QUESTION HOUR TOPIC: Polity Context- Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that this was the first time in 70 years that no Cabinet Minister had replied to questions posed by members during the Question Hour. Concept- Question Hour: Question Hour is the first hour of a sitting […]
DEATH PENALTY TOPIC: Polity Context- The judgment by a three-judge Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar came in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old. The court commuted the death penalty of the convict to life imprisonment. Concept- Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who authored the judgment, referred to the evolution of the principles of […]
FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION TO NGO’s TOPIC: Polity Context- The Ministry of Home Affairs has renewed the FCRA (Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act) registration of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a public health advocacy group. The move comes four years after the organisation was barred from receiving foreign funds for lobbying with parliamentarians, the media […]
OCI (OVERSEAS CITIZEN OF INDIA) TOPIC: Polity Context- The Supreme Court directed the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) to charge a student belonging to the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) category the same fee paid by an Indian citizen for the 2021-2022 academic year. The OCI students are also permitted to be treated […]
PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEES TOPIC: Polity Context- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development spotlighted the failure to pay unemployment allowances and also recommended a hike in wage rates and in the number of days of guaranteed work, and a revision of the 60:40 wage-material ratio under the scheme. Concept- The Constitution of India […]
RIGHTS & DUTIES TOPIC: Polity Context- Rights and duties are closely related and cannot be separated from one another. Concept- Rights and duties are closely related and cannot be separated from one another. For every right, there is a corresponding duty. The State protects and enforces rights and it is the duty of […]