CURRENT AFFAIRS

On the day of counting, the strong room is unlocked in the presence of candidates or representatives from all contesting parties. The Returning Officer and the Election Commission's Special Observer are also present during this process and are the ones who open the lock. The entire process is videographed.

India is the world's largest democracy. Article 39A of our Constitution clearly states that the State shall ensure that no citizen is denied access to justice by reason of economic or other disability.

The Odisha government will organize the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025 on November 20th. 

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls covering 51 crore voters in 12 states and union territories to ensure the accuracy and correctness of electoral rolls.

Recently, Rajya Sabha elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir, the first after the abrogation of Article 370. In these elections, the National Conference (NC) won three of the four seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered an unexpected victory in the fourth.

Women's participation at the higher levels of the judiciary in India remains extremely limited. According to the India Justice Report 2025, only 14% of judges in the High Courts and a mere 3.1% in the Supreme Court are women. This situation highlights the serious lack of gender equality in the justice system.

According to a significant Supreme Court ruling, the age limit under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, will not apply to couples who began their fertility process before the law came into force. This ruling is particularly significant for couples who froze their embryos and initiated surrogacy before 2022.

The President of India recently appreciated the Siddi tribal community, which falls under the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), for achieving a literacy rate of over 72%.

A series of recent fatal industrial accidents in India have raised serious concerns about the weakening of worker safety standards and rights. These incidents have occurred, particularly in the context of changes made in the new labor codes, which have weakened labor protection measures.

Hearing petitions challenging anti-conversion laws enacted by several states, the Supreme Court has raised the question of who has the authority to determine whether a conversion is fraudulent.