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Current affairsKerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026: Parliament Renames Kerala as "Keralam" — Article 3, First Schedule, and Constitutional ProcedureParliament passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 in both Houses — Lok Sabha on August 11 and Rajya Sabha on August 12, 2026 — to rename the state from "Kerala" to "Keralam" in the First Schedule of the Constitution. The Bill awaits Presidential assent. It follows the constitutional procedure under Article 3, requiring only a simple majority, not a constitutional amendment under Article 368.

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The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was introduced to replace an Ordinance promulgated on 5 June 2026. Under which Article of the Constitution does the President have the power to promulgate Ordinances when Parliament is not in session?UPSC · Current Affairs

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