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Constitutional Powers
Article 324 and ECI Authority
Article 324 of the Constitution grants the Election Commission of India the authority to supervise, direct, and control the preparation and revision of electoral rolls, ensuring the independence and integrity of the election process across India.
Electoral Process
Citizenship as Sole Voter Eligibility
During Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), ECI clarified that voter eligibility is determined solely by Indian citizenship, not by having Aadhaar, voter ID, or ration cards. These documents alone are insufficient to prove eligibility, ensuring citizenship remains the fundamental criterion.
Digital Governance
NeVA Seva Centre Launch
The NeVA (National e-Vidhan Application) Seva Centre launched at Delhi Legislative Assembly aligns with Digital India by promoting paperless governance and ensuring transparency and efficiency in legislative processes through technology, modernizing how assemblies function.
Creative Industries
IICT Mumbai Campus Focus
The Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) Mumbai campus focuses on AVGC-XR sectors (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, Extended Reality), developing skilled professionals to support India’s ambition to lead globally in creative technologies and entertainment industry.
Urban Planning
Puducherry Regularisation Scheme
Puducherry’s One-Time Regularisation Scheme 2025 applies to unauthorized constructions built between May 1, 1987 and July 16, 2025, except encroachments and properties without legal ownership, providing relief while maintaining planning controls.
International Economics
Gita Gopinath’s IMF Exit
Gita Gopinath announced she would step down as IMF First Deputy Managing Director in August 2025 to resume her academic position at Harvard University, returning to teaching and research after distinguished service at the IMF.
Electoral Reform
UK Voting Age Proposal
The UK Labour government proposed reducing national voting age from 18 to 16, aligning it with Scotland and Wales’ local and regional elections, expanding democratic participation for younger citizens and recognizing their stake in governance decisions.
Economic Vision
India’s Tourism GDP Target
The government aims to increase tourism’s contribution from 5-6% to 10% of GDP by 2047, leveraging India’s cultural diversity, heritage sites, and medical tourism as growth drivers in achieving the $32 trillion economy vision.
Financial Inclusion
Fino’s GATI Savings Account
Fino Payments Bank’s ‘GATI’ account, with features like zero balance and instant UPI transactions, targets customers in rural and semi-urban areas to promote digital financial inclusion, bridging the urban-rural banking divide through accessible digital services.
Electric Mobility
Tesla’s Insurance Partnerships
Tesla partnered with ACKO and Liberty General Insurance to offer innovative, fully digital insurance plans for Indian customers, aligning with its tech-driven approach and providing seamless insurance experience for electric vehicle owners in India’s growing EV market.
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Which Article grants ECI authority over electoral rolls?
Article 324
Supervise, direct, and control electoral roll preparation
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What is the sole criterion for voter eligibility per ECI?
Indian Citizenship
Not Aadhaar, voter ID, or ration card
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Which national mission does NeVA Seva Centre support?
Digital India
Paperless governance in legislative assemblies
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What does AVGC-XR stand for in IICT’s focus?
Animation, VFX, Gaming, Comics, Extended Reality
Mumbai campus creative technology focus
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Where is Gita Gopinath returning after leaving IMF?
Harvard University
As economics professor, leaving Aug 2025
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What electoral reform did UK Labour propose?
Lowering voting age to 16
For national elections, aligning with Scotland/Wales
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What is India’s tourism GDP target by 2047?
10% (from current 5-6%)
Part of $32 trillion economy vision
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Which insurers partnered with Tesla for India?
ACKO & Liberty General Insurance
Digital-first EV insurance coverage
Think & Discuss
Lowering Voting Age to 16: Democratic Expansion or Premature Participation?
Context from today’s quiz: The UK Labour government proposed reducing the national voting age from 18 to 16, aligning it with Scotland and Wales’ local and regional elections. This proposal joins a global debate about youth political participation, with proponents arguing that 16-year-olds face the consequences of political decisions and should have a voice, while opponents question their maturity and susceptibility to manipulation.
🤔 Your Perspective Matters
Advocates for lowering the voting age argue that 16-year-olds can work, pay taxes, marry (with consent), and will live longest with political decisions made today—especially on climate, education, and economic policy. They contend that voting at 16 creates lifelong civic engagement habits. Critics counter that 16-year-olds lack the life experience, neurological development (prefrontal cortex maturity), and independence from parental/institutional influence necessary for informed autonomous voting. Some view this as progressive parties courting young voters who statistically lean left, rather than principled democratic expansion.
Does lowering the voting age to 16 represent legitimate democratic expansion that empowers those affected by long-term policy decisions, or does it exploit neurologically immature citizens who may lack the independence, experience, and judgment necessary for autonomous political participation?
Does lowering the voting age to 16 represent legitimate democratic expansion that empowers those affected by long-term policy decisions, or does it exploit neurologically immature citizens who may lack the independence, experience, and judgment necessary for autonomous political participation?
- If we trust 16-year-olds to work, pay taxes, and make medical decisions in many jurisdictions, is denying them the vote based on “maturity” consistent—or should these other rights also be restricted until 18 or beyond?
- Would 16-year-old voters genuinely exercise independent political judgment, or would they disproportionately reflect their parents’, teachers’, and social media influencers’ views, effectively giving adults extra votes?
- Is the push to lower voting ages driven by genuine concern for youth representation, or by political parties seeking electoral advantage from demographics that statistically favor certain ideologies—and does the motivation matter if the democratic principle is sound?
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