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Reimagining Governor’s Role in Indian Democracy

This editorial is based on “Wilful violation: On the Tamil Nadu Governor’s conduct” which was published in The Hindu on...

13 Feb 2025 Indian Polity

Shankari Prasad Case and the First Amendment Act

For Prelims: First Amendment Act, 1951, Right to Property, Ninth Schedule, Zamindari System  For Mains: Land Reforms in India, Fundamental...

13 Feb 2025 Indian Polity

Competitive and Cooperative Federalism

For Prelims: Competitive and Cooperative Federalism, Finance Commission (FC), Goods and Services Tax (GST), Seventh Schedule, Inter-State Council,...

12 Feb 2025 Indian Polity

Bills on Parliamentary Sittings and POCSO Act, 2012

For Prelims: Private members’ Bill, Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, Article 85, Article 174, National Crime Records Bureau  For Mains: Reforms...

11 Feb 2025 Indian Polity

Domicile-Based PG Medical Admissions Unconstitutional

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Domicile quota, Right to Equality, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Article 5, Article 15 and Article 16, ...

03 Feb 2025 Indian Polity

Writ Jurisdiction and the State

For Prelims: Supreme Court (SC), Scheduled Banks, NBFCs, Writ Jurisdiction, State, RBI, Statutory Bodies, Fundamental Rights, Parliament,...

01 Feb 2025 Indian Polity

Special Provisions for Some States

For Prelims: Indian Constitution, Federalism, Judicial review, Parliamentary form of government, Special provisions, Constitution of India, Article...

30 Jan 2025 Indian Polity

Ad hoc Judges in High Court

For Prelims: Supreme Court (SC), High Court, Article 224A, President, Chief Minister, Chief Justice of India, Collegium System, NITI Aayog,...

27 Jan 2025 Indian Polity

Delays in Appointing Information Commissioners

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Right to Information Act, 2005, Freedom of Information Act, 2002, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, CEC, Election...

09 Jan 2025 Indian Polity

Parliamentary Privileges and Immunities

For Prelims: Parliamentary Privileges, Parliamentary conventions, statutory laws, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business, freedom of speech,...

09 Jan 2025 Indian Polity

The Collegium Conundrum

This editorial is based on “The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days” which was published in The Hindu on...

07 Jan 2025 Indian Polity

Office of Governor and Related Concerns

For Prelims: Provisions and Powers of the Governor, Sarkaria Commission (1988), Venkatachaliah Commission (2002), Punchhi Commission (2010), BP...

28 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

Dr. Manmohan Singh

For Prelims: Dr. Manmohan Singh, Chief Economic Advisor, Reserve Bank of India, Right to Information, Padma Vibhushan, India–United States...

27 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

Removal of Vice-President

For Prelims: Vice-President of India, Related Constitutional Provisions  For Mains: Election Procedure of Vice-President of India, and...

18 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

Impeachment Process and Judicial Accountability in India

Prelims: Article 124(4), Article 218, Judges Inquiry Act 1968, Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct 2002, Restatement of Values of Judicial...

12 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

SC Guidelines on Death Penalty and Mercy Petitions

For Prelims: Important Cases Related to Death Penalty, Provisions for Death Penalty, Article 21.  For Mains: SC Guidelines on Death Penalty...

10 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

In Depth: Major Constitutional Amendments

For Prelims: Constitution Day, fundamental rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Preamble, Sources of the Constitution, Article 370,...

09 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

Demand for Holding Parliament Sessions Outside Delhi

For Prelims: Lok Sabha, Parliament, Member of Parliament (MP), Constitution of India, President of India, Prime Minister   For Mains:...

04 Dec 2024 Indian Polity

In-Depth: Relationship Between Executive, Judiciary & Legislature

For Prelims: Constitution Day, Executive, Judiciary, Legislature, Lok Sabha, General Elections, Universal Adult Suffrage, Rajya Sabha, President...

28 Nov 2024 Indian Polity

Constitution Day 2024

For Prelims: Constitution Day, Supreme Court of India, 26/11 Mumbai Attacks, Article 370, Sarojini Naidu, Basic Structure of the Constitution,...

27 Nov 2024 Indian Polity