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Delays in Appointing Information Commissioners

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Right to Information Act, 2005, Freedom of Information Act, 2002, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, CEC, Election...

09 Jan 2025 Indian Polity

Parliamentary Privileges and Immunities

For Prelims: Parliamentary Privileges, Parliamentary conventions, statutory laws, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business, freedom of speech,...

09 Jan 2025 Indian Polity

The Collegium Conundrum

This editorial is based on “The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days” which was published in The Hindu on...

07 Jan 2025 Indian Polity

Office of Governor and Related Concerns

For Prelims: Provisions and Powers of the Governor, Sarkaria Commission (1988), Venkatachaliah Commission (2002), Punchhi Commission (2010), BP...

28 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

Dr. Manmohan Singh

For Prelims: Dr. Manmohan Singh, Chief Economic Advisor, Reserve Bank of India, Right to Information, Padma Vibhushan, India–United States...

27 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

Removal of Vice-President

For Prelims: Vice-President of India, Related Constitutional Provisions  For Mains: Election Procedure of Vice-President of India, and...

18 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

Impeachment Process and Judicial Accountability in India

Prelims: Article 124(4), Article 218, Judges Inquiry Act 1968, Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct 2002, Restatement of Values of Judicial...

12 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

SC Guidelines on Death Penalty and Mercy Petitions

For Prelims: Important Cases Related to Death Penalty, Provisions for Death Penalty, Article 21.  For Mains: SC Guidelines on Death Penalty...

10 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

In Depth: Major Constitutional Amendments

For Prelims: Constitution Day, fundamental rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Preamble, Sources of the Constitution, Article 370,...

09 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

Demand for Holding Parliament Sessions Outside Delhi

For Prelims: Lok Sabha, Parliament, Member of Parliament (MP), Constitution of India, President of India, Prime Minister   For Mains:...

04 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

In-Depth: Relationship Between Executive, Judiciary & Legislature

For Prelims: Constitution Day, Executive, Judiciary, Legislature, Lok Sabha, General Elections, Universal Adult Suffrage, Rajya Sabha, President...

28 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

Constitution Day 2024

For Prelims: Constitution Day, Supreme Court of India, 26/11 Mumbai Attacks, Article 370, Sarojini Naidu, Basic Structure of the Constitution,...

27 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

Comptroller and Auditor General of India

For Prelims: Comptroller and Auditor General, Supreme Court, Election Commission, Union Public Service Commission, President of India, Consolidated...

26 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

State Finance Commission

For Prelims: State Finance Commissions, Constitutional Bodies, Article 243-I, 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, Panchayati Raj Institutions...

18 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

Supreme Court Guidelines on “Bulldozer Justice”

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Article 142, Municipal Laws, Executive, Judiciary, Rule of Law, Right to Life with Dignity, Article 21, Article 300A,...

14 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

Inter-State Council

For Prelims: Inter-State Council, Federalism, Governor, Goods and Services Tax, Sarkaria Commission, Zonal Councils For Mains:  Inter-State...

13 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

Chapter - 30 States and Union Territories

States Andhra Pradesh:  Believed to have originated from an Aryan race living in North India around 2000 BC. They migrated south of the...

12 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

SC Orders Re-evaluation of AMU’s Minority Status

For Prelims: Article 30, Socialist, Fundamental Right, Directive Principles, Articles 14 and 19, 1st Amendment Act, 1951, Constitutional Amendment,...

11 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

Limit on Private Property Acquisition

For Prelims: Articles 39(b) and 31C, Article 300A, Economic Democracy, Socialist, Fundamental Right, Zamindari System, Right to Property, Ninth...

08 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

SC Upholds UP Madarsa Act 2004

For Prelims: Supreme Court, High Court, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Article 14, Article 15, Right to Education...

07 Nov 2024 Indian Polity