MONSOON SESSION LIKELY TO BEGIN IN JULY Subject: Polity Context: The monsoon session of Parliament is expected to begin on schedule in July. The last session of Parliament was curtailed and ended sine die on March 25 and under the Constitutional norms, the next session has to be held within six months. This […]

    GoM for retains 5% tax on Covid jabs; tax cut on PPEs, ventilators, sanitisers: Subject: Polity Context: The Group of Ministers (GoM), constituted by the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council last week to look into the tax rate on Covid vaccines and other equipment, has recommended retaining the GST rate on Covid-19 […]

    PM ASKS TO HAVE A ‘ZERO HOUR’ IN CABINET Subject: Polity Context: PM told me to have ‘Zero Hour’ in Cabinet to hear negative feedback: HimantaBiswaSarma. Concept: Zero Hour is an Indian innovation in the field of parliamentary procedures and has been in existence since 1962. Zero Hour is the time when Members […]