Subject: Polity Context: Rajya Sabha Chairman wrote to chairpersons of the House panels to “impress upon” members of the committees not to divulge any “information to the media” about proceedings of the committees. Concept: Parliamentary privilege refers to rights and immunities enjoyed by Parliament as an institution and MPs in their individual capacity, without which […]

Subject: Economy Context: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council met to discuss on compensating states for revenue shortfall. Concept: GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. As per Article 279A (1) of the amended Constitution, […]

    Daily Prelims Topic GST Council meet and Compensation Breach of privilege RBI’s contingency fund: Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) First Amendment Regulations 2020 Protected Agri Zones  Daily Mapping Delta region of Tamil Nadu Daily Facts 85 % of farmers are small and marginal. There will be 90 million additional workers looking […]