Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is working on the country’s first indigenously designed and developed family of microprocessors. About Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC): It…
No bar on contesting two seats in one poll
Why in News? The Supreme Court rejected a PIL seeking to restrict candidates from contesting elections for the same office simultaneously from more than one constituency. The Court said that…
Judicial Majoritarianism
Why in news? In January 2023, the Supreme Court upheld the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 by a 4:1 majority. Nagarathna was…
Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
Finance Minister recently said that as many as 38,800 teachers will be hired for Ekalavya Model Residential Schools. About Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) EMRS started in the year 1997-98…
PM CARES Fund
The Central Government has recently informed the Delhi High Court that PM CARES Fund is set up as a public charitable trust and is not a public authority under RTI.…
Marriage laws in India
The Supreme Court announced that it would examine whether minor girls, as young as 15 years, can marry on the basis of custom or personal law. Legal age for marriage…
Justice Rohini Commission
The Justice G. Rohini-led commission for the sub-categorisation of other backward classes (OBCs) was recently given another extension in its tenure by the President. About Rohini Commission: The commission was set…