Citizenship Amendment Bill Current Affairs, GK & News
Ordinance passed by the Uttar Pradesh Government to recover damages of protests
On March 16, 2020, the Uttar Pradesh Government passed ordinance, “Recovery of Damages to public and private property ordinance, 2020”. The ordinance aims to deal with violent acts and control its persistence. It will also provide recovery of public and private property damages. UP Protests In December 2019, the Government of India passed the Citizenship ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Topics: Article 213 • Citizenship Amendment Bill • Government of Uttar Pradesh • Governor • Legislative assembly • Ordinance • Ordinance promulgation
UNHRC files in Supreme Court on Citizenship Amendment Act
On March 3, 2020, the United Nation Human Rights Commission moved to Supreme Court on the matter of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The commission has filed a case challenging CAA. India on the Move of UNHRC India believes that the CAA is an internal matter of the country. Also, according to India, CAA is constitutionally ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Citizenship Act 1955 • Citizenship Amendment Bill • CLAT • India- Pakistan • India-Bangladesh • Minorities • Muslims • Partition of India • Supreme court • UNHRC
Bengal becomes the fourth state to pass resolution against CAA
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act was legislated by the Parliament during this winter session. However, several states are agitating over the non-inclusion of Muslims in the law. Kerala was the first state to pass a resolution against the act. Recently, the state of West Bengal has passed similar resolution. Highlights After Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan, West ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Biometric Data • Citizenship Act 1955 • Citizenship Amendment Bill • National Population Register • NRC • States
Democracy Index released: India ranks 51; Slips 10 positions
On January 22, 2020, the Economic Intelligence Unit released Democracy Index for the year 2019. The index was topped by Norway. Norway was followed by Iceland and Sweden at second and third positions respectively. India was pushed to 51st rank slipping 10 positions as compared to its previous ranking Highlights According to the report, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: article 370 • Citizenship Amendment Bill • Democracy • Democracy Index • flawed democracy • full democracy • Global Democracy Index • Kashmir Issue • NRC
Support Rally by Indian-Americans for CAA in Boston
A pro-CAA rally was organized in the capital city of the US state Massachusetts, Boston on Sunday, 5th January 2020 by a group of Indian-Americans in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed by Parliament of India, followed by which the Bill got the assent of the President of India on 12th December 2019 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Afghanistan • Bangladesh • Boston • CAA • Citizenship Amendment Act • Citizenship Amendment Bill • House of Representatives • Massachussetts • Narendra Modi • Pakistan • President of India • Prime Minister of India • United States
Assam Cabinet nod to make Assamese the state language
On December 23, 2019, the Assam Cabinet nodded to make Assamese language the state language of Assam. This will exclude BTAD (Bodoland Territorial Administrative Districts), Barak Valley and Hill districts of Assam. Highlights The cabinet has also suggested that Assamese will be made compulsory in all schools of Assam. The move comes in the wake ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Assam • Assamese • Bodoland Territorial Area Districts • Citizenship Amendment Bill • CLAT • Constitution • Indian Languages