Trinamool Congress(TMC) and Communist Party of India(CPI) have urged the Election Commission to allow them to retain the national party status till the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. This came in the backdrop of EC serving show cause notices to TMC, CPI and Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) seeking explanation on why their national party status should… Continue reading Allow us to retain national party status till after 2024 Lok Sabha polls: TMC, CPI to EC
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Home Ministry pulls out original instrument of accession to support Article 370 move
Home ministry officials has said that the Instrument of Accession signed with 562 princely states during the time of Independence was similar to the one signed with J&K. This statement was made to provide a legal basis for the amendment to Article 370 taking away the special status of Jammu & Kashmir. They said that… Continue reading Home Ministry pulls out original instrument of accession to support Article 370 move
Rajya Sabha clears Bill for more judges in Supreme Court
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill,2019.The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill. The bill seeks to increase the number of Supreme Court judges in the country’s apex court from the present 30 to 33. This bill was introduced after Chief Justice of India had written to Prime… Continue reading Rajya Sabha clears Bill for more judges in Supreme Court
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 7, 2019
Q.1) “Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 is critical to provide social and economic justice to transgenders in Indian democracy”. Examine. Answers Q.2) “Fight against social evils like mob lynching and honour killings demands state’s and community efforts.” Comment. Answers Q.3) What are various challenges faced by business units in India. How India can… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 7, 2019
Must Read News Articles-August 8th 2019
Archives GS-1 6% of the world’s languages are spoken in India The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea has the highest number of ‘living’ indigenous languages in the world (840), while India stands fourth with 453. GS-2 Pakistan expels Indian envoy, suspends bilateral trade Pakistan on August 7 expelled the Indian High Commissioner and… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 8th 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 8th, 2019
Q.1) “Increasing the number of courts as a recourse to deal with the mounting backlog is a short term solution which cannot remove systemic issues in Judiciary”. Comment. The Hindu Q.2) “Rising pressure on cities and rising air pollution demand sustainable transport facilities in urban areas.” Discuss. The Hindu Q.3) What is India’s deep ocean… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 8th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #6 August 7, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 7, 2019
‘Raising time limit for abortion under study’ The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that it has initiated the process for an inter-ministerial consultation on raising the time period to terminate pregnancy The response has come on backdrop of a PIL filed in the Delhi High Court for extending the time period to terminate… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 7, 2019
7 PM | The hard realities of India’s fast-track courts | 7th August, 2019
Context: Fast track courts and the issues with these courts. More in News: Minister for Women and Child Development, informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has proposed to set up 1,023 fast-track courts to clear the cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Supreme Court in a suo motu… Continue reading 7 PM | The hard realities of India’s fast-track courts | 7th August, 2019
7 PM | Rajya Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill | 7th August, 2019
Context: Salient features of the Consumer Protection Bill, 2019. More in news: The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on July 30. The bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on 6 August without referring to select committee. The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food… Continue reading 7 PM | Rajya Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill | 7th August, 2019
