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The Bombay High Court at Goa recently upheld the constitutional validity of the Goa’s Green Cess Act which enables the state government to collect cess on the utilisation of pollution causing...

‘Water' or ‘H2O' is two hydrogen atoms hooked to an oxygen atom. So, what is the much-talked-about water problem? Can we not solve all the water problems...

The report traces the history of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, from its inception during India's independence to its eventual abrogation in August 2019. It delves into the constitutional debates, agreements, and legal interpretations that surrounded the article's status, emphasizing its temporary nature yet evolving permanence. The narrative covers political developments, Supreme Court rulings, and the eventual scrapping of Article 370, leading to the bifurcation of the state into ...

The last data on the caste composition is found in the 1931 census, nine decades ago. In 1941, though caste was enumerated, the report wasn’t published  

The Bihar caste survey debate has now intensified, with the Centre now issuing an affidavit saying that only the Centre is allowed to conduct such a survey.

The now withdrawn affidavit maintained that the subject of census is covered in the Union List under Entry 69 in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution and the Census Act, 1948 "empowers only the Union Government to conduct the census.”

Chaudhary differentiated between census and caste-based survey, stating latter is distinct and not synonymous with census.

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The Centre said that the Union of India is committed to taking all affirmative actions for the uplift of SCs/STs/SEBCs and OBCs in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the applicable law

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that only it is empowered to conduct a census under the relevant law as the subject falls under the Union list of the Constitution.