority

Australian Voters rejected an opportunity to amend their constitution for the first time in almost 50 years towards a more inclusive ethos for its Indigenous population

Ayodhya Ram temple trust gets FCRA licence to receive foreign donations

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has released draft regulations under ‘leniency-plus’ regime

Special and Local Laws are kept  away from the ongoing reform process

The Karnataka state government constituted fifth state finance commission

Prime Minister announced the setting up of the tribal university in Telangana

Tripura launched an e-cabinet system at Agartala

Vice-President & Chairman Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, reconstituted the all-women panel of Vice-Chairpersons in Rajya Sabha

The government has announced a ‘Special Session of Parliament’ from Sept 18-22

Union government has formed the committee under former President of India Ram Nath Kovind, to look into the feasibility of simultaneous elections to State Assemblies and the Lok Sabha.

According to study, Cyclone frequency may rise over Indian coast from the warming of Pacific ocean

No-trust motion/ No confidence motion and Adjournment motion moved in Lok Sabha

Government of India recently appointed new panel for Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS)

Election commission of India (ECI) to issue digital time vouchers to National & State political parties for campaigning on Doordarshan & All India Radio during elections

The Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill in Parliament, placing once again the debate on science and technology funding in the spotlight.

The Delhi High Court reject PepsiCo India’s patent appeal for its unique Lays’ potato

Supreme Court asks ED chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra to quit, but upholds statutory amendments

The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) recently held a joint consultation with stakeholders on the menace of ‘dark patterns’ with ASCI has come up with guidelines for the same .

In a first-of-its-kind judgment, a Sessions Court in Rajasthan has ordered the payment of half of the fine amount, imposed on a convict in a chinkara killing case, to the informer as a prize for helping in the detection of crime against wildlife.

 The Governor of Tamil Nadu, R.N. Ravi, has dismissed V. Senthilbalaji, a Minister in the Council of Ministers, without  consent of the council of ministers highlights the issue of pleasure of the governor 

A tribal council in Meghalaya has unanimously passed a resolution to oppose the implementation of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in areas within its jurisdiction

Tamil Nadu withdraws general consent accorded to CBI to probe cases in state

The newly inaugurated Parliament has a unique device called Dubbed Foucault’s pendulum, installed by the National Council of Science Museums

‘Sengol’ to be installed in the new parliament building when it is inaugurated on May 28.

Jallikattu, the traditional rural sport involving bulls, has received judicial approval.

The Vote From Home (VFH) facility introduced in Karnataka by the Election Commission of India, for the first time in the country, has proved to be a blessing for those in the 80+ age group and people with disabilities (PwD).

A five-judge or constitution bench of the Supreme Court held that a court can directly grant divorce under Article 142 of the Constitution, in cases where the marriage has irretrievably broken down, without referring the parties to a family court first, where they must wait for 6-18 months for a decree of divorce by mutual consent.

National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on April 24 every year in India to commemorate the historic day when the Panchayati Raj System was introduced in the country.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud announced that the Supreme Court has created a special webpage for the Kesavananda Bharati case in which a 13-judge Bench, the largest constituted in the court’s history, through a wafer-thin majority of 7:6, held that Parliament cannot amend the “Basic Structure” of the Constitution.

The cVigil app has recorded 3,147 complaints in Karnataka on model code of conduct violations, of which 2,643 complaints have been found to be genuine.

The Central Government has notified the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 under Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960 and after superseding the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules, 2001.

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu  presented National Panchayat Awards and inaugurated National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats in New Delhi

the Election Commission of India, accorded Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with the status of a national party. Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Communist Party of India (CPI), and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) lost their national party status. The EC also revoked the recognition of some parties as State parties.

Karnataka has ranked as number one in the list of states and Union Territories in granting access to justice and three other southern states figured among the best five, according to the India Justice Report 2022.

Replacing the foreign policy that had been in place since 2015, the new policy kicks in from 2023-24 and aims to almost triple India’s goods and services exports to $2 trillion by 2030, from an estimated $760 billion in 2022-23.

Recently MP Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from the Lok Sabha, a day after he was convicted in a defamation case by a Surat court.

Karnataka state government is implementing the National e-Vidhan application in the state legislature.

Lok Sabha passed Finance Bill, 2023 with 64 amendments, including one that seeks to set up the much-awaited GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT).

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has agreed to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practice in India in a restricted, well controlled and regulated way on a reciprocity basis.

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court directed in a landmark judgment that Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners will be appointed by High powered committee

Italian Prime Minister Meloni to be chief guest at 8th Raisina Dialogue

The Government has taken steps to formalise the e-waste recycling sector of the country, through introduction of E-Waste (Management) Rules 2022.

