Current Affairs in Polity

Changes in governance policies

Recent Changes in Governance Policies

  1. Digital India Initiative: Focuses on transforming India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
  2. Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan: Aimed at making India self-reliant through reforms in manufacturing, agriculture, and labor laws.
  3. Goods and Services Tax (GST): Introduced a unified tax structure to simplify the indirect taxation system.
  4. National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: Focuses on

Supreme Court judgments

Recent Landmark Judgments

  1. Kesavananda Bharati Case (1973): Established the Basic Structure Doctrine, preventing Parliament from altering the Constitution’s fundamental framework.
  2. Right to Privacy (Puttaswamy Case, 2017): Declared privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21.
  3. Triple Talaq Case (Shayara Bano, 2017): Declared instant triple talaq unconstitutional, leading to legislative reforms.
  4. Section 377 Case (Navtej Johar, 2018): Dec

Recent amendments and legislations

Recent Constitutional Amendments

  1. 103rd Amendment: Introduced a 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs.
  2. 104th Amendment: Extended the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies by another 10 years.
  3. 105th Amendment: Restored the states' power to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs).
Current Affairs in Polity