HOUSE ARREST Subject : Governance Context : The Supreme Court has thrown open the door to the legislature to “ponder” over the idea of placing convicts under house arrest to avoid overcrowding of prisons. Concept : A Bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and K.M. Joseph, in a judgment, highlighted the “alarming” statistics of […]
NRC Subject : Governance Context : Assam State National Register of Citizens (NRC) Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive re-verification of the draft NRC, saying it was needed in view of the serious irregularities detected in the final draft as well as the supplementary list. Concept : […]
CBI DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT Subject : Governance Context: PM Modi-led panel to decide next CBI chief, Rakesh Asthana, YC Modi among frontrunners. Concept : The CBI is headed by a Director. The Director of CBI as Inspector General of Police, Delhi Special Police Establishment, is responsible for the administration of the organisation. With the […]
COMMON SERVICE CENTRE Subject : Governance Context : Union Home Ministry said that people in the 18-44 age group living in semi-urban and rural areas could make use of Common Service Centres (CSC) to register on the CoWin platform for their shot. Concept : Common Services Centers (CSCs) are a strategic cornerstone of […]
COVAID PORTAL Subject : Governance Context: CovAid portal set up for real-time monitoring of relief Concept : Central government think tank NITI Aayog has set up a dedicated portal named CovAid to keep a track of all the Covid-19 aid received by the Indian government from several missions or individual organisations. The platform […]
NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA Subject: Governance Context: National Mission for Clean Ganga directs to stop dumping of dead bodies in river Concept: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) NMCG is the implementation wing of National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (referred as National Ganga Council) It was established […]