Why in news? The Supreme Court observed that no one in India votes for a candidate based on their educational qualifications. Thus, providing false information about a candidate’s educational qualifications cannot amount to a “corrupt act” under Sections 123 (2) and Section 123 (4) of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951.
What are ‘corrupt practices’ under the RPA, 1951?
• Section 123 of the Act defines ‘corrupt practices’ to include bribery, undue influence, false information, and promotion or attempted promotion of “feelings of enmity or hatred between different classes of the citizens of India on grounds of religion, race, caste, community, or language” by a candidate for the furtherance of his prospects in the election.
• Section 123 (2) deals with ‘undue influence’ which it defines as “any direct or indirect interference or attempt to interfere on the part of the candidate or his agent, or of any other person, with the consent of the candidate or his election agent, with the free exercise of any electoral right.” This could also include threats of injury, social ostracism and expulsion from any caste or community.
• Moreover, convincing a candidate or an elector that they will become “an object of divine displeasure or spiritual censure” will also be considered an interference “with the free exercise of the electoral right of such candidate or elector.”
• Section 123 (4) extends the ambit of “corrupt practices” to the intentional publication of false statements which can prejudice the outcome of the candidate’s election.
Disqualifications:
• Under the provisions of the Act, an elected representative can be disqualified if convicted of certain offences; on grounds of corrupt practices; for failing to declare election expenses; and for interests in government contracts or works.
What practices has the court held as corrupt practices in the past?
• In 1994, the Supreme Court’s ruling in ‘SR Bommai v. Union of India’, which otherwise held secularism to be a part of the ‘basic structure’, the court said, “whatever the attitude of the State towards the religions, religious sects, and denominations, religion cannot be mixed with any secular activity of the State.” The encroachment of religion into secular activities is strictly prohibited, the court stated while adding that the same is clear from sub-section (3) of Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
• In 2017, a seven-judge constitution bench of the apex court headed by former Chief Justice TS Thakur in ‘Abhiram Singh v C.D. Commachen’ held that an election will be annulled if votes are sought in the name of a candidate’s religion, race, caste, community, or language, as per Section 123 (3) which prohibits the same.
More recently in 2022, the top court directed a three-judge bench to look into prayers for reconsidering its 2013 judgment in ‘S. Subramaniam Balaji vs State of Tamil Nadu’, where the court held that promises of freebies cannot be termed a corrupt practice. However, the matter is still yet to be decided.

Shiitake, the premium variety of mushrooms being grown only in a few countries, is now being cultivated in Bengaluru.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated fellow Members of Parliament who will be conferred the Sansad Ratna Awards 2023

Supreme Court to set up a committee to examine Hindenburg Research’s report on the Adani Group that is accused for short selling

The Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and five states Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand over the failure to elect a Deputy Speaker.

Recently central government appointed governors to 12 states and union territory.

The Supreme Court refused to set aside a provision in the election law which allows candidates to contest polls from two constituencies simultaneously

With recent supreme court judgment regarding demonetisation comes under criticism, as it questions our blind acceptance of numerical majorities in judicial decision-making

The Union government will soon start off the process to set up the 16th Finance Commission with finance ministry

The Chief Justice of India compared the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution to the North Star, in response to Vice president remarks over Keshavanda Bharati case.

There is a debate on  powers of local elected officials remain curtailed by State governments and local bureaucrats in multiple ways, thereby diluting the spirit of the constitutional amendments aimed at local empowerment

The Supreme Court expressed displeasure over six states and Union Territories (UTs), including Jammu and Kashmir, not yet giving their comments to the Centre on the issue of identification of minorities at the state level.

Central Government through its curative petition has contended Bhopal gas leak tragedy and sought additional funds from the  pesticide company.

The Additional Registrar General of India communicated to States about postponed dates of decennial Census of 2021 without specifying a reason.

ಮತದಾರರ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಆಯೋಗವು ದೇಶೀಯ ವಲಸೆ ಮತದಾರರಿಗಾಗಿ ರಿಮೋಟ್ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಮತಯಂತ್ರವನ್ನು (ಆರ್‌ವಿಎಂ) ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಿದೆ. 

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) constituted a high-powered committee chaired by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai for the Union Territory of Ladakh development

The MeitY has released draft amendments in relation to online gaming. The idea is to ensure that online games are in conformity with Indian laws and to safeguard users against potential harm.

The free wildlife safari programme, ‘Bandipur Yuva Mitra’, for students of government schools in Chamarajanagar district.

The Election Commission  announced the development of a prototype of a multi-constituency remote electronic voting machine (RVM) to enable remote voting by migrant voters.

The inter-State border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra erupts every now and then for the border town of Belagavi.

Central Water Commission (CWC) approved the  revised Detailed Project Reports (DPR) of Bhandura and Kalasa schemes in Mahadayi basin, now the challenge is for the state government to obtain Forest and Environment clearances.

Election Commission to begin delimitation exercise in Assam, to use Census figures of 2001

The Legislative Assembly adopted the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) Bill, 2022, that seeks to bring about better integration and management of city’s urban mobility.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council in Shillong, Meghalaya.

The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed in Parliament, despite the Opposition’s demands for scrutiny to a parliamentary committee. The Bill empowers the government to establish carbon markets in India and specify a carbon credit trading scheme.

Raising objection to the formulation of the detailed project report  for the Almatti-Pennar proposed link project, Karnataka has registered its concern over not being indicated or allocated its share of water in the Godavari-Cauvery river linking project.

The Centre is unlikely to constitute a Tribunal to resolve the dispute on sharing of the Pennaiyar river water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Karnataka has decided to oppose the Eco Sensitive Area (ESA) notification in its entirety by citing the lack of compensation from the Centre, a recommendation of the Kasturirangan Committee report

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to be recognized as a National Party by Election Commission of India

The University Grants Commission held a meeting with international publishers to discuss bringing out textbooks for undergraduate courses in Indian languages, and has set a timeline of six to 12 months for the same.

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) met and reviewed preparedness of Central Ministries/Agencies, and State/Union Territory Governments to review preparedness for the possible cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal.

Advocate’s Day in India is observed on December 03, 2022. It is celebrated by the lawyer community to mark the birth anniversary of Rajendra Prasad, India’s First President and a very eminent lawyer.

The Delhi High Court recently passed an interim order to prevent the unlawful use of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan’s name, image and voice.

The oldest Muslim organisation in the country, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has become the first Muslim body to accept caste-based Pasmanda Muslim identity of community members.

Karnataka flagship Kutumba( Family Id) project has bagged the national award for e governance

India observes Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas on November 26 every year in order to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.

