Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the status of Hindi in India?3 What happened after 15 years?4 What is the Eighth Schedule?5 What is the three-language formula? What is the News? Recently, remarks by a Hindi actor that Hindi is the national language of India sparked a controversy over the status of the language… Continue reading The debate on the national language
Category: Factly: Polity and Nation
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the Polity and Nation. You can find all relevant Polity and Nation updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
PM inaugurates Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key highlights from the conference?2.1 The Prime Minister remarked the following at the Conference2.2 The Chief Justice of India remarked the following at the Conference2.3 The Law Minister remarked the following at the Conference What is the News? The Prime Minister is attending the joint conference of… Continue reading PM inaugurates Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts
Explained: Who are the Hattis of Himachal Pradesh, and why do they want ST status?
What is the News? The Union Home Minister has assured the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh that the Centre would consider the request for inclusion of the Hatti community in the list of Scheduled Tribes. What is the Hatti Community? The Hatti community is largely concentrated in the Trans-Giri area of the Sirmaur district in… Continue reading Explained: Who are the Hattis of Himachal Pradesh, and why do they want ST status?
Postal Ballots for NRIs being contemplated
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the current voting process for Overseas Voters in Indian elections?3 What has been proposed by the EC now?4 What is an Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System(ETPBS)?5 How will the proposed ETBS facility for the NRI voters work? What is the News? The Chief Election Commissioner has told members… Continue reading Postal Ballots for NRIs being contemplated
Union Home Minister addressed the inaugural session of the 48th All India Police Science Congress in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
What is the News? Union Home Minister has addressed the inaugural session of the 48th All India Police Science Congress in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. What are the key highlights from his address? Police as a State Subject: The police is a state subject in the Constitution. Due to this, India is facing the challenge of… Continue reading Union Home Minister addressed the inaugural session of the 48th All India Police Science Congress in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Explained: The common complaints about Aadhaar, which CAG has now flagged in UIDAI audit
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the issues highlighted by the CAG related to the issuance of Aadhar Cards? 2.1 No assurance that all the Aadhaar holders are ‘Residents’ as defined in the Aadhaar Act3 Duplication of Aadhar4 Issuance of Aadhaar to Minor Children4.1 All Aadhaar numbers are not supported with actual documents containing personal… Continue reading Explained: The common complaints about Aadhaar, which CAG has now flagged in UIDAI audit
SC upholds new restrictions on foreign funds
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the case about?3 What were the arguments put forth by the petitioners?4 What did the Government say regarding FCRA?5 What did the Supreme Court say regarding FCRA? What is the News? The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020 or… Continue reading SC upholds new restrictions on foreign funds
Union Home Minister presided over the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee
What is the News? The Union Home Minister has presided over the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee. What is the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language? Setup in: 1976 under section 4 of the Official Languages Act,1963. Mandate: The Committee shall review the progress made in the use of Hindi for the Official… Continue reading Union Home Minister presided over the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee
Explained: State of denotified tribes, and why House panel is critical about a programme for their development
Contents1 What is the News?2 Who are de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes?3 The population of DNTs and Renke Commission4 Other Commissions and Committees that referred to the problems of DNTs communities5 What are the issues highlighted by the Standing Committee on Parliament on issues faced by DNTs?6 What are the steps being taken for the… Continue reading Explained: State of denotified tribes, and why House panel is critical about a programme for their development
Explained: What does including Tripura’s Darlong community in ST list mean?
What is the News? Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The bill sought to include the Darlong community as a subtribe of the Kuki tribal community in the list of Scheduled Tribes(STs). About Darlong Community Darlong is a tribal community of Tripura, which has a population of 11,000. They are… Continue reading Explained: What does including Tripura’s Darlong community in ST list mean?
