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Why in News Recently, GST Council held its 38th meeting with a first time vote on a proposal to tax all lotteries at the uniform rate of 28%. The...
19 Dec 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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The Big Picture - Election Commission: Collegium System & Appointments
Recently, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and...
10 Dec 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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State Party Status by Election Commission of India
Recently, the Jannayak Janta Party of Haryana has been granted the status of a recognised State party and has been allotted the symbol of...
30 Nov 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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Postal Ballot Facilities for Absentee Voters
The Election Commission of India has recently made efforts to ensure that the electors who are unable to come to polling booth/ absentee voters are...
29 Oct 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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The Election Commission Of India has asked the Union Law Ministry to expand the ambit of postal ballots. The move seeks to extend the postal...
06 Sep 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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The Election Commission of India’s Accessible Elections initiative in Lok Sabha Election-2019 has been successful in making the election...
29 Jul 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System
The Election Commission of India’s Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System has recorded a highest service voter turnout ratio...
22 Jul 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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Why in News In January 2019, Cabinet approved amendment to Article 280 and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to increase autonomy, financial...
18 Jun 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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First National Party from North-East
The National People’s Party (NPP) has been recognised as the eighth national party by the Election Commission of India, making it the first...
08 Jun 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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Rule 49MA of the Conduct of Election Rules
The Election Commission (EC) of India may revisit a rule that provides for prosecution of an elector if a complaint regarding malfunctioning of the...
07 Jun 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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This editorial is based on the article "Wish list for judiciary” which appeared in Business Standard on 8th May, 2019. The article talks...
29 May 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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Need to set up State Finance Commission
The 15th Finance Commission (headed by N K Singh) recently held a detailed meeting with RBI. Key issues that were discussed Continuity of the...
09 May 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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Challenges Before Election Commission of India
This editorial is based on the article 'The Election Commission must act tough' which appeared in "The Hindu" on 7th April, 2019. The article talks...
07 May 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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29 Apr 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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The Governor’s appointment, his powers and everything related to the office of Governor have been discussed under Article 153 to Article 162...
29 Apr 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a notice to the Election Commission (EC) on a plea by leaders from 21 political parties who wanted random...
16 Mar 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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With the announcement of elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect immediately. The MCC is a set of...
11 Mar 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG)
"I am of the opinion that this dignitary or officer is probably the most important officer in the Constitution of India. He is the one man who is...
05 Mar 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
What is NCBC? 102nd Constitution Amendment Act, 2018 provides constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). It...
12 Feb 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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What is ECI? The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election...
29 Jan 2019 Constitutional Bodies