Category: Polity
State Specific Disaster
Recently, Kerala declares man-animal conflict as a state-specific disaster, becoming the 1st state to do.
FIR and General Diary
The Supreme Court recently ruled that information revealing the occurrence of a cognizable offense must be documented as a FIR, rather than in the General Diary.
Cantonments
Ministry of Defence (MoD) denotifies civil areas of 10 cantonments which will be merged with concerned state local bodies
Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP)
Nepal-India official dialogue silent on landmark Pancheshwar project
Extrajudicial Divorces
Supreme Court to examine the validity of extrajudicial divorces like ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’
Right to adopt children
Right to adopt children is not a fundamental right within Article 21: Delhi High Court.
10% Reservation to Maratha Community
Recently, Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed a Bill for a separate 10% quota for the Maratha community.
Jal Jeevan Mission
Union Minister releases compendium of behavioural best practices and integrated communications strategy for Jal Jeevan Mission
Definition of Forest
Supreme Court asked States/UTs to act as per the definition of “forest” as laid down in the TN Godavarman Thirumulpad (1996) Judgment.
Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM WANI)
‘Smart Gram Panchayat’ launched to extend PM-WANI Service in Gram Panchayats.
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024
Parliament passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024.
Anti-Cheating Bill
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 [Anti-Cheating Bill] passed in Lok Sabha