Article 35A of the Indian Constitution empowers Jammu and Kashmir legislature to define state’s permanent residents and their special rights and privileges. The law was inserted in the Constitution through a Presidential order of 1954 instead of a parliamentary amendment under Article 368. The law related to Permanent Residency was drawn from the state subject… Continue reading The Article of Contention: Why Article 35A has always been controversial
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Recycle, reuse to be mantra of resource efficiency policy
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has proposed a draft National Resource Efficiency Policy 2019.The policy aims to streamline the efficient use of resources with minimum negative impact on environment. The draft policy suggests setting up a ‘National Resource Efficiency Authority’(NREA) to (a)develop an action plan with three years time-frame (b)create and maintain database… Continue reading Recycle, reuse to be mantra of resource efficiency policy
Explained: Why Medical Commission Bill bothers doctors
National Medical Commission(NMC) Bill,2019 is being criticised by medical fraternity even after getting passed in Parliament. The Indian Medical Association(IMA) has raised concerned over Section 32 of the NMC Bill that provides for licensing of non medical persons or Community Health Providers to practise modern medicine. According to the Bill,the Commission may grant limited licence… Continue reading Explained: Why Medical Commission Bill bothers doctors
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 3, 2019
Q.1) “Government policies has failed to arrest malaise of female foeticide in India. Comment. Answers Q.2) “Gender justice in India is in poor state with poor woman suffering the most.” Discuss. Answers Q.3) What is hate crime? Discuss various causes and measures to stop hate crimes in India. Answers Q.4) What is de-globalisation? Discuss it’s… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 3, 2019
Must Read News Articles-August 5th 2019
GS-2 Freeing Kulbhushan: On consular access Pakistan’s delay in giving full consular access reveals a non-serious attitude to ICJ order Bigger and better: On number of Supreme Court judges More judges are welcome, but SC must focus on its role as interpreter of the Constitution Rajasthan’s effort to criminalise mob lynching is a good start… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 5th 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 5th, 2019
Q.1) “The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is crucial to the rights of millions of tribals and other forest dwellers in different parts of our country.” Comment. The Hindu Q.2) “Despite of various reforms since independence, India has not been able to achieve a sustained desired economic… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 5th, 2019
SANKALP Scheme
Union Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has reviewed the Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP). SANKALP is an outcome-oriented programme of Ministry of Skills Development & Entrepreneurship(MSDE) with a special focus on decentralised planning and quality improvement. The project is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and is implemented in mission mode through… Continue reading SANKALP Scheme
Isro to set up new centre to protect Indian satellites from space debris
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has set up the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru. The control centre would host a range of activities related to the protection of Indian space assets from (a)inactive satellites (b)pieces of orbiting objects (c)near earth asteroids and (d)adverse space weather conditions. It would also assimilate the tracking data… Continue reading Isro to set up new centre to protect Indian satellites from space debris
National Population Register data to be collected in a year
The government has decided to prepare a National Population Register (NPR) by September 2020.The exercise is different from the Census 2021 and is not linked to the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country.The database would contain demographic… Continue reading National Population Register data to be collected in a year
A step closer to oral administration of kala-azar drug
Researchers from IIT Hyderabad have achieved a sustained release of a drug known as Amphotericin B for up to 10 days.This drug can be used for treating kala-azar. This will also help in oral administration of kala-azar drug which currently has major challenges. Visceral leishmaniasis(VL) also known as kala-azar is the most severe form of… Continue reading A step closer to oral administration of kala-azar drug
