Subject: Polity Context: The fate of the Monsoon session of Parliament is still uncertain which usually happen in third week of July. Concept: The president from time to time summons each House of Parliament to meet. But, the maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months. In other words, the […]

Subject: Polity Context: States have firmed up their boundaries, to prevent and regulate movement of people and goods across nationally Concept: By the States Reorganisation Act (1956) and the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act (1956), the distinction between Part-A and Part-B states was done away with and Part-C states were abolished. Some of them were merged […]

Context: Vikas Dube Case

Subject: Polity Context: Rajya Sabha secretariat has clarified that quorum was essential only when the committees are taking decisions or adopting reports and not during routine deliberations. Concept: Quorum is the minimum number of member required to be present in the House before it can transact any business. It is One tenth of total members […]

Subject: Polity Context: Supreme Court has issued notice to Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker on a plea against him for allegedly delaying a decision on the anti-defection proceedings against 11 AIADMK MLAs who voted against the government’s confidence motion in 2017. Concept: The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by 52nd amendment. It […]

Subject: Polity Context: Members of departmental Standing Committees of Parliament are gearing up for some tough questioning of the Central Ministries on the Covid-19 lockdown, the migrant crisis and the locusts attack. Concept: Department related Standing Committees The main objective of the standing committees is to secure more accountability of the Executive (i.e.,the Council of […]