Current Affairs 2019 Yearbook Special Issue-Polity and Governance

Book excerpt: We are presenting here the current events and news in the area of Indian Polity and Governance is very important for the General studies paper in the UPSC Preliminary and Main exam. Useful for UPSC IAS IES State PSC and all other exams-2019.In recent times’ questions are set on only those topics that have made news. Regular study of Indian Polity and Governance from NCERT books or otherwise is no longer required. The idea is to follow the current affairs news related to Indian Polity and Governance and understand the logic/concept behind those issues. This issue will definitely improve your basic and current knowledge of subject. Indian Polity and Governance POLITY 1. SUPREME COURT JUDGMENTS 1.1 Section 377 1.2 Aadhaar 1.3 Promotions in SC/ST 1.4 SC/ST Reservation – Home State 1.5 Delhi CM vs LG 1.6 Delhi – UT vs Centre 9 1.7 Criminalisation of Politics 1.8 Puri Jagannath Temple 1.9 Rohingyas Deportation 1.10 Striking Down of Beggary Act 2. LEGISLATIONS 2.1 Reservation for the ‘Poor Forward’ 2.2 Restoration of SC/ST (PoA) Act Provisions 2.3 Amendments to RTE Act 2.4 Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 – Leprosy 2.5 Assessing Defamation Law 2.6 Impact Assessments of Legislations 2.7 Unconstitutional laws in India 3. THE UNION 3.1 Code of Conduct for Members of Legislature 3.2 Sale of Enemy Property 3.3 Usage of Private Member Bill 4. THE STATES 4.1 Removal of J&K DGP 4.2 Dissolution of J&K Assembly 4.3 Second Chamber in States 4.4 Verdict on TN MLAs Disqualification 4.5 Jammu & Kashmir Resettlement Law 5. JUDICIARY 5.1 Decision on Appointment of SC Judge 5.2 Post-retirement Appointment of Judges 5.3 Issues with Judges’ Recusal 5.4 Concerns with Collegium system 5.5 Misuse of Section 124 6. ISSUES IN FEDERALISM 6.1 All India Judicial Service 6.2 Significance of Art 35A and Art 370 7. ELECTIONS 7.1 Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2017 – Proxy Voting 7.2 Usage of Preferential voting system 7.3 Appointment of Election Commissioners 7.4 Finance Commission Formula for NE States 7.5 Re-election on Maximum NOTA Votes 7.6 Usage of VVPATs in Elections 8. LAW COMMISSION 8.1 Law Commission on Legalizing Gambling 8.2 Law Commission on Personal Laws 9. RIGHTS ISSUES 9.1 Women’s Entry into Sabarimala Temple 9.2 Clause 6 of the Assam Accord 9.3 Protests in Mizoram – Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and the Chakmas 10. OTHER ISSUES 10.1 Maratha Reservation Demand 10.2 Doctors with Disabilities 10.3 Report on Death Penalty in India 10.4 Abolishing Capital Punishment in India 10.5 Shifting to Register-Based Census 10.6 Scrapping Educational Qualification 10.7 Issues with Teachers’ quota in Universities 10.8 NSA for Cattle Offences GOVERNANCE 11.1 Threat to RTI 11.2 Reinstating CBI Director 11.3 CBI vs States – Withdrawal of general consent 11.4 CBI – Kolkata Police Stand-Off 11.5 Civil Service Lateral Entry 11.6 Reforming the Bureaucracy 11.7 Regulating Lobbying 11.8 Understanding Corporate Governance 11.9 Need for Anti-Surveillance Laws 11.10 Statutory Recognition of Trade Unions 11.11 Pitfalls in Navodya Vidyalaya Model