Context: Arunachal political groups are calling for bringing the entire Arunachal Pradesh under the ambit of the Sixth Schedule or Article 371 (A) of the Constitution Article 371(A) states that no act of Parliament shall apply to the State of Nagaland in respect of the religious or social practices of the Nagas, its customary law and pr... .Read more
Updated on 14 August, 2020 GS2 Polity
Context: The Union Minister for Jal Shakti has launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Academy as part of the ongoing week-long behaviour change campaign ‘GandagiMukt Bharat’. About the SBM Academy: The IVR (Interactive Voice Response) based training course: Contains a 60 minutes module spanning various topics under Open Defecation Free Sustainabil... .Read more
Updated on 12 August, 2020 GS2 Polity
Context: Recently, the Supreme Court of India expanded on a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint legal heir and inherit ancestral property on terms equal to male heirs. Observation made by the SC in the ruling: Inheritance right has nothing to do with father’s death: Hindu woman’s right to be a joint heir to the ancestral proper... .Read more
Context: Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), reiterated its commitment towards the transformation of tribal lives on the occasion of its thirty-third foundation day. More on the news: Working steadfastly towards its mission of tribal empowerment through enterprise and commerce, TRIFED has doubled its efforts to aid the... .Read more
Updated on 8 August, 2020 GS2 Polity
Context: In the recently held Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) meeting under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), proposals from participating States were approved for the construction of nearly 10.28 Lakh houses. More on the news: These houses are proposed to be constructed across Beneficiary Led Construction and Affordable Housin... .Read more
Context: The Supreme Court recently referred to a five-judge Bench the “substantial question of law” - whether grant of 10% reservation to economically weaker sections of the society is unconstitutional and violates the 50?iling cap on quota declared by the court itself. More on the news: The Supreme court said that the primary question for the ... .Read more
Updated on 6 August, 2020 GS2 Polity
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