China signed a 27-year deal for LNG supply with the tiny gulf monarchy, probably the longest in terms of duration in the history of LNG.

 The Supreme Court of India batted for the need to have a neutral mechanism for appointment of Election Commissioners.

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to list in due course a writ petition to reconsider the collegium system of judicial appointments to the Supreme Court and the High Courts.

The State government has appointed an eight-member management committee to manage Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Peetha/Dargah, a syncretic cave-shrine atop Bababudangiri in Chikkamagaluru taluk.

Madhya Pradesh notifies PESA Rules on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas.

The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has introduced its audit quality inspection guidelines  as a step towards  further  improving the quality of audit profession.

 Judgment pronounced by NGT said Ranthambore fest to be held after considering impact on wildlife

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court ruled in the matter where the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) appealed various orders favouring employees issued by the Kerala, Rajasthan, and Delhi High Courts. The order provided relief to some employees.

Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in a 3:2 majority decision, upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which provides 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society.

Central Consumer Protection Authority passes Order against Cloudtail for selling domestic pressure cookers in violation of mandatory BIS standards

Mathura-Vrindavan, one of India’s largest pilgrimage centres, aims to become a “net zero carbon emission” tourist destination by 2041

The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held a meeting to ‘discuss and draft the report to be sent to the government’ for missing the 2%-6% inflation target mandated by the MPC framework.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the States/ Union Territories to appoint a Child Welfare Police Officer (CWPO) in every police station to exclusively deal with children, either as victims or perpetrators.

Nagaland is undertaking the first avian documentation exercise going beyond the Amur falcons, the migratory raptor that put the State on the world birding map.

Enforcement Directorate Summons To Jharkhand Chief Minister In Mining Case

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021).

Following the tradition of awarding Rajyotsava Award every year to eminent persons who have rendered significant service in various fields,on 67th Kannada Rajyotsava (state formation day) this year on November 1.

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupendra Yadav inspected the “Swachhata” Special Campaign 2.0 at the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History under the MoEF&CC. Cleanliness and good governance are the key pillars of this campaign.

Sections among Tulu and Kodava speakers in Karnataka have demanded priority for their languages too in the draft of the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Bill, 2022.

 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched Rozgar Mela  the recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel. During the ceremony, appointment letters were handed over to 75,000 newly inducted appointees

Shri Jaxay Shah, former Chairman of CREDAI and founder Chairman of Savvy Group has been appointed as the Chairman of Quality Council of India (QCI) for a period of three years

 The Karnataka Cabinet decided to promulgate an ordinance in order to increase reservation for SC/STs even as the government chose not to pursue the 9th Schedule route for now

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s indirect threat that he can independently dismiss Ministers with constitutional provision.

Only 37.5 per cent of workers in the unorganised sector in Karnataka have their names registered on the e-Shram national database.

Karnataka’s ‘Grama One’ project logs one crore transactions within nine months of launch

The delay in appointing the chairperson and members to the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has almost paralysed the key rights body in the State.

 Karnataka secured the sixth place in delivery of social ,economic and political justice among 18 large states.

the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on students’ right to wear hijab in school, both judges on the Bench seemed to agree that believers or worshippers are the best persons to interpret whether a practice is essential to their religion or not.

Eight Karnataka-based registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) have been delisted while eight others have been notified as “inactive” by the Election Commission of India as part of the nation-wide crackdown on RUPPs that have not participated in election process nor have complied with statutory obligations.

Around 62% of rural households in India had fully functional tap water connections within their premises, according to a survey commissioned by the Union Ministry of Water Resources to assess the functioning of the government’s marquee Jal Jeevan Mission.

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to solve the long-pending Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal issue between Punjab and Haryana, saying, “It’s the duty of the Centre to ensure water for Punjab and Haryana, not to make them fight

The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion of Religion Bill, 2022, has received the assent of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot. The Bill was passed a few days ago by the Karnataka State legislature.

Top officials of India and Nepal began a three-day meeting to discuss the issues related to the long-awaited Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project and other bilateral issues related to water resources.

The Election Commission of India’s (ECI’s) ongoing drive to clean up the electoral space has now gone “beyond RUPPs” (registered unrecognised political parties) to cover recognised national and State parties

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the rules governing The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022.

The High Court of Karnataka has said that the Karnataka State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has no power in law to issue direction to the State government to withhold the grants to educational institutions.

Sri Lanka will revive its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India and upgrade it to a “a comprehensive economic and technological partnership”, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, signalling Colombo’s willingness to revisit a stalled pact.

Pulling up the States for the delay in completion of the Narendra Modi government’s flagship rural household scheme — Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) — the Union Ministry of Rural Development has come up with a set of penalties that the State governments will have to bear for any further delay.

Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, at the Madurai Corporation Primary School Aathimoolam II in Simmakal, Madurai, launched the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme for students of Class I to V in government schools.

The Union Cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the addition of four tribes to the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST), including those from Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh.

President Droupadi Murmu virtually launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.

The Department of Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology Division has notified a draft amendment to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011.

The Indian government has decided not to extend the anti-dumping duty imposed on ammonium nitrate imported from Russia, Iran and Georgia.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) will soon launch a single-window for submitting grievances by merging the different portals and helplines that exist currently, with the aim to fastrack their resolution as well as monitor institutes that are slow in responding to them.

The cooperation between the navies of India and the U.S. is one of the most dynamic and significant components of the bilateral defence ties, underlining that the defence sector has emerged as a major pillar between the two countries, especially in the context of the Indo-Pacific.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on August 16 handed over several indigenously-developed equipment and systems to the Army which includes Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS), new generation anti-personnel mine ‘Nipun’, rugged and automatic communication system with enhanced capabilities, upgraded sights system for tanks, advanced thermal imagers and state-of-the art high mobility infantry protected vehicles and assault boats.

