Subject: Geography/Polity Context: Uttarakhand governor has given her assent for declaration of Bhararisen (Gairsain) in Chamoli district as the summer capital of Uttarakhand  Concept: The state was first carved out from Uttar Pradesh in 2000. Gairsain was best suited to be the capital as it lay between Kumaon and Garhwal. However, Dehradun was named the […]

Subject: Polity Context: Lieutenant Governor of NCT of Delhi has overturned the Delhi government’s order on testing only those showing COVID-19 symptoms and restricting access to hospitals only to Delhi residents. Concept: Constitutional provision As per Article 239, every UT in India shall be administered by the President, through an administrator to be appointed by […]