INDIA’S STAND ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 13A IN SRI LANKA In 1987, India and Sri Lanka signed an agreement to implement the 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan constitution. According to the agreement, the Sri Lankan Government will provide powers to the Tamil community in the country. Recently, External Affairs Minister Jai Shankar declared that India […]
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MAJOR PORTS ADJUDICATORY BOARD RULES, 2023 The Government of India legislated the Major Port Authorities Act in 2021. Section 54 of the act brings in the need for the constitution of an Adjudicatory Board to regulate the major ports in the country. Section 58 of the act gives the function of the board. The Government
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DECENNIAL CENSUS IN INDIA POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER The decennial census, a comprehensive survey conducted by the government of India every 10 years, has been postponed until September 30th, at least. This exercise is used to gather information on the size, distribution, and various characteristics of the country’s population, including socio-economic and demographic data. Contents •
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UGC DRAFT NORMS TO ALLOW FOREIGN UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES IN INDIA The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released draft regulations for foreign universities or higher education institutions to establish their campuses in India. The UGC (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Draft Regulations 2023 state that foreign universities wishing
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BIHAR GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT CASTE-BASED SURVEY The government of Bihar, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is set to begin the first phase of a caste-based survey in the state on January 7, 2023. The survey, which is set to conclude on May 31, 2023, will be conducted in two phases. Contents • Phase 1:
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UTTARAKHAND WOMEN RESERVATION BILL Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh has approved a bill providing 30% horizontal reservation for domiciled women citizens of the state in public services and posts. The bill, known as the Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill 2022, was passed by the Uttarakhand assembly during the winter session
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WHAT IS DOCTRINE OF BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION? Recently, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar sparked a debate on the separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary. He criticized the Supreme Court for using the doctrine of basic structure to strike down the constitutional amendment that introduced the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act. In
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SUPREME COURT ON IT RELIEF OF SIKKIMESE WOMEN The Supreme Court of India has recently ruled that the exclusion of Sikkimese women who marry non-Sikkimese men after April 1, 2008 from exemptions under the Income Tax Act is unconstitutional and amounts to gender discrimination. The court, in its judgment, held that this discrimination is based
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