CJI Ramana names Justice U.U. Lalit as successor Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Thursday, August 4, 2022 recommended to the government the name of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as his successor and the 49th Chief Justice of India. The ‘Memorandum of Procedure of Appointment of Supreme […]

    Money laundering is a serious issue. But SC verdict on PMLA is problematic Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation Context : Recent SC judgement What is the recent verdict? Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) cannot be equated with an FIR, and ED officers are not mandated under law to register an ECIR before initiating […]

    117 Chinese nationals were deported for indulging in illegal acts, MHA informs Lok Sabha Subject: Polity 81 Chinese nationals were given “Leave India Notice”; 726 were placed on adverse list The government maintains the records of foreigners (including Chinese nationals) who enter with valid travel documents, but some of them overstay beyond the […]

    The functioning of the Enforcement Directorate Subject: Polity Section: National Organisation Context: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is in the news now and often. It goes back to May 1, 1956, when an ‘Enforcement Unit’ was formed in the Department of Economic Affairs, for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation […]

    7 new districts in West Bengal — how and why are districts created or abolished in India? Subject :Polity Section : Federalism Context :The West Bengal cabinet has approved the creation of seven new districts in the state. This will take the number of districts in West Bengal to 30 from the existing […]

    Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region  Subject :Polity Section :National organisation Concept: The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Regionis a Government of India ministry, established in September 2001. It functions as the nodal Department of the Central Government to deal with matters related to the socio-economic development of the eight States of NortheastIndia: ArunachalPradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripuraand Sikkim. It acts […]

    Office of Coal Controller (earlier Coal Commissioner) Subject :Polity Section :National organisation Concept: It was established in 1916, is one of the oldest offices in Indian Coal sector. Main aim behind setting up this office was to have Government control to adequately meet the coal requirement during First World War. Acute scarcity of […]