Category: Polity & Governance

Centre gives up on Triple Talaq bill Polity News Citizenship Amendment Bill and the Triple Talaq Bill which had been cleared by the Lok Sabha in the last session, is expected to lapse once the 16th Lok Sabha’s term ends. Important facts The bills that are slated to be debated in the Rajya Sabha include:… Continue reading Centre gives up on Triple Talaq bill

Number of women voters is surging across the country Polity News The latest enrolment data from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu shows that the gap between female and male voter base has narrowed considerably. Important facts There is a broader national trend of improved voter sex ratios (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) In… Continue reading Number of women voters is surging across the country

Govt to identify denotified, nomadic tribes not classified as SC, ST or OBC Polity News The Union government plans to institute an exercise to identify Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNT/ NT/ SNT) who were never classified as either Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), or Other Backward Classes (OBC) Important facts As per the… Continue reading Govt to identify denotified, nomadic tribes not classified as SC, ST or OBC

Land acquisition: Centre seeks Constitution Bench Polity News: Supreme Court Chief Justice agreed to set up a Constitution Bench for expeditious disposal of issues relating to amendments in the Land Acquisition Act. Facts: The 2013 Act mandates that 70% of the affected land owners should consent to the acquisition of land for a public private… Continue reading Land acquisition: Centre seeks Constitution Bench

Supreme Court introduces new case listing norms to cut down oral mentioning before CJI polity News The Supreme Court has published new rules on how fresh cases will be listed. Important facts Rationale behind the new rules: To cut down on the daily ritual of advocates orally mentioning new and important cases before the Chief… Continue reading Supreme Court introduces new case listing norms to cut down oral mentioning before CJI

Include Chin refugees in citizenship Bill: Chakma NGOs Polity News: The article discusses the origin and problems of Chin tribes. Facts: Eight organisations of the Chakma community have appealed to the Centre to further amend the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill for including Myanmar along with Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan for allowing citizenship status to Chin tribe.… Continue reading Include Chin refugees in citizenship Bill: Chakma NGOs