Tag: Polity

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction A meeting was help between the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana in the presence of the Union Jal Shakti Minister. The agenda of the meeting was to resolve the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal dispute. The dispute between Punjab and Haryana has been festering since the 1960s, and various efforts to… Continue reading Sutlej-Yamuna Link and Inter-State Water Disputes in India – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In the last week of December 2022, the Election Commission of India (ECI) wrote to the major political parties. Through the letter, the Commission invited the parties to attend to attend a demonstration of the prototype Remote Voting Machine (RVM) on January 16, 2023. The Commission has also asked them… Continue reading Remote Voting: Benefits and Challenges – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In 2016, a Minister in the then Uttar Pradesh Government had made unsavoury remarks against a victim of sexual assault. In the ensuing litigation (Kaushal Kishore vs State of Uttar Pradesh), the Supreme Court considered the issue of freedom of speech of the Ministers and Legislators. The Supreme Court’s Judgment… Continue reading The Supreme Court’s Judgment on Freedom of Speech of Ministers – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Karnataka-Maharashtra Border Dispute has escalated with reports of violence in both States, attacking vehicles of other State. The border dispute has its origins in the States’ reorganization in 1956 and has flared up every now and then since 1960s. The matter is already under adjudication of the Supreme Court.… Continue reading Karnataka-Maharashtra Border Dispute – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently passed two separate orders against the tech giant Google. The two orders imposed penalty of INR 1337 crore and INR 937 crore (total INR 2237 crore) on Google for abuse of dominant market position. CCI also issued list of corrective measures for Google… Continue reading CCI (Competition Commission of India): Provisions, Working and Challenges – Explained, pointwise