Politics Related Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations.
Government increased the minimum age limit for postal voting to 85 years6 March 2024 | Politics Current AffairsThe government amended electoral rules to facilitate citizens above 85 years of age to vote through postal ballot. |
US House Passes Quad Bill16 February 2024 | Politics Current AffairsThe US House of Representatives passed the Quad Bill, which aims to increase cooperation between the United States, Australia, India and Japan. |
Rajya Sabha passed three important bills for Jammu and Kashmir9 February 2024 | Politics Current AffairsRajya Sabha passed three important bills for Jammu and Kashmir addressing the reservation gap and listing of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes. |
Bangladesh Elections 20247 January 2024 | Politics Current AffairsSheikh Hasina's party Awami League has won the 12th parliamentary election for the fourth consecutive time, the second lowest turnout since the restoration of democracy in 1991. |
Telecom Bill 2023 and its Features22 December 2023 | Politics Current AffairsThe Lok Sabha recently approved the Telecom Bill, 2023, a landmark law that empowers the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security. |
Indian Judicial Code, Indian Civil Defense Code and Indian Evidence Bill 2023 passed in Lok Sabha20 December 2023 | Politics Current AffairsParliament passed the Indian Justice (Second) Code, 2023, the Indian Civil Defense (Second) Code, 2023 and the Indian Evidence (Second) Bill, 2023. |
Post Office Bill 2023 and Its Features18 December 2023 | Politics Current AffairsLok Sabha introduced the Post Office Bill 2023 which replaces the Indian Telegraph Act 1885. |
Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill-2023 and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill-20236 December 2023 | Politics Current AffairsLok Sabha passed Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill-2023 and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill-2023. This bill has been brought to provide reservation under Other Backward Classes. |
Women's Reservation Bill 202319 September 2023 | Politics Current AffairsThe Women's Reservation Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on the second day of the special session of Parliament. The main goal of this bill is to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and all state assemblies for 15 years. |
Indian Judiciary Code, 2023 and its Objectives12 August 2023 | Politics Current AffairsUnion Home Minister Amit Shah introduced 3 new bills in the Lok Sabha. These Bills also include the Indian Evidence Bill, which aims to replace the older Indian Evidence Act of 1872. |
Delhi Services Bill 2023 and its Features8 August 2023 | Politics Current AffairsMinister of State for Home Nityanand Rai passed the Delhi Services Bill 2023 in the Lok Sabha, which is mainly related to transfer and posting of officers in Delhi. This bill gives the Lieutenant Governor the right to take the final decision on major legislative and administrative matters, which will reduce the powers of the Delhi government. |
Jagdeep Dhankhar Nominated four Women in the Panel of Vice President20 July 2023 | Politics Current AffairsRajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has nominated four women parliamentarians, including PT Usha, to the panel of vice-chairmen. All the women members nominated to the panel of Vice-Chairmen have become Rajya Sabha MPs for the first time. |
Recep Tayyip Erdogan became the 12th President of Türkiye3 June 2023 | Politics Current AffairsRecep Tayyip Erdoğan became the 12th and current President of Turkey, he was re-elected on 28 May 2023 for a third term, which will run till May 2028. |
Historical Scepter Sengol 202325 May 2023 | Politics Current AffairsA golden scepter named Sengol will be installed at a prominent place in the new Parliament House. |
22nd President of Bangladesh 202326 April 2023 | Politics Current AffairsMohammad Shahabuddin Chappu has been appointed as the 22nd President of Bangladesh, replacing Abdul Hamid. |
Highlights of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 20233 April 2023 | Politics Current AffairsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Parliament which seeks to enhance competition regulation in India. A total of 8 Bills (8 in Lok Sabha) were introduced during this session. 6 Bills were passed by Lok Sabha and 6 Bills were passed/returned by Rajya Sabha. |
Inter-Services Organization Bill 202316 March 2023 | Politics Current AffairsMinister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt introduced the Inter-Services Organization Bill 2023 in the Lok Sabha. The purpose of this bill is to provide disciplinary and administrative powers to the commanders serving in the three services. |
List of Current Governors of Indian States12 February 2023 | Politics Current AffairsPresident Draupadi Murmu on 12 February 2023 appointed 13 new governors accepting the views of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra and Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lieutenant Governor of Maharashtra. |
Aruna Miller19 January 2023 | Politics Current AffairsAruna Miller became the first Indian-American politician to be sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Maryland, USA on 19 January 2023. |
First woman Chief Secretary of Telangana 202312 January 2023 | Politics Current AffairsTelangana High Court has appointed Shanti Kumari as the Chief Secretary of Internet. Shanti Kumari is an IAS officer of 1989 who became the first woman Chief Secretary of Telangana. |
Gujarat Assembly Election 20228 December 2022 | Politics Current AffairsBJP has won 158 out of 182 seats in Gujarat Assembly elections 2022, Congress's plight got only 16 and Aam Aadmi Party got 4 seats. Modi said that this is the victory of Gujarat. This is the victory of development and public trust. |
Delhi MCD Election Result 20227 December 2022 | Politics Current AffairsDelhi MCD Election Result 2022 Updates: Aam Aadmi Party won 134 seats out of 250 wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been ruling the MCD for the first time in 15 years. |
| 29 April 2018 | Politics Current Affairs Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling became the longest-serving chief minister of any state as he completed 25 uninterrupted years in office. He broke the record of former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, who held office for 23 years. The founding president of the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) became chief minister in December 1994. |
| 19 January 2017 | Politics Current Affairs Former Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh chief minister and a senior Congress leader, Narayan Dutt Tiwari along with his son Rohit Shekhar joined the BJP. The 91 year old leader was thrice the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (1976-77, 1984-85, 1988-89) and once the chief minister of Uttarakhand (2002-2007). |
| 16 January 2017 | Politics Current Affairs Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today joined Congress ahead of assembly poll in Punjab after meeting party Vice President Rahul Gandhi. |
| 14 January 2017 | Politics Current Affairs Former Union minister and four-time MP from Khurja-Noida seat, Ashok Pradhan, rejoined BJP on Friday after a three-year stint with the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradash. Three other SP functionaries from Noida also joined the BJP along with Pradhan. |
| 5 June 2016 | Politics Current Affairs In a bid to empower the transgender community in Odisha, the state government has decided to implement five sub-schemes launched by the central government.The sub-schemes will be implemented by the state government through its newly-created Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD). |
| 29 April 2016 | Politics Current Affairs Gujarat government announced 10 percent reservation for economically backward classes (EBCs) in general category. EBCs in the upper castes, include Patidars, with a family income cap of 6 lakh rupees a year that is 50000 rupees per month can avail the benefit. |
| 26 April 2016 | Politics Current Affairs Bangladesh Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved a draft of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Judge (Investigation Act) 2016. It will empower the Parliament to impeach a judge in the Supreme Court, if allegation of misconduct or incapacity is proved. |
| 27 March 2016 | Politics Current Affairs The Haryana cabinet approved the Jat reservation bill. This comes a day after the Akhil Bhartiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (ABJASS), the body that spearheaded the Jat quota stir in February |