Source: The post is based on the article “Municipal corporations in India are gasping for funds” published in Business Standard on 10th January 2023 What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has released a study titled “Report on municipal finances”. The study reveals how municipal bodies are increasingly dependent on fund transfers from… Continue reading Report on municipal finances: Municipal corporations in India are gasping for funds
Category: Factly: Polity and Nation
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to the Polity and Nation. You can find all relevant Polity and Nation updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
Caste-based survey of 12 cr. people in Bihar begins
Source: The post is based on the article “Caste-based survey of 12 cr. people in Bihar begins” published in The Hindu on 7th January 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Caste based Census?3 How is the Bihar Government doing the caste-based survey?4 Why is Bihar Government doing the caste-based survey? What is… Continue reading Caste-based survey of 12 cr. people in Bihar begins
Supreme Court expands Article 19 ambit: Not just state, even pvt citizens can face challenge
Source: The post is based on the article “Supreme Court expands Article 19 ambit: Not just state, even pvt citizens can face challenge” published in Indian Express on 4th January 2023 What is the News? A constitution bench of the Supreme Court has said that the fundamental rights in Articles 19 and 21 of the… Continue reading Supreme Court expands Article 19 ambit: Not just state, even pvt citizens can face challenge
What is the new delimitation exercise by Assam?
Source: The post is based on the article “What is the new delimitation exercise by Assam?” published in The Hindu on 3rd January 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Delimitation?3 Why was delimitation in Assam put on hold?4 Why are some political parties critical of delimitation?5 Why does the government see delimitation as… Continue reading What is the new delimitation exercise by Assam?
How are disputes between states resolved in India?
Source: The post is based on the article “How are disputes between states resolved in India?” published in Indian Express on 28th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute?3 What are some of the other inter-state disputes in India?4 What are the methods to resolve disputes between States in… Continue reading How are disputes between states resolved in India?
Justice Dept. says raising judges’ retirement age may benefit non-performers
Source: The post is based on the article “Justice Dept. says raising judges’ retirement age may benefit non-performers” published in The Hindu on 26th December 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the Department of Justice’s concerns about raising judges’ retirement age?3 What are the recommendations of the department on judicial processes and reforms?4… Continue reading Justice Dept. says raising judges’ retirement age may benefit non-performers
Private member Bill seeks PM-led panel for selecting Chief Election Commissioner
Source: The post is based on the article “Private member Bill seeks PM-led panel for selecting Chief Election Commissioner” published in Indian Express on 13th December 2022 What is the News? A private member’s Bill has been introduced in Lok Sabha as a response to the growing concern over the independence and autonomy of the… Continue reading Private member Bill seeks PM-led panel for selecting Chief Election Commissioner
Seek to decolonise: Why we need to restructure the district collector’s role
Source:The post is based on the article “Seek to decolonise: Why we need to restructure the district collector’s role’ Under Arth Ganga” published in Indian Express on 10th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 Who is the District Collector?3 What does a District Collector do?4 What does the Vidhi Centre book say about the… Continue reading Seek to decolonise: Why we need to restructure the district collector’s role
What does it mean for a candidate to lose an ‘election deposit’?
Source: The post is based on the article “What does it mean for a candidate to lose an ‘election deposit’?” published in Indian Express on 8th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is an election security deposit?3 Is the amount the same for all elections?4 When is a candidate said to ‘lose’ their… Continue reading What does it mean for a candidate to lose an ‘election deposit’?
Process to appoint ad hoc judges must be less cumbersome: Supreme Court
Source: The post is based on the article “Process to appoint ad hoc judges must be less cumbersome: Supreme Court” published in The Hindu on 9th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 Background3 What are the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court for making appointments of ad hoc judges?4 What is the MoP… Continue reading Process to appoint ad hoc judges must be less cumbersome: Supreme Court
