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Disclosure of Political Funding

For Prelims: Representation of the People Act 1951, Supreme Court, Electoral Bonds, Publicity Act of USA, European Union, Regulation of the...

01 Dec 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Postal Ballots and EVMs

For Prelims: Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Postal Ballots, Election Commission (EC), Returning Officer (RO), Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit...

30 Nov 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Sub-Categorisation Within Castes

For Prelims: Sub-categorization, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Scheduled Tribes For...

21 Nov 2023 Constitutional Bodies

ECI Clarifies Aadhaar Linkage with Electoral Roll is Voluntary

For Prelims: Aadhaar, Election Commission of India (ECI) For Mains: Impacts of Linking Electoral Roll with Aadhaar. Source: IE Why in...

29 Sep 2023 Constitutional Bodies

OBC Concerns in the Women's Reservation Bill, 2023

For Prelims: Women's Reservation Bill, 2023, Sub-Categorisation of OBCs, Supreme Court, Geeta Mukherjee report, Mandal Commission, Constitutional...

28 Sep 2023 Constitutional Bodies

The CEC and Other ECs (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023

For Prelims: Proposed Bill for Selection of Chief Election Commissioner, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, Supreme...

12 Aug 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Sub-Categorisation of OBCs

For Prelims: Commission for the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBC), Mandal Commission, 102nd Constitution Amendment Act. For...

05 Aug 2023 Constitutional Bodies

RS Chairman Nominates 4 Women MPs to the Panel of Vice-Chairperson

Source: IE Why in News? Rajya Sabha Chairman nominated four women parliamentarians to the panel of vice-chairpersons, giving women equal...

22 Jul 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Finance Commissions

This editorial is based on Why normative recommendations of finance commissions remain on paper which was published in The Indian Express on...

13 Jul 2023 Constitutional Bodies

50th Meeting of GST Council

For Prelims: Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, Online gaming, GST Appellate Tribunals, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Enforcement...

13 Jul 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Annulment of Member of Parliament

For Prelims: MP, RP (Representation of the People) Act, 1951, Rule 4A of Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, Corrupt Practices under the RPA. For...

10 Jul 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Governor’s Powers in Dismissing a Minister

For Prelims: Governor’s Powers in Dismissing a Minister, Article 164, Section 51(1) and 51(5) of the Government of India Act, 1935, Pleasure...

06 Jul 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Local Body Elections Conundrum

This editorial is based on Grassroots peace which was published in The Indian Express on 20/06/2023. It talks about problems of political violence...

22 Jun 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Addition of More Castes to Central OBC List

For Prelims: National Commission for Backward Classes, Constitutional provisions related to OBC. For Mains: National Commission for Backward...

20 Jun 2023 Constitutional Bodies

National Commission for Scheduled Castes

For Prelims: National Commission for Scheduled Castes,Article 338 of the Constitution, 89th Amendment Act, 2003, 89th Amendment Act, 2003. For...

15 Jun 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Tax Devolution

For Prelims: Tax Devolution, Finance Commission, Article 280(3)(a), Million-Plus Cities Challenge Fund, Fiscal Federalism. For Mains: Tax...

13 Jun 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Governor’s Role in State Legislature

For Prelims: Governor, Article 153, Punchhi Commission, Judicial review, President, Supreme Court, Nabam Rebia and Bamang Felix v Dy.Speaker Case,...

13 Jun 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Challenges Post GST Compensation Regime

This editorial is based on ‘States GST challenge’ which was published in The Hindu Businessline on 30/05/2023. It talks about the...

02 Jun 2023 Constitutional Bodies

Bypolls in India

Why in News? Recently, Bypolls were conducted for one Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab and four Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya, and...

12 May 2023 Constitutional Bodies

VVPAT Machines

For Prelims: ECI, VVPAT, Remote Electronic Voting Machine, Model Code of Conduct For Mains: Challenges facing the VVPAT system in Indian...

27 Apr 2023 Constitutional Bodies