Background The Government has proposed an amendment to the Central Universities Act of 2009. This new Bill titled, The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposes the establishment of the Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in Mulugu District, Telangana. This initiative is also in alignment with the provisions outlined in the Thirteenth Schedule of the Andhra […]

BACKGROUND The population of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has been growing phenomenally over the years, including through migration. According to the 2011 Census, Delhi’s population stood at 11 million, while that of the NCT stood at 16.8 million; as per the Delhi Government’s Economic Survey (2022-2023), the population of Delhi now stands […]

Boiler is an essential tool for a number of industries including power plants, textile, feed, auto rice mills, government factories, sugar and the pharmaceutical industry. The Indian Boilers Act 1923 is scheduled to be re-enacted in the ongoing Winter Session 2023 as The Boilers Bill 2023. The former served as one of the crucial legislations […]

Background ● The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill, 2023 aims to allocate 33 percent of the seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for women.1 This legislation, facilitating the extension of the Women’s Reservation Law, is scheduled for introduction, consideration, and passage during the Winter Session 2023. ● Officially known as the Constitution (106th […]

Background ● The Constitution defines Scheduled Tribes under Article 366 (25) as tribes or tribal communities deemed to be Scheduled Tribes under Article 342. Article 342 empowers the President, after consultation with the Governor, to specify tribes or tribal communities as Scheduled Tribes through public notification for a particular State or Union territory. Parliament, through […]