Minister in charge of Mysuru district S.T. Somashekar, who is the Minister for Cooperation, announced in Mysuru that the Yeshasvini health insurance scheme will be re-launched on October 2 on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the Karnataka government will extend a 2% for sportspersons in jobs in all departments.

With tur dal prices surging since mid-July and reports coming in of some traders creating artificial supply squeeze by restricting sales, the Centre has invoked the Essential Commodities Act of 1955 to ask States to monitor and verify the stocks available with such traders.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent left for Malaysia to participate in a four-day bilateral exercise ‘Udarashakti’ with the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). This continues the recent trend of India’s expanding defence and security cooperation with South East Asian countries.

The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry on Friay launched the ‘SMILE-75’ initiative for comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in begging in 75 identified municipalities as a part of the celebrations of 75 years of Independence

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 provides legal sanction to law enforcement agencies for “taking measurements of convicts and other persons for the purposes of identification and investigation of criminal matters”.

The Cabinet approved a new scheme for development of aspirational taluks to address regional imbalances in the State. It included 49 indicators assigned by NITI Aayog following completion of the tenure of the Special Development Plan (SDP) launched as per the D.M. Nanjundappa Committee report on regional imbalances in the State.

With agriculture accounting for about 84% of water consumption and the estimated water demand set to reach 1,859 tmcft by 2025, the State Cabinet approved the Karnataka Water Policy 2022 for effective management of water resources.

The State Cabinet approved the Karnataka Aerospace and Defence Policy 2022-27 to attract investment of ₹45,000 crore in the next five-year period and extend concessions for investors in the sector.

The Union Cabinet approved an extension to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban so that the houses sanctioned under the scheme can be completed.

The Supreme Court refused to consider the question of derecognising political parties who promise freebies.

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was appointed the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI) after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment.

Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was sworn in as the 14th Vice-President of India.

In a major setback to the State government, the High Court of Karnataka set aside the constitution of a separate Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), under the direct control of the Chief Minister, in 2016 by withdrawing the powers vested with the Karnataka Lokayukta (KL) police wing to probe all cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against public servants.

Suresh Patel recently took the charge as new CVC.

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana’s tenure is drawing to an end in a few days. The Ramana Collegium has been particularly successful. The collegium, as a united front, was able to recommend numerous judicial appointments and scripted history by getting nine Supreme Court judges appointed in one go. Of the nine, Justice B.V. Nagarathna, is in line to be the first woman CJI in 2027.

Addressing the seventh meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council, the Prime Minister said that during the pandemic, every State played a crucial role by focusing on the grassroots delivery of public services through cooperation across political lines.

The legality of Section 295(A) was affirmed by a five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court. The court said that the punishment under Section 295(A) deals with aggravated form of blasphemy which is committed with the malicious aim of offending any religious sensibilities

R Balasubramaniam, chairman of the State Committee on Youth Policy, submitted a draft of the Karnataka Youth Policy (KYP) 2022, to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Modifying the Arogya Bandhu scheme guidelines, the State government has now limited the continuation of the scheme in only 12 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) that are 15 km away from the highway. This follows the recommendations by a committee set up to examine the feasibility of the scheme in September 2021.

Denying an unmarried woman the right to a safe abortion violates her personal autonomy and freedom”, observed the Supreme Court while allowing an unmarried woman to seek abortion of her pregnancy of a term of 24 weeks which arose out of a consensual relationship.

The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 has been listed for consideration and passing during the Monsoon session of the Parliament. If passed, the Bill will bring the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) into domestic law and enable Indian authorities to take action against piracy on the high seas.

The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Antarctica Bill, 2022.

Karnataka has bagged the top rank in NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022, which determines innovation capacities and ecosystems at the sub-national level. The State has held this position, under the Major States category, in all three editions of the Index so far.

A commission headed by K. Bhakthavatsala, former judge of the Karnataka High Court, to study suitable political representation for other backward classes (OBCs) in urban local body (ULB) elections submitted a report to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

The United Arab Emirates will invest $2 billion to develop a series of integrated food parks across India under the framework of the four-nation grouping ‘I2U2’.

The legislative amendment was introduced by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna. The U.S. House of Representative passed a legislative amendment that approves an India-specific waiver for punitive CAATSA sanctions.

Iran and Belarus could soon become the newest members of the China and Russia-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

 Every person in India can be a minority in one State or the other. Minority status of religious and linguistic communities is “State-dependent”, the Supreme Court said on July 18.

A total of 11 educational institutions from the State have figured in the top ten lists across all categories under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) which was released by the Ministry of Education.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Jaipur, where security, road, transport, industries, water, power and other issues of common interests was discussed

India is going to elect its new President on July 18. The new President will be sworn in on July 25.

The Union Ministry of Mines has awarded both the mining leases of the Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited (SMIORE) with the five-star Rating for the year 2020-21.

Veerendra Heggade of Dharmasthala launches Vanashri afforestation scheme in the Mysuru city

ರಷ್ಯಾದಿಂದ ಎಸ್- 400 ಕ್ಷಿಪಣಿ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಖರೀದಿ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲವಾಗಿರುವ ಕಾಟ್ಸಾ ಕಾಯ್ದೆಗೆ ಅಮೆರಿಕದ ಸಂಸತ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಸನಾತ್ಮಕ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ ಮಸೂದೆಯನ್ನು ಭಾರತ – ಅಮೆರಿಕದ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ಸಿಗ ರೋ ಖನ್ನಾ ಮಂಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant will be the new Sherpa of G-20, replacing Union Minister Piyush Goyal, as full-time sherpa is required for India’s presidency.

