Category: Factly: Polity and Nation

Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | What is the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute?” published in The Hindu on 2nd December 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Maharashtra and Karnataka dispute began?3 What was the Central Government’s response?4 Why do tensions rise in Belagavi in winter?5 What is the recent… Continue reading Explained | What is the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute?

Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | What is the Karnataka voter data theft case? ” published in The Hindu on 30th November 2022. What is the News? Bengaluru’s civic body has cancelled permissions granted to a trust to conduct house-to-house surveys to help create awareness about the Systematic Voters’ Education and… Continue reading Explained | What is the Karnataka voter data theft case?

Source: The post is based on the article “Supreme Court questions ‘lightning speed’, 24-hour procedure appointing Arun Goel as Election Commissioner” published in The Hindu on 25th November 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About the case and Court’s observation on election commissioners3 What are the court’s observations regarding the appointment of Election commissioners?4 Why the judiciary may… Continue reading Supreme Court questions ‘lightning speed’, 24-hour procedure appointing Arun Goel as Election Commissioner

Source: The post is based on the article “Election Commissioner shouldn’t be a ‘yes-man’: Supreme Court” published in The Hindu on 24th November 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the constitutional status of Election Commissioners?3 About the case4 What was the Supreme Court’s view on the independence of the Election Commission? What is the News?… Continue reading Election Commissioner shouldn’t be a ‘yes-man’: Supreme Court

Source: The post is based on the article “Move to change ‘cumbersome’ procedure for inclusion on ST list is put on hold” published in The Hindu on 23rd November. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the current procedure for adding communities to the ST list?3 What are the problems with the current procedure?4 What… Continue reading Move to change ‘cumbersome’ procedure for inclusion on ST list is put on hold

Source: The post is based on the article “Supreme Court calls out Centre over short tenures of Chief Election Commissioners” published in The Hindu on 23rd November 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the case about?3 What were the observations made by the Supreme Court?4 What is the suggestion given by the Supreme… Continue reading Supreme Court calls out Centre over short tenures of Chief Election Commissioners

Source: The post is based on the article “The SC ruling on pensions for women IAF officers” published in The Hindu on 23rd November. Contents1 What is the News?2 About the recent court judgement3 About women’s participation in the defence sector4 What were the Supreme Court’s judgements on women officers in the defence sector? What is… Continue reading The SC ruling on pensions for women IAF officers

Source: The post is based on the article “Unknown sources of income spiked after electoral bond entry” published in The Hindu on 17th November 2022 What is the News? The data analyzed from the Association of Democratic Reforms(ADR) annual reports reveal that the share of “unknown sources of income” of political parties has increased following… Continue reading Unknown sources of income spiked after electoral bond entry

Source: The post is based on the article “Forced conversions may ultimately affect national security, freedom of religion, Supreme Court tells Centre” published in The Hindu on 15th November 2022 What is the News? The Supreme Court has observed that forced conversion is a “very serious issue” that affects the security of the nation and… Continue reading Forced conversions may ultimately affect national security, freedom of religion, Supreme Court tells Centre