by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 23, 2021 | Polity
On July 31, 2021, the Goa legislative assembly passed the Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill 2021, which has been in the eye of controversy in the poll-bound state (due for election in February 2022). The Bill The bill seeks to provide mechanism to give ownership rights to...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 14, 2021 | Polity
The Government of India on July 12, 2021, announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation under the charge of Home Minister Amit Shah. Till date, the subject was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture. Objectives of the Ministry The Ministry...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 12, 2021 | Polity
In June 2021, West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee field an election petition in the Calcutta High Court challenging the assembly election result of Nandigram constituency, where she lost to Suvendhu Adhikari of BJP. She demanded that the latter’s election be...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 5, 2021 | Polity
On June 15, 2021, an election atlas, namely, General Elections 2019—An Atlas was released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), which consists of data and statistical figures of the 17th General Election held in 2019. The 2019 General Election is considered to be...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jun 18, 2021 | Polity
In order to govern online content, the Government of India notified new guidelines, called, the ‘Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021’ on February 25, 2021. The rules were framed under Section 87 of the Information...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 19, 2021 | Polity
In January 2021, the Allahabad High Court had ruled that interfaith couples seeking to solemnise their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 can choose not to publish the mandatory 30-day notice of their intention to marry. This ruling came on the plea of a...
