The Supreme Court has commenced hearing on its own appeal whether the Chief Justice of India’s office is covered under the purview of the Right to Information Act (RTI). The issue has arisen from an appeal filed by the Supreme Court against the January 2010 judgement of the Delhi High Court that declared the CJI’s… Continue reading RTI scrutiny will ruin judicial independence
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – April 4, 2019
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Archives Q.1) Critically examine the role of Alternative Dispute Resolution to resolve the huge pendency of cases on the judiciary in India? Answer: Types of Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms: Arbitration is a procedure in which the dispute is submitted to an arbitral tribunal which makes a decision on the dispute that is binding on the… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – April 3, 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – April 4th, 2019
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each other’s answer Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity Survey of States (ACCESS) report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), has highlighted the gap between a connection and… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – April 4th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – April 4th, 2019
Archives GS 2 ‘RTI scrutiny will ruin judicial independence’ Opening up the “highly-sensitive” correspondence of the Supreme Court’s collegium and its workings to the Right to Information (RTI) regime would make judges and the government “shy” and “destroy” judicial independence, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal submitted on Wednesday. Group chats: WhatsApp users get more control The… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 4th, 2019
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7 PM | Saubhagya scheme: Power for all | 3 April, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity Survey of States (ACCESS) report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), has highlighted the gap between a connection and reliable power supply. Regulatory framework Electricity is under the concurrent list. Under the Electricity Act, 2003, the central and… Continue reading 7 PM | Saubhagya scheme: Power for all | 3 April, 2019
SC holds ultra vires RBI’s February 12 circular mandating insolvency proceedings
The Supreme Court has struck down the Reserve Bank of India’s February 12 circular that dealt with resolution of stressed assets in the economy.The Supreme Court has held the February 12 circular ultra vires as a whole which means the RBI had gone beyond its powers in issuing the circular.Earlier,the apex Court had stayed the… Continue reading SC holds ultra vires RBI’s February 12 circular mandating insolvency proceedings
Borrower behaviour will deteriorate
According to analysts,Supreme Court judgment striking down the Reserve Bank of India’s February 12 circular that dealt with the resolution of stressed assets will lead to deterioration of borrower behaviour and increase delays and litigation. On 12th February 2018,RBI had put out a circular on classification of non-performing assets that required (a)Banks to stipulate a… Continue reading Borrower behaviour will deteriorate
