Category: Factly: Polity and Nation

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

Source: The post is based on the article “Centre’s silence on judicial postings condemnable: Supreme Court” published in The Hindu on 11th November 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What was the case about?3 What are the observations made by the Supreme Court on this?4 What did the Supreme Court say on the Collegium system?… Continue reading Centre’s silence on judicial postings condemnable: Supreme Court

Source: The post is based on the article “Kerala moves to remove Governor as Chancellor of universities” published in The Hindu on 10th November 2022. What is the News? The Kerala government has decided to bring in an ordinance to remove the Governor from the post of Chancellor of all state-run universities. Why does the… Continue reading Kerala moves to remove Governor as Chancellor of universities