Current Affair Category: Governance/Polity/Law

Why in the news ?  The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, recently tabled in the Lok Sabha, aims to revise 16 Central laws by decriminalizing and streamlining specific offences and penalties. This marks the Modi government’s second Jan Vishwas-related legislation. The 2023 amendment revised 183 provisions across 42 Central Acts under the jurisdiction […]

Why in the News?  Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 (popularly known as the Online Gaming Bill) has passed both the houses of Parliament. The Bill prohibits online games involving monetary stakes but supports and recognizes esports and casual social gaming. The bill was introduced by the Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and attracted […]

Why in the News ? In the wake of accusations of ‘vote theft’ from the Congress, Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi has called for the Election Commission (EC) to make machine-readable voter rolls available to all parties. How are voter rolls distributed? Electoral rolls are the official roll of voters who can vote in India. They […]

Why in the News?  The Supreme Court has questioned the Centre on whether elected State governments are at the mercy of Governors’ whims and fancies, especially regarding the assent or withholding of Bills passed by State legislatures. A Presidential Reference on the issue is being heard by a five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice […]

Why in the News ?  In the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025. The Bill is to eliminate any Central or State Minister who is allegedly involved in corruption or indicted on a grave offence provided he or she is in custody at the time of […]

Why in News? The Supreme Court last week overturned the result of the sarpanch election in Buana Lakhu village, Haryana’s Panipat district. The court directed a recount of votes by summoning all Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used during the election to its premises in New Delhi. Experts noted this was the first instance of the […]

Why in News ? The Centre is working on a plan to facilitate and standardise blood banking and blood transfusion in veterinary care. The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has invited comments from experts, institutions, and the public on the draft “Guidelines/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) […]

Why in News? On Independence Day 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of a high-powered Demography Mission to tackle the challenge of illegal infiltration, particularly by Bangladeshis and Rohingya. He stressed that infiltrators were “snatching the rights of tribals, land, and livelihoods of Indian youth,” and warned that unchecked demographic changes in border […]

The Uttar Pradesh government is set to introduce the Public Service Commission (Procedure Regulation Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the State Assembly today, with the aim of plugging loopholes and enhancing the security of recruitment examinations conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC), NDTV reported on Monday. Cleared by the state cabinet on July […]

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Act, 1985 The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Act, 1985 is the primary legislation governing the constitution, powers, functions, and procedures of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC). Enacted to provide a statutory framework for the functioning of the Commission, the Act supplements the provisions of Articles 315 to […]