Current Affair Category: Governance/Polity/Law

Justice Sanjiv Khanna recently took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI), with President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath of office at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Process of Appointment: Seniority Convention: By tradition, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court is appointed as the Chief Justice of India. This convention has […]

Kodo millet plants   /CPA (cyclopiazonic acid Why in News? According to the toxicology report of the 10 elephants that died at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, they had consumed a “large quantity” of kodo millet plants that were infected with a fungus. Presence cyclopiazonic acid was detected in all pooled samples. Approximate concentration of cyclopiazonic acid detected […]

Private property and the ‘common good’: Unpacking the SC verdict The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark verdict in the Property Owners Association & Ors v State of Maharashtra case. The nine-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud (he retired recently) answered two key questions. First, what is the status of Article 31C, […]

The top court has laid down a ‘holistic and realistic’ test to determine the ‘minority character’ of an educational institution that would ensure special protections underArticle 30 Is Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) a minority educational institution (MEI) with significant constitutional protections to manage its affairs? A seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court has  laid down in […]

Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan is an initiative launched by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, to create awareness about the importance of the River Ganga (the Ganges) and encourage people to engage in its conservation. The campaign aims to rejuvenate the river, raise awareness about its […]

The Supreme Court has recently upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 (Madarsa Act), barring the provisions relating to higher education. In doing so, it overruled the Allahabad High Court’s earlier ruling which struck down the entire Act for violating the principle of secularism. What is the Madarsa Act? Madarsas […]

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) is a constitutional body established under Article 338A of the Constitution of India. It was formed to promote and protect the rights and interests of the Scheduled Tribes in the country. Here are the key points regarding its powers, appointments, and constitutional basis: Constitutional Provision Article 338A: This […]

Why media ‘calls’ US elections, what this means? The United States does not have an equivalent of the Election Commission of India. This means that the task of tabulating national results falls on the media. When the media “calls” U.S. elections, it means news organizations are predicting the winners based on analyzed vote counts. Vote […]

Justice Sanjiv Khanna to be next CJI: How are Chief Justices of India appointed? The Centre on October 24 appointed Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), formally approving the recommendation made by CJI D Y Chandrachud a week ago. Justice Khanna,the seniormost judge in the apex court, will succeed CJI […]

Why in News? Switzerland police has recently arrested at least four persons for their involvement in the death of a 64-year-old American woman by a ‘suicide pod’ .The woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, reportedly suffered from an autoimmune condition for years. This incident has turned the spotlight on the contentious Sarco pod, engineered […]