Subject: Polity Context: The pandemic has shown bad state of urban local bodies, without enough power and funds. Concept: This Act has added a new Part IX-A to the Constitution of India. It is entitled ‘The Municipalities and consists of provisions from Articles 243-P to 243-ZG. In addition, the act has also added a new […]
Subject: Polity Context: Amid the on-going India-China border tension, a Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Sino-India relations post the Doklam standoff has been released. Concept: The Constitution of India makes a mention of these committees at different places, but without making any specific provisions regarding their composition, tenure, functions, etc. All these matters are dealtby the […]
Subject: Polity Context: Rajya Sabha election has been concluded for 19 seats recently. Concept: A third of Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (which is a permanent House and is not subject to dissolution), from each State retire once in two years and polls are held to fill up the vacancies. Only elected members […]
Subject: Polity Context: Increasing suicides in the country bring to limelight section 309 of IPC Concept: Anyone who survives an attempted suicide can be booked under Section 309 IPC, which deals with “Attempt to commit suicide”. Contrary to popular perception that it has been repealed, continues to exist in the statute book. The Mental Healthcare […]
Subject: Policy/Schemes Context: Latest round of fuel price increase has helped the state owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) to recover a part of ₹35,000 crore investments made in upgrading their refineries to BSVI fuels. Concept: Emissions from vehicles are one of the top contributors to air pollution, which led the government at the time to […]