Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls and the ECI
Why in News? Through December 2025 the Election Commission of India (ECI) continued its phased, pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, extending to several…
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Indian Polity · 2025
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Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Act: 100% FDI in Insurance
Why in News? On December 17, 2025, Parliament passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, having cleared the Lok Sabha on…
Government tables Bill to replace MGNREGA amid protests
Why in News: The government on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) introduced the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025,…
Raj Kumar Goyal- New CIC
Context: Raj Kumar Goyal, a 1990-batch IAS officer, has been sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India. He retired in August 2024 as…
Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 Operationalised
Why in News? The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on 14 November 2025 under Section…
Winter Session 2025: Brisk Bills and Committee Scrutiny
Why in News? The Winter Session of Parliament is underway, scheduled from 1 to 19 December 2025, with both Houses taking up a dense legislative agenda…
Digital Constitutionalism
Context: The Central Government issued an order asking all mobile phone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on phones sold in India from 2026. Within…
The climate is breaching the wall of urban metrics
Context: Climate change is exposing a fundamental weakness in how “modern urban life” is measured, classified, and planned. Current urban indices and livability metrics fail to…
Sanchar Saathi App Concerns
Why in news: DoT issues directions for pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi App in mobile handsets to verify the genuineness of mobile handsets. UPSC Relevance: Govt. Schemes…
Special Intensive Retention (SIR)
Context: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls is a major exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to thoroughly cleanse, verify, and…
Presidential Reference versus Federal Structure
Why in news: The Supreme Court’s opinion on the 16th Presidential Reference—which interprets the powers of Governors and the President vis-à-vis State Governments—weakens India’s federal structure.…
NJAC v/s Collegium System
Why in news: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has orally stated that the Supreme Court will consider a plea that seeks: This is significant because…