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‘Medara community’ included in K’taka ST list
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2012 seeks to amend the Constitution to include the Medara community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka. It received Parliament’s approval with the Rajya Sabha adopting it. The Lok Sabha had ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Parliament approves Railway Property Unlawful Possession Amendment Bill 2011
The Railway Property Unlawful Possession Amendment Bill 2011 was approved by the Parliament with the Lok Sabha adopting it with a voice vote. The Rajya Sabha had already passed it. Objective: The Act seeks to protect railway property and give ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
May 13, 2012: Parliament celebrates 60th years of its existence
A Special Session of the Lok Sabha held on May 13, 2012 to mark its 60th anniversary. Both houses of the Parliament held day-long special sittings with party leaders recalling India’s freedom struggle and the nation becoming the largest democracy ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Parliament passes a Bill that makes children with disabilities eligible for free and compulsory education
Parliament passed a Bill that will make children with disabilities eligible for free and compulsory education under the RTE (Right to Education) Act in all schools. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, passed by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
LS passes Appropriation Bill, 2012
The Lok Sabha passed the Appropriation Bill, 2012. It authorizes payment and appropriation of certain sums from the CFI (Consolidated Fund of India) for services in the financial year 2012-13. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee introduced the Appropriation Bill, 2012, which ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Rural Ministry to share 1 % of its budget with Panchayati Raj Ministry
Panchayti Raj Minister, V Kishore Chandra Deo held that the Rural Development Ministry has agreed to share 1% of its Rs 1 Lakh Crore budget for fortification of the institution of Panchayati Raj in the country. Mr. Deo also held ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Election Commission: Common Symbol for Registered-Unrecognized Political Parties
Subject to certain conditions, the Election Commission has permitted Registered-Unrecognised Political Parties to have a common symbol as a one-time offer during general elections either to Lok Sabha or to a State Assembly. Decision taken via an amendment in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Impeachment motion against Justice Sen dropped by Lok Sabha
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court escaped impeachment by the Lok Sabha When the Law Minister Salman Khurshid conveyed to the House the information about Justice Sen’s resignation, the House before which the impeachment business was put, dropped ..