Principles of Natural Justice and Proportionality Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Concept: The Supreme Court lifted a broadcasting ban on a Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’. The court blasted the government for silencing voices in the media who “speak truth to power” by branding them as “anti-establishment”. Background The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) […]
Online platforms must take down fake news Subject :Polity Section : Msc Concept : Social media platforms and other intermediaries on the Internet are now required to make sure that “fake news” articles about the Union Government, which have been declared as such by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), are taken down from […]
New panel for solving issue of stalled housing project formed Subject: Polity Section: National Body Concept: The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has set up a 14-member committee headed by former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, to examine issues related to stalled real estate projects and recommend various ways for their completion. […]
Lokpal closes 68% graft complaints against officers without action: report Subject: Polity Section: National Body Concept: According to a report, close to 68% of corruption complaints against public functionaries filed with the Lokpal of India were disposed of without any action in the last four years. Further, it was seen that the Lokpal […]
Price of 651 essential drugs down by 6.73 percent Subject : Polity Section: Msc Concept : According to Health Ministry sources, India has been taking steps to ensure the availability of affordable medicines for the masses, with a significant reduction of 6.73% in essential medicines’ pricing. Details In 2022, after a gap of […]
Centre ‘appropriate’ party to respond to plea on disqualified lawmakers, says EC Subject : Polity Section: Elections Concept : The Election commission said it would be “appropriate” to have the Union government deal with the disqualification issue. A petition has been filed in SC that an MP or an MLA who has either […]
ICCR to build ambassador programme among foreign students in India Subject: Polity Section: National Body Concept : The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) aims to promote India’s cultural and creative heritage globally by using the experiences of over 48,000 foreign students studying in India as brand ambassadors. ICCR will organize Exit Engagement […]
Gujarat HC sets aside CIC order seeking information on Prime Minister’s MA degree, fines Arvind Kejriwal Subject: Polity Section: msc The Gujarat High Court said on Friday, 31 March, that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) need not furnish PM Modi’s undergraduate and post-graduate degree certificate. In ruling so, the court set aside an […]
CERT-in may be exempted form giving information under RTI Act, says centre Subject :Polity Section: Msc Concept : The Central Government recently informed that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) may soon be exempt from responding to queries under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The Department of Personnel and Training has […]
Karnataka notifies 10% EWS Quota Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Concept: Days after scrapping the 2B Category for Muslims under the OBC quota and on the eve of the announcement of the Assembly elections, the Karnataka government notified the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category to provide 10% reservation in education and employment. Muslims have […]