Category: Polity
International Atomic Energy Agency
Minister of Defence Urged International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Oversight of Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal
POCSO Court
Supreme Court directs Centre to set up Special POCSO Courts on priority, to exclusively deal with cases of sexual offenses against children.
Territorial Army
Centre has empowered Chief of Army Staff to call personnel of Territorial Army (TA)
Deportation in India
Rohingyas are foreigners and may be dealt with as per the Foreigners Act: Supreme Court
National Security Advisory Board
Government of India has appointed a new chairman along with 7 new members in the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)
Permanent Lok Adalat
Kerala becomes first State in India to launch Online Permanent Lok Adalat Services.
Scheduled Caste Sub-Categorisation
Telangana becomes first state to implement SC sub-categorisation.
Registrar General of India
Registrar General of India cautions hospitals over delay in reporting events of birth, death.
Panchayat Advancement Index
New index to assess performance of gram panchayats
Time Limits for Governor’s Action under Article 200
Supreme Court prescribes time limits for Governors to act on Bills.
Public Disclosure of Judges Assets
Supreme Court (SC) resolved that all its judges will publicly declare their assets to the CJI for publication on the court’s website, following the discovery of large sums of cash at a Delhi High Court judge’s residence
Central Adoption Resource Authority
India saw a record 4,515 child adoptions in FY 2024-25 with CARA introducing 8,598 newly identified children into the adoption pool.