67% OF DONATIONS TO NATIONAL PARTIES BY UNKNOWN SOURCES
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? As much as 67% of donations to national parties in 2018-19 came from “unknown sources,” an increase from 53% in the 2018-19 financial year, said a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms. Electoral bonds accounted for 78% of the ₹2,512.98 crore, or 67%, income from unknown sources. […]
RAISE PAY OF SUBORDINATE JUDICIARY
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? A supreme court bench made it clear to the States and Union Territories that the Second National Judicial Pay Commission recommendation to nearly triple that pay and allowances for subordinate Judiciary should be implemented ‘proactively’. The court said that financially self-sufficient subordinate judiciary was pivotal for its independence. Hierarchy […]
CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED OVER MENTAL STATE
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered three children aged between eight and four, concluding that he was suffering from “extreme mental disturbance” at the time of the “abominable crime”. Views of the Supreme Court in this Case It is true that a […]
ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) QUESTIONS KAPOOR
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? Yes Bank’s founder Rana Kapoor was brought to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) office in Mumbai for questioning in connection with a money-laundering case against him. Note: No need to go through the Details of the case for this news article Enforcement Directorate The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is a […]
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS 2018 ORDER ON LAND ACQUISITION
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Supreme Court on 6th March 2020, reaffirmed its February 2018 ruling on Section 24 on land acquisition compensation awards, given by a three-judge bench What is Land Acquisition Act, 2013? Land Acquisition Act, 2013 is an Act of Indian Parliament that regulates land acquisition and lays down the procedure […]
INDIA AMONG LEAST-FREE DEMOCRACIES: FREEDOM IN THE WORLD REPORT 2020
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? India has become one of the world’s least free democracies, according to a global survey, which warned that “the Indian government’s alarming departures from democratic norms under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could blur the values-based distinction between Beijing and New Delhi.” Details The Freedom in […]
EC MOOTS LINKING AADHAAR WITH VOTER ID
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Law Ministry has informed the Lok Sabha that it has a proposal from the Election Commission (EC) to link the Aadhaar card with the Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to prepare an error free electoral roll. Details In order to ensure preparation of an error free electoral roll, […]
ANGLO-INDIANS PROTEST AT JANTAR MANTAR
Focus: GS-II Governance, GS-I Art and Culture Why in news? Action Council, a collective of Anglo-Indian associations, staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar on 5th March 2020, in protest against the 126th Constitutional Amendment that ended reservation for Anglo-Indians in Parliament and State Assemblies. Details They Requested the government to reconsider its decision saying the […]
LOK SABHA SUSPENDS 7 MPS FOR REST OF BUDGET SESSION
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Lok Sabha on 5th March 2020 suspended seven MPs for the remaining period of the Budget session for ‘gross misconduct and utter disregard’ for House rules after papers from the Speaker’s table were snatched by the MPs. What can be the reason for suspending an MP? The general […]
PARENTS’ DATE, PLACE OF BIRTH ESSENTIAL; NPR DATA USEFUL FOR WELFARE SCHEMES: GOVERNMENT
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Union Home Ministry has informed a parliamentary panel that it proposes to collect details on additional questions such as “date and place of birth of parents” in the National Population Register (NPR) to “facilitate back-end data processing and making the data items of date and place of birth […]