Four out of seven vacancies have been filled in the category of eminent persons nominated by the President

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the national emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament building.

The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), allowing Indians to receive up to ₹10 lakh in a year from relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. The earlier limit was ₹1 lakh.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the June 28 killing of tailor Kanhaiyya Lal (48) in Rajasthan’s Udaipur over a social media post supporting suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Neftali Bennett, and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan would attend the first-of-its-kind virtual summit of the I2U2 grouping next month for discussions of the food security crisis and other areas of cooperation

Days ahead of the inauguration of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has clarified that the landmark infrastructure project was not part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

The United Nations has designated June 20 as World Refugee Day to honour forcibly displaced people all around the world and celebrate their strength and courage.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his visiting Australian counterpart Richard Marles will explore new initiatives to further expand bilateral defence engagements

Andhra Pradesh is set to take up transit oriented development (TOD), a form of compact, pedestrian and non-motorised vehicle (NMV) friendly development that promotes mixed land use along the mass transit corridors in the urban areas.

Karnataka had conceived the idea of palm oil mission about 35 years ago, though it did not succeed due to various reasons. Experts suggest that Karnataka should revive the mission as it has a conducive environment for oil palm cultivation which can also contribute to increasing farmers’ incomes.

The Cabinet approved the Agnipath scheme for temporary recruitment to the armed forces

The State Government has decided to demand national project tag for Upper Krishna.

Former Karnataka High Court judge Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Karnataka on June 15.

The Union Cabinet signed a MoU between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on cooperation in the field of industries and advanced technologies

India and Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on mutual logistics support in presence of the two Defence Ministers during the ongoing visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to the Southeast Asian nation.

On the occasion of World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the ‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement’, a global initiative, via video conferencing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged bank chiefs to make it easier for people to avail loans through a new Jan Samarth portal, a repository of a dozen credit-linked government schemes.

Petitioners in the Delhi High Court questioned why marital status, age, or gender were the criteria for being allowed to commission or not commission surrogacy in India.

Preparations are afoot for the 90th Interpol General Assembly that is to be held in the National Capital later this year. The arrangements for the event are being made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in coordination with other government agencies.

The Central government has revised the premium rates for Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)

The Har Ghar Dastak campaign 2.0 commenced across the country to ensure complete Covid-19 vaccination of all eligible beneficiaries, with special focus on inoculation of those in the 12-14 age group and precaution dose for those above 60.

 The Mysuru Division of South Western Railway will extend the concept of ‘’One Station One Product’’ to 67 railway stations across Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Mangaluru, Madikeri, Tumakuru, Shivamogga, Chikmagaluru, Chitradurga, Davangere and Haveri districts coming under its jurisdiction.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election scheduled to be held on June 10

President of India inaugurated the National Women Legislators’ Conference-2022 in Thiruvananthapuram

 National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) announced the launch of a revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) mobile application

13th Annual Day commemoration of the Competition Commission of India celebrated

Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner

Governor of Tamilnadu has forwarded the NEET exemption Bill to the Union Home Ministry to be sent to the President of India for his assent

Prime Minister inaugurated the seventh edition of Raisina Dialogue on April 25, 2022

Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on every 24th day of April wherein Panchayati Raj system was accorded the constitutional status

Ajay Kumar Sood, an eminent physicist has been appointed as the central government’s principal scientific advisor

The Supreme Court asked Attorney General for assistance to institutionalise a mechanism by which information crucial to decide whether a person should be condemned to death or not can be gathered and placed on record before trial judges.

NITI Aayog has prepared draft battery swapping policy

National Civil Services Day is celebrated on April 21

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has prepared a report to ensure a safe and vibrant cyberspace for India focussing on areas like large scale digitisation of public services, State-level cyber security etc

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently issued guidelines to states and union territories asking that they modernize prisons as part of the Modernisation of Prisons Project

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved continuation of the revamped Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) till 2026

The Supreme Court upheld amendments introducing restrictions in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) while holding that no one has a fundamental or absolute right to receive foreign contributions

Chandigarh Municipal Corporation passed a resolution stating that the city should remain a Union Territory

The government introduced The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha

Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned sine die

Darlongs – a small community of around 11,000 people in Tripura – was officially included in the list of Scheduled Tribes after the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

The milestone of having 50,000 open defecation-free (ODF) Plus villages has been crossed by the country.

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has said the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of single-use less than 100 microns would be prohibited from July 1

The Kerala High Court  asked organisations associated with the film industry to take steps to constitute a joint committee to deal with cases of sexual harassment of women, in line with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act of 2013

The Supreme Court upheld the Centre’s one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme for the armed forces

While hearing a criminal appeal against the Bihar Government recently, Chief Justice of India admonished a counsel for submitting a ‘sealed cover report’ to the court.

• In a landmark judgment, the Karnataka High Court ruled that wearing of hijab by Muslim women is does not form essential religious practice in the Islamic faith and prescribing uniform is not a violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) and 25 of the Constitution

The government has notified certain amendments to Census rules to allow online self-enumeration in the upcoming Census and National Population Register (NPR)

37th Foundation Day celebrations of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) was recently held

Cabinet approves Amendment of the Second Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 for specifying rate of royalty in respect of certain minerals

3rd edition of National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) to be completed

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Celebrates its 17th Foundation Day

NEWS Only the appropriate authorities notified by the State Government can initiate criminal prosecution against health facilities for violation of provisions of the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act 1994, ruled the Karnataka High Court. THE CASE AND RULING HC passed the order while quashing a criminal proceeding initiated against Dhondiba Anna […]

The Government of India has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme for a period of five years to 2026

The Supreme Court asked the Union and the State governments to respond to a petition to enforce the fundamental duties of citizens, including patriotism and unity of the nation, through “comprehensive, well-defined laws”.

