Disaster Relief in India Subject: Polity Section: Msc Context: Uttarakhand asks Centre for declaration of ‘national disaster’ after major floods. Key Points: What qualifies as “national disaster”? There is no official or defined category of “national disasters”. Disasters of this nature come under the 2005 Disaster Management Act, which defines a “disaster” as […]

    High Court ruling on service charge or ‘tips’ at eateries Subject: Polity Section: National body  In News: Delhi HC said on service charge: Use term ‘staff contribution’, amount can’t be over 10% of bill Key Points: The Delhi High Court in an interim order Tuesday directed members of the Federation of Hotel and […]

    India that is Bharat and the Constituent Assembly Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context; A political row has erupted after invites for a dinner to be hosted by the President for world leaders, during the upcoming G20 Summit, were sent out in the name of the ‘President of Bharat’ instead of the customary ‘President […]

    Basic structure and Art 370 Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on September 4 said petitioners were placing Article 370 on a pedestal loftier than the Basic Structure Doctrine of the Constitution and even beyond the reach of the amending powers of Parliament. Details: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal […]