The PESA Act and the reason behind parties trying to woo tribals in Gujarat Subject : Polity Section: Panchayati raj Context: AAP’s election manifesto in Gujrat Concept : The PESA Act was enacted in 1996 “to provide for the extension of the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats […]

    Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) Subject: Polity Section: National Body Context: The Union Ministry forHealth& Family Welfare published a new Bill to replace the colonialera Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940. Concept: It is an Autonomous Institution of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. IPC is created to set standards of […]

    Govt. plans system to scour dailies for public grievances Subject: Polity Section: National Body Context The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions has informed a Parliamentary Standing Committee that the government is working on to develop a “technology solution”, where grievances published in newspapers and on social media platforms can be suo […]

    Petition to recognise minorities at district level is contrary to law: Supreme Court Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context A Bench of Justices U. U. Lalit and S. Ravindra Bhat remarked that minority status of linguistic and religious communities have to be considered State wise. The judge was referring to the majority verdict given […]