Contents1 What is the News?2 What are tableaux? 3 Can participating states or departments depict anything through their tableaux?4 How are the tableaux selected? What is the News? West Bengal Chief Minister has said that she was shocked as West Bengal’s tableaux for the Republic Day parade was rejected without assigning any reasons or justifications. What… Continue reading Explained: How are Republic Day tableaux designed and selected?
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.
Veer Baal Diwas: PM announces 26th December as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ to mark martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji
What is the News? The Prime Minister has announced that 26th December shall be observed as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ to mark the martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji. Who were Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji? Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh were the sons of… Continue reading Veer Baal Diwas: PM announces 26th December as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ to mark martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji
NEET counselling can begin under existing EWS criteria: Supreme Court
What is the News? The Supreme Court has allowed the commencement of the counselling process for NEET-PG and NEET-UG for 2021-22 admissions on the basis of the existing 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the All India Quota(AIQ). What was the issue? A petition was… Continue reading NEET counselling can begin under existing EWS criteria: Supreme Court
Explained: How the Prime Minister’s security is planned
What is the News? The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a report after the Prime Minister was trapped on a flyover for 20 minutes by protesters in Punjab in what is being reported as a serious security lapse. Who is responsible for the security of the Prime Minister? The Special Protection Group(SPG) is responsible… Continue reading Explained: How the Prime Minister’s security is planned
District Good Governance Index: Union Minister says, J&K to have district level Governance Index
What is the News? Jammu & Kashmir will soon become the first Union Territory in the country to have a District Good Governance Index (DGGI). What is the District Good Governance Index(DGGI) for Jammu & Kashmir? Conducted by: The index will be carried out by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in… Continue reading District Good Governance Index: Union Minister says, J&K to have district level Governance Index
Retain Rs 8 lakh EWS cap for admissions, recommends panel
What is the News? A three-member panel set up by the Government of India to review the eligibility criteria of Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) has submitted its report. The panel has suggested that its recommendations be implemented only from the next admission cycle and not the ongoing one as any sudden change will cause major disruption… Continue reading Retain Rs 8 lakh EWS cap for admissions, recommends panel
Belgaum Border Dispute: Explained: Latest flashpoint in Belagavi border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Belgaum Border Dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra?3 What is the basis of Maharashtra’s claim on Belgaum?4 What is Karnataka’s position on this?5 What were the steps taken to resolve the Belgaum Dispute? What is the News? The decades-old dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the Belagavi or as… Continue reading Belgaum Border Dispute: Explained: Latest flashpoint in Belagavi border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka
‘Indianising’ the legal system and SC’s views
What is the News? Two Supreme Court judges in the past few months have openly expressed the need to “Indianise” the legal system. What did the Supreme Court judges say on ‘Indianising’ the legal system? Chief Justice of India N V Ramana: Indianisation of the country’s legal system is the need of the hour. Here,… Continue reading ‘Indianising’ the legal system and SC’s views
Good Governance Index 2021 launched on Good Governance Day by Union Minister of Home Affairs
What is the News? The Union Minister of Home Affairs has released the Good Governance Index 2021 on Good Governance Day. What is the Good Governance Index 2021? Good Governance Index 2021 has been prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). Aim: To create a tool that can be used uniformly… Continue reading Good Governance Index 2021 launched on Good Governance Day by Union Minister of Home Affairs
‘Anti-national not defined in statutes’
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the details provided by the Government on the term “Anti National”?3 Definition of Anti National4 Number of People arrested for indulging in Anti National Activities4.1 NCRB Data on Anti National Elements What is the News? The Ministry of Home Affairs has informed Parliament that there is no legal… Continue reading ‘Anti-national not defined in statutes’
