ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE Subject : Polity Context : Recently, the Rajya Sabha has been adjourned sine die at the end of the Budget session of Parliament after the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die which brought the nearly two-month long Budget session to an end. Concept : The phenomenon of Adjournment Sine Die […]

    PESA Subject : Polity Context : 25 years on, many Indian states haven’t implemented a law that empowers Adivasi communities. Concept : PESA is a law enacted by Government of India to cover the “Scheduled Areas”, which are not covered in the 73rd Constitutional amendment. This particular act extends the provisions of Part […]

    CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS Subject : Polity Context :Attorney general refuses to initiate contempt proceedings against Rahul Gandhi. Concept : Advocate Vineet Jindal, who had written to Attorney General Venugopal seeking to initiate the contempt proceedings against Rahul Gandhi, had accused the Congress leader of making comments against the judiciary and lowering its dignity. Contempt […]

    BREACH OF PRIVILEGE Subject : Polity Context: The Privileges Committee of the Rajya Sabha has found no breach of privilege of YSRCP MP V Vijayasai Reddy after he complained of being allegedly manhandled at Visakhapatnam airport. Concept : Parliamentary privilege refers to rights and immunities enjoyed by Parliament as an institution and MPs […]

    APPOINTMENT OF CJI Subject : Polity Context : Justice NV Ramana (Andhra) to replace CJI S A Bobde as the 48th Chief Justice of India till for the next 16 months till Aug 2022. Concept : Appointment of CJI: Article 124 of the Constitution of India provides for the manner of appointing judges […]

    Sixth schedule Subject: Polity Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that “presently, there is no proposal to implement Panchayat system in Sixth Schedule areas of Assam”. Concept: Currently there is no Panchayat system in Sixth Schedule areas of Assam Protects tribal populations and provides autonomy to […]

    Finance bill Subject: Polity Context: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill, 2021, which gives effect to the financial proposals of the central government for the financial year 2021-22. Concept: A Finance Bill concerns the country’s finances i.e., it could be about taxes, government expenditures, government borrowings, revenues, etc. Rule 219 […]