Centre for removal of ‘NOTA’ from RS poll News: 1. Recently, the Supreme court reserved a PIL petition for judgment , seeking to scrap the ‘NOTA’ option in Upper House polls Important facts: The Bench was led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra. According to the CJI, NOTA is meant only for universal adult suffrage and… Continue reading Centre for removal of ‘NOTA’ from RS poll
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LS passes Bill on rape punishment
LS passes Bill on rape punishment News: It provides for death sentence for those convicted of raping those aged under 12. News: Recently, the Lok Sabha passed the Criminal Law(Amendment) Bill, 2018. Important facts: Key features of the Bill It provides for death sentence for those convicted of raping those aged under 12. Enhances the… Continue reading LS passes Bill on rape punishment
The case for increasing the retirement age of judges
The case for increasing the retirement age of judges Article: Santosh Paul, an advocate in the Supreme Court discusses the reasons for increasing the retirement age of judges in India and he also compared it with western countries. Important Analysis: The increasing the age of retirement for judges was featured in the Venkatachaliah Report (Report… Continue reading The case for increasing the retirement age of judges
A balancing Act
A balancing Act News: R.K Raghavan, former CBI Director, expressed his views on the amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act . Important Analysis: To tackle rising incidences of corruption in India, the Parliament has passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill recently. The amendment Bill will contain the following provisions. It will mandate prior… Continue reading A balancing Act
Must Read News Articles – October 24th, 2018
Archives GS 2 SC moves to make festivals less noisy The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck a balance between the interests of the firecracker industry and the right to public health, allowing the manufacture and sale of only “green” and reduced-emission or “improved” crackers, while banning those that are loud and toxic to man, animal… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 24th, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 24, 2018
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers Q.1) Critically examine the impact of urbanization on water bodies. What are the various government interventions in tackling loss of urban water bodies in India? Suggest remedial measures. Q.2)… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 24, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – October 23th, 2018 (IL & FS crisis)
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PT Facts
PT Facts ‘Cockroaches of the ocean’ are eating away California’s underwater forests The purple urchins are commonly being called as ‘Cockroaches of the ocean’ owing to the dangers they pose to the danger to the underwater kelp forests. The climate change has helped trigger a 60-fold explosion of purple urchins off Northern California’s coast in… Continue reading PT Facts
