Anti-Defection Loophole Subject – Polity Context – Last week, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati called for a more stringent anti-defection law amid a string of politicians switching parties ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election beginning next month. Concept – Paragraph 3 of the Tenth Schedule was omitted by the Constitution (91st […]
Myanmar Mizoram Border Subject – IR Context – Escaping junta, more Myanmar refugees cross over into Mizoram Concept –
Role of Attorney General in Contempt Proceedings Subject – Polity Context – Attorney General okays contempt proceedings against Yati Narsingh anand over remarks against Constitution Concept – Contempt of Court According to the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, contempt of court can either be civil contempt or criminal contempt. Civil contempt means wilful disobedience […]
Classification of Indian cities Subject – Polity Context – There is a lot of potential to be tapped for start-ups in Tier-II and & Tier -III cities, according to the Minister for Commerce & Industry Piyush Goya Concept – The classification of Indian cities is a ranking system used by the Government of […]
Inheritance of Daughters Subject – Governance Context – The case involved a dispute over the property of one Marappa Gounder who died in 1949 leaving behind a daughter Kupayee Ammal who also died issueless in 1967. Concept – The Supreme Courtruled that the property of a man who had died without executing a […]
Rooftop solar programme Subject – Environment Context – Rooftop solar programme norms eased Concept – India has significant rooftop solar potential at 1.7 petawatt hour per year. Changes introduced – MNRE said that now it is not necessary for a household to get the RTS installed by any of the listed vendors of […]
Amar Jawan Jyoti to National War Memorial Subject – History Context – Amar Jawan Jyoti now merged with War Memorial flame: govt. Concept – The iconic Amar Jawan Jyoti, which was inaugurated after the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was removed, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the construction of a statue of Subhas […]
Daily Practice Sheet 21 January 2022 Daily Prelims Topic Global treaty to cut plastic production needed Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC quota in NEET Brent at 7-year high Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) Variable Rate Repo auction under LAF IAS officers and central posting Agriculture Export Policy Environmental Impact Assessments Space Debris […]