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 Contrary to popular perception that it has been repealed, continues to exist in the statute book.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 […]
Subject: Polity Context: The BJP-led coalition government in Manipur came apart with three BJP MLAs defected to the Congress, thus reducing its number of legislators from 21 to 18 in the 60-member assembly. Concept: The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by 52nd amendment. It lays down the process by which legislators […]
Subject: Polity Context: Voting for 18 Rajya Sabha seats which deferred due to the nationwide lockdown held on June 19. Concept: Members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the Assemblies of States and Union territories in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. Parliament […]
Subject: Polity Context: The cabinet of Tamil Nadu state has approved 10 per cent horizontal reservation in medical admissions to government school students who clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). An Ordinance is likely to be promulgated within a few days to give effect to this from the current academic year. Concept: The […]