Cong. brings in Bill promising minimum income in Rajasthan Context : The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023 was tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday by the Congress-led Ashok Gehlot administration, presumably in what would be the final session before the State’s elections in less […]
Centre to record the biometrics of “illegal migrants”. Context: Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the Union Home Secretary, had requested the state governments of Manipur and Mizoram to collect “biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants” days before ethnic violence broke out in Manipur. The biometric data […]
May Day And Labor Rights Context: We are turning back the clock in the guise of the convenience of doing business by expanding working hours and ensuring employment instability. Points to Ponder: May Day: The article opens with a history of May Day, which began […]
Women’s Reservation Bill Context With enough evidence of female leaders making a difference around the world, India should not underestimate the critical role women may play in nation-building and development and should consider implementing legislation that has the potential to improve the lives of many […]
Pending Bill: Gubernatorial Inaction Context: The Governor of Tamil Nadu was recently in the headlines again after the Tamil Nadu Assembly issued a resolution urging the President of India, among other things, to set a timeframe for assent to bills passed by the Assembly. The […]
EC Criticized For VVPAT Defects Context The Congress party has chastised the Election Commission (EC) for failing to notify political parties of the discovery of 6.5 lakhs of faulty Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines. Points to Ponder: Pawan Khera, the party’s spokesperson, has […]
Nagaland’s Municipal Tightrope Context: The Nagaland Municipal Act of 2001 was abolished on March 28 by the Nagaland administration under Neiphiu Rio. The State Election Commission’s March 9 notification to hold elections for Nagaland’s 39 urban local bodies (ULBs), with 33% of the seats designated […]
The Future Of India’s Civil Society Organisations Context: Most governments no longer pay attention to civil society organisations (CSO) or movements, either in the pre-legislative stage or in the redress of lacunae in the implementation of government schemes, as a result of the BJP government’s […]
Petitions Around Same-Sex Marriage Context: A five-judge Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud is set to hear a series of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage on April 18. According to the Union administration, same-sex marriage is only an […]
Building safeguards Context: The Supreme Court’s comment that preventative detention statutes are a colonial relic and grant the state arbitrary powers is one more example of how such laws represent a perennial threat to personal liberty. Points to Ponder: The Supreme Court and the […]