Prime Minister has approved the reconstitution of National Institution for Transforming India(NITI Aayog). The Prime Minister will serve as the Chairman of Niti Aayog.Vice chairman Rajiv Kumar continues in his post along with Permanent members VK Saraswat, Ramesh Chand and VK Paul. The ex-officio members now include Defence Minister, the Home Minister, the Finance Minister… Continue reading NITI Aayog reconstituted
Category: Polity
Finance Commission hold meeting with representatives of Autonomous Development Councils (ADCs) of Meghalaya
The 15th Finance Commission has held a meeting with the representatives of the Autonomous District Councils(ADCs) of Meghalaya.There are 3 ADCs in Meghalaya namely the Khasi Hills ADC,Garo Hills ADC and Jaintia Hills ADC. Autonomous District Councils in the tribal dominated areas of North East are administrative bodies constituted in accordance to Sixth Schedule Article… Continue reading Finance Commission hold meeting with representatives of Autonomous Development Councils (ADCs) of Meghalaya
PM Modi to head Cabinet committees on growth, employment
The Government of India has reconstituted six Cabinet Committees and has formed two new Committees. The committees includes (a)Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (b)Cabinet Committee on Accommodation (c)Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (d)Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (e)Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs and (f)Cabinet Committee on Security The two new cabinet committees formed are (a)Cabinet… Continue reading PM Modi to head Cabinet committees on growth, employment
EC to review penalty for ‘false plaint’
The Election Commission has decided to re-examine the Rule 49MA which prosecutes a voter for making a false complaint of malfunction of an electronic voting machine(EVM) or voter verifiable paper audit trail machine(VVPAT). Rule 49MA says that voter who claims that the EVM or the VVPAT machine did not record his or her vote correctly… Continue reading EC to review penalty for ‘false plaint’
Relief for Kiran Bedi as SC restrains Puducherry government
The Supreme Court has directed the Puducherry government not to implement decisions having financial implications which could be taken during the Cabinet meetings. This direction comes after Centre and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor (LG) filed a plea seeking to maintain the status quo that existed before the Madras High Court order. Recently,Madras High Court had ruled… Continue reading Relief for Kiran Bedi as SC restrains Puducherry government
Post backlash from Tamil Nadu, mandatory Hindi goes out of draft education policy
The Central government has released a revised Draft National Education Policy(DNEP) after several southern states had opposed the compulsory teaching of Hindi in schools under the three-language formula. The initial version had made it mandatory for students in Hindi-speaking states learn a modern Indian language, apart from Hindi and English and in non-Hindi-speaking states,Hindi along… Continue reading Post backlash from Tamil Nadu, mandatory Hindi goes out of draft education policy
National Security Advisor
Government has reappointed Ajit Doval as National Security Advisor (NSA) for a five-year tenure.He has also been given a cabinet rank in recognition of his contribution in the national security domain. The National Security Adviser (NSA) in India is the senior official on the National Security Council(NSC) of India and the chief adviser to the… Continue reading National Security Advisor
Bombay HC upholds death penalty clause for repeat offenders in rape cases
The Bombay High Court (HC) has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 376E of the Indian Penal Code(IPC). This ruling came on a petition filed by three convicts in the Shakti Mill gangrape case challenging Constitutional validity of the legal provisions under which they were sentenced to death in 2014. Section 376E was added by… Continue reading Bombay HC upholds death penalty clause for repeat offenders in rape cases
CAT can exercise same powers as HC
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) can exercise the same jurisdiction and powers as a High Court in respect of its contempt proceedings. The case relates to the contempt case registered on the basis of a reference received by the Registrar General,Delhi High Court against a Supreme Court lawyer.… Continue reading CAT can exercise same powers as HC
Governor orders allotment of buildings to Telangana
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governor has issued orders to hand back the building to the Telangana government which were given to Andhra Pradesh government for its offices in Hyderabad. In 2014,the state of Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated and a separate state of Telangana was carved out under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act,2014. The bifurcation had mandated… Continue reading Governor orders allotment of buildings to Telangana
