Four months on, Jharkhand Governor plans to helm Tribes Advisory Council Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Concept : Four months into taking charge as Governor of Jharkhand, C.P. Radhakrishnan has set his sights on “taking over” the Tribes Advisory Council (TAC) of the State, which is constituted under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution […]

    Data Protection Bill poses severe restrictions to RTI Act, NCPRI cautions govt Subject : Polity Section: Legislation in news Concept : An upcoming amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005 is set to remove the legal basis allowing government agencies to share personal information in public interest, a move that activists have […]

    National Research Foundation Subject : Polity Section : National Body Concept : National Research Foundation (NRF) NRF is a proposed entity that will replace the Science and Engineering Research Board of India (SERB) and catalyse and channel interdisciplinary research for accelerating India’s ambitious development agenda, through impactful knowledge creation and translation. The NRF’s […]

    Great Expectations Subject : Polity Section: Federalism Concept : According to Bibek Debroy, normative recommendations of Finance commissions (FC) remains on paper. Types of recommendations made by the Finance Commission: Vertical devolution-Vertical devolution which is done between Centre and State. Horizontal distribution– Distribution made between states, on the basis of a formula varying […]