The Centre approved the implementation of Phase II of the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project by the Ministry of Home Affairs  during the period from 2022-23 to 2025-26

Chief Justice of India has questioned the Centre over vacancies in various tribunals despite the Supreme Court nudging the government to fill them up soon

Maharashtra assembly will get a new Speaker in its budget session

NEWS The high-powered committee set up by the Union Government has approved the proposal to declare the Upper Bhadra Project as a national project, which would enable the State to get a ₹12,500 crore grant from the Centre to implement it UPPER BHADRA PROJECT WHAT – Major lift irrigation Scheme AIM – Irrigate 2.25 lakh […]

The Karnataka High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the state government’s ban on students wearing a hijab in educational institutions. In recent hearing, the judges heard an argument on whether the state can justify the ban on the ground that it violates ‘public order’.

Only one-fourth of the required number of Disha meetings have taken place, Union Rural Development Minister informed Lok Sabha

University Grants Commission (UGC) has developed a draft National Higher Educational Qualification Framework (NHEQF), which is part of a set of reforms that the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisages.

Parliamentary Budget session 2022-23 begins

30th National Commission for Women (NCW) Foundation Day was recently celebrated

CVC modifies criteria for nomination of Independent External Monitors

More than 400 convicts lodged in Delhi’s three jails are set to have their sentences remitted or reduced for showing good conduct during incarceration.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates in the All India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses, noting that “reservation is not at odds with merit” in open competitive examinations.

Sixty Ninth Meeting of Governing Body of National Water Development Agency (NWDA) was held recently

The Union government is planning to acquire for itself overriding powers to transfer IAS and IPS officers through Central deputation, doing away with the requirement of taking the approval of the State governments.

Chief Minister of Karnataka said irrigation projects in Karnataka are bogged down by inter-State river water disputes and asked the Centre to “revisit the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act since the law is creating more disputes than resolving them.”

NEWS National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has recommended that the Delhi government must suspend its flagship ‘Desh ke Mentor’ programme DESH KE MENTOR Launched in October 2021 Aimed at connecting students in classes IX to XII with voluntary mentors. People between the ages of 18 and 35 can sign up to be […]

58th Foundation Day of the Food Corporation of India celebrated recently.

Election commission of India issued guidelines regarding attention of all media to the Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 that prohibits displaying any election matter by means, inter alia, of television or similar apparatus, during the period of 48 hours before the hour fixed for conclusion of poll in a constituency

Haryana government invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act after the Outdoor Patient Department services across the State were crippled due to a day-long strike by the doctors in support of their demands.

Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and A.S. Bopanna of the Supreme Court recused themselves from hearing a dispute among the States of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka on the allocation of the Krishna river water.

Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s party gets it symbol

With the model code of conduct coming into effect in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur, the Union Health Ministry has decided to “exclude” the picture of Prime Minister from the Covid-19 vaccine certificates in these states.

Election Commission announced a hike in expenditure limit for candidates to Rs 95 lakh (up from Rs 70 lakh) for Lok Sabha elections, and Rs 40 lakh (up from Rs 28 lakh) for Assembly polls.

Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lake and wintering ground of birds in the Indian subcontinent, saw a million birds, including the uncommon Mongolian gull, visiting the waterbody this year.

President notified the appointment of three additional judges of Bombay High Court as permanent judges and extended tenure of another additional judge of the HC by a year.

The Kalaburagi bench of the high court has said that drawing of the blood sample of an accused to determine the paternity of the child is neither self-incrimination nor violative of Article 20 (3) of the Constitution.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority recorded 126 tiger deaths this year, the highest since it began collecting the data for the same a decade ago

The Government of India has notified Sale of Electoral Bonds at Authorised Branches of State Bank of India

Good Governance Index 2021 recently released. The index has been prepared by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).

The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was recently passed in Union Legislature

A committee examining the income criteria for determining EWS is likely to submit its report to the Centre soon.

Centre has decided to amend the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 to plug the loopholes in the Act

The draft paper of the Delimitation Commission has proposed seven additional Assembly seats for Jammu and Kashmir — six in Jammu division and one in Kashmir valley. For the first time, the commission proposed reserving nine seats for Scheduled Tribes (STs) on the basis of population. Seven seats are proposed for the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.

The Union Cabinet has cleared 21 years as the minimum marriage age for women, from 18 earlier .It is based on the recommendation of a panel led by Jaya Jaitly.

Sandur Tahasildar was relieved under premise of Breach of Privilege

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed by Lok Sabha

Kerala Governor has expressed desire to quit as chancellor of a state university

Union Law Minister told the Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Home Affairs had no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of IPC that deals with sedition.

Biennial elections of 25 Karnataka Legislative Council seats from 20 Local Authorities’ Constituencies was recently conducted

Event to commemorate 100 years of Public accounts committee celebrated

Chief Justice of Supreme court of India suggested one central agency- National Judicial Infrastructure Corporation, with a degree of autonomy, for overseeing infrastructure development of subordinate courts in India

Chief Minister has sought the NITI Aayog’s assistance in getting special status for Andhra Pradesh. Special Status is guaranteed by the Constitution through an Act that has to be passed by 2/3rds majority in both the houses of Parliament that empowers legislative and political rights

The Uttarakhand Government recently withdrew the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act.

More than six lakh Indians renounced citizenship in the past five years, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha. It is done in accordance of Citizenship Act, 1955

Parliament Winter session Begins

• Ruling party issued a whip for its members in Rajya Sabha. Whip is appointed by the political party to serve as an assistant floor leader and is charged with the responsibility of ensuring the attendance of his party members in large numbers and securing their support in favour of or against a particular issue.

Constitution Day also known as ‘Samvidhan Divas’ is celebrated in our country on 26th November every year, to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.

Andhra Assembly withdraws resolution to abolish Legislative Council. Government had passed the statutory resolution in January 2020 under Article 169(1) of the Constitution

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a scheme of the then ruling AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu granting a waiver of outstanding crop loans, medium-term (agriculture) loans, and long-term (farm sector) loans issued to small and marginal farmers.

The Karnataka Agricultural Price Commission (KAPC) has recommended to the State Government to seek permission from the Centre for increasing the procurement of quantity of foodgrains under the MSP for distribution at subsidised prices under the public distribution system (PDS).

The Chhattisgarh government has formulated draft rules under PESA Act, 1996, terming it the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Provisions (Extension of the Scheduled) Rules, 2021.

PM announced that the three contentious farm laws passed last year would be repealed

Allahabad High Court has called upon the Central Government to forthwith initiate the process for implementation of Uniform Civil Code

First Audit Diwas is being celebrated on 16 November 2021

29th meeting of the Southern Zonal Council was recently held

President of India promulgated two ordinances that would allow the Union Government to extend the tenures of the directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from two years to up to five years.

Privilege motion will be passed against a Rajya Sabha member

Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) that was suspended due to COVID has been resumed where MPs to get ₹2 cr. each instead of previously approved ₹5 cr.

National legal services day is celebrated every year on November 9

SC collegium recommends transfer of Madras HC Chief Justice to Meghalaya HC

The Election Commission has noted that the 22 Biju Janata Dal MLAs who were appointed as chairpersons of various district planning committees and special development councils do not attract disqualification for holding an office of profit.

The central government is preparing to give a fresh push to the establishment of an All India Judicial Service (AIJS) on the lines of the central civil services.

A district autonomous council in Meghalaya, which If implemented, the proposed Bill would modify an age-old customary practice of inheritance of the matrilineal Khasi tribe.

Justice Ashok Bhushan is appointed as the full-time chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued the notification for draft amendments to Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016, and invited feedback.

SC sets up committee to examine Pegasus allegations

The Gujarat High Court has reprimanded the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for the pollution on the Sabarmati riverfront

The Central Government has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on 21st October 2021 to incorporate the provisions related to nominal one-time compensation and uniform procedure for establishment of Overground Telegraph Line in the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016.

Election commission issues a statement for enforcement of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during bye-elections being conducted

The 17th Lok Sabha which, more than two years after it was constituted in 2019, remains without a Deputy Speaker.

Bhaskarabda to be added to official calendar of Assam

Election Commission of India halts the Dalit Bandhu scheme in Huzurabad Assembly constituency citing the October 30 byelection.

Opposition is mounting against the proposed amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, with environmentalists and activists arguing that it will lead to further degradation of forests, especially in ecologically sensitive areas such as the Western Ghats.

28th anniversary of NHRC recently celebrated

Rajasthan’s marriage registration Bill passed last month by the Rajasthan Assembly, which amended a 2009 law on mandatory registration of marriages, including child marriages, has been embroiled in controversy. It has been criticized for registration of child marriage

Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, a senior judge of the Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench, will now be the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.

Union Law Ministry on Tuesday notified the transfers of 15 judges across 11 High Courts as per recommendations of Supreme Court Collegium

ECI allots election symbols to parties for By poll elections in Bihar

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has simplified the process for Indians who want to renounce their citizenship.

The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, popularly known as the anti-defection law, specifies the circumstances under which changing of political parties by legislators invites action under the law.

The right of an institution, whether run by a majority or minority community, to get government aid is not a fundamental right. Both have to equally follow the rules and conditions of the aid, the Supreme Court held in a judgment.

The Legislature Committee on Privileges, state legislative of Karnataka has dropped its proceedings against a IAS officer

Articles 124(2) and 217 of the Constitution governs the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts respectively.

Chief Minister of Manipur virtually launched the e-ILP platform for effective regulation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the state.

Lok Sabha speaker,  inaugurated a parliamentary outreach programme to empower Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Ladakh  adopted two endangered species, snow leopard and black-necked crane, as the State animal and the State bird

Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

Recently, FIR has been filed against a Rajya sabha member and union cabinet Minister

The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana, has recommended to the government nine names for appointment as judges in the court

Assam Assembly passed the “Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021”

Prime minister formally launched the national vehicle scrapping policy.

Ladakh Administration has removed the need of an Inner Line Permit (ILP) for all Indian nationals who seeks to visit protected areas of union territory.

Half of funds allotted for MPLADS in 2020-21 lapsed due to incomplete works

The Supreme Court recently held that the Governor of a State can pardon prisoners, including those on death row, even before they have served a minimum 14 years of prison sentence

100th year of the Madras Legislative Council in Chennai was recently celebrated

Telangana High Court passed a judgement citing “To invoke a public detention law against someone, it is not enough that his/her actions pose a threat to law and order but must affect the public order”

Was passed by Legislative assembly of Goa

Recently, the Prime Minister launched multiple initiatives in the education sector at a conference, to mark the completion of one year of reforms under the National Education Policy 2020 which aims at making India a global knowledge superpower.

What is in news : The session of Lok Sabha discussed on revising creamy layer criterion for OBC

Assam is facing a border dispute with Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, while Tripura and Mizoram too are facing similar issue for long.

Fake news is disinformation that has no basis in reality, but is presented as fact.

Act provides for declaring an association or a body of individuals “unlawful” if they indulged in any activity that envisages secession or questions or disclaims the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

An ALL-INDIA JUDICIAL SERVICE, if created , is a cadre of judges who can be appointed at the districts courts level across the country.

It is a forum consisting of the CJI and the four senior-most judges of the SC.

By Government of Telangana. Envisioned as a welfare scheme for empowering Dalit families.

Promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country’s governance and development. Aimed at creating a common platform for Indian citizens to “crowdsource governance ideas from citizens”

The Andhra Pradesh Disha Bill, 2019 i.e. Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2019 provides for death sentence for offences of rape and gangrape.

The Delhi High Court has said that the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) cannot insist on the physical or virtual presence of both the spouses for processing Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card applications for one of them.

Recently, the government introduced the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha.

The cabinet of the state of Meghalaya has approved the Meghalaya Youth Policy 2021.

Recently, a celebrity from Bombay has approached the Delhi High Court with a plea saying that his videos, photographs and articles etc. be removed from the internet citing his “Right to be Forgotten”

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has rolled out the process of issuing domicile certificates to the spouses of the erstwhile State subjects who have a domicile certificate.

The government on 19th July, 2021 had introduced a Bill in the Rajya Sabha that seeks to repeal the decades old Lighthouse Act of 1927 to make way for shifting to modern aids from lighthouses for marine navigation.

Guarantees freedom to form association or unions or cooperative societies subject to certain restrictions

The Union Health Ministry has announced 27% reservation for the OBCs (Other Backward Classes) and 10% quota for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the all-India quota (AIQ) scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses from 2021-22.

Central Government has directed all states and Union Territories to ask police stations under their jurisdiction to withdraw FIRs registered under Section 66 of Information Technology Act, 2000.

What is in news : Recently, central legislature meet for the monsoon session MAHITI FOR PRELIMS Sessions of Parliament Who summons the meet – President ( On advice of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs) Which article gives President the power to summon – Article 85 Time gap between sessions- not more than 6 months Sessions […]

Supreme Court is expected to begin hearing a fresh challenge to the provision allowing restitution of conjugal rights under Hindu personal laws.

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has enabled map services in UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) App.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has decided to move an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha against the government on the three controversial farm laws.

After cabinet expansion, prime minister has brought changes in cabinet committees

Election for Appointment of Speaker in Maharashtra legislature is stalled due to Covid reasons.

The Supreme Court said that it is for the legislature to frame law for timely disposal of disqualification petitions by the Speaker or Chairman of the House under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.

Recently the Ministry of Women and Child Development released Draft anti-trafficking Bill, the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021.

New members of Parliament were inducted to Union council of ministers

Government announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation, a subject that till date was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Supreme court has enquired about details of vacancies in CIC.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme, namely Information-Monitoring, Evaluation and Social Audit (I-MESA)

The central government has extended the term of K.K. Venugopal as Attorney General (AG) for one more year.

The Centre has extended the tenure of NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant by one year till June 2022.

In all party meet on Jammu Kashmir, the topic on DELIMITATION was discussed.

For the purposes of preventing unfair trade practices in e-commerce, the Central Government had notified the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 with effect from 23 July 2020.

I&B ministry seeks public comments on proposed amendments to Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021 by 2 July

The Lakshadweep administration, which has been facing widespread protests over its policies, has mooted a proposal to shift its legal jurisdiction from the Kerala High Court to the Karnataka High Court.

Election Commission of India  released ‘General Elections 2019 – An Atlas’, Atlas on General Elections 2019.

Central government issued a notification amending the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 thereby providing a statutory mechanism for redressal of grievances/complaints of citizens.

The Union Cabinet approved the Inland Vessels Bill, 2021, which will replace the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 after passing in Parliament

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology had summoned representatives of the micro-blogging site to appear before it and also called officials from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to present their version on the ongoing controversies.

It speaks about Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes

Union government has appointed Anup Chandra Pandey, as Election Commissioner.

The e-Committee, Supreme Court of India has released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings and has invited inputs, feedback and suggestions on it from all the stakeholders.

The Andhra State Act (1953) formed the first linguistic state of India, known as the state of Andhra, by taking out the Telugu speaking areas from the State of Madras (now Tamil Nadu) on protest of POTTI SRIRAMULU

Justice Arun Mishra took charge as chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

An order from the Administration seeks to ban the slaughter of cow, calf, bull and buffalo without a certificate from a competent authority. It prohibits the sale, transport and storage of beef and beef products. Penalties include a jail term up to one year and a fine of Rs 10,000. The Administration has not provided an explanation on why the rule was brought in.

Subodh Kumar Jaiswal appointed as new CBI Director. The Director of CBI as Inspector General of Police, Delhi Special Police Establishment, is responsible for the administration of the organisation.

West Bengal assembly approved the setting up of a Legislative Council in the state.  West Bengal’s Legislative Council was abolished 50 years ago by a coalition government of Left parties.

Punjab Chief Minister  declared Malerkotla as the 23rd district of the state on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, appointed “Guardian Ministers” in state.

Sikkim was a country with a king known as a Chogyal or dharma king, who ruled till 16 May 1975 was an independent country ruled by the monarchs. The Treaty of Tumlong in 1861 made Sikkim a protectorate of the British.

Leader of opposition, Lok sabha has asked permission of Lok sabha speaker for a PAC meeting to review vaccination policy.

Oxygen-related items and medicines coming from the U.S. will be distributed by the Indian Red Cross Society

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant recently provided insights about medical supplies being received from abroad to battle the pandemic, and allocations being made to the states.