News: New Shephard, a rocket system has successfully completed its seventh test launch after it took off from a test facility in Texas,US. Facts: New Shephard: It is a rocket system meant to offer flights to space over 100 km above the Earth and accommodation for payloads. Essentially, it has been designed to take… Continue reading Explained: What is New Shephard, the rocket system built by Blue Origin?
Foreign Contribution Regulation amendment Act (FCRA), 2020
Introduced: Lok Sabha (20th Sept 2020) Passed: Lok Sabha (21st Sept 2020) Passed: Rajya Sabha (23rd Sept 2020) Present status: Received assent of the President on 28th Sept 2020 & converted to Act. Background of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) was first brought in by the Indira Gandhi government… Continue reading Foreign Contribution Regulation amendment Act (FCRA), 2020
Preamble is a part of constitution of India
The Supreme Court in the Berubari Union case (1960) held that the “Preamble is not a part of the Constitution.” It further said the Preamble can be used as a guiding principle if a term in any article of the Constitution is ambiguous or has more than one meaning. Later in Kesavanand Bharti case (1973), the Supreme Court reversed its… Continue reading Preamble is a part of constitution of India
Bureaucracy is an agency for the implementation of public policy
Bureaucracy refers to an administrative policy-implementation group, which is a body of non-elected government officials. The major objective of bureaucracy in India has not been Parliamentary democracy’s expansion but rather the implementation of the decisions taken by the executive. With All India Services at the helm of major bureaucratic structure, it cannot be said that strengthening of… Continue reading Bureaucracy is an agency for the implementation of public policy
Basic structure not defined by Constitution of India
The basic structure doctrine is not defined by the Constitution. It is rather a judicial invention that came through Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala case (1973). Supreme Court said that the Constitution of India has certain basic features that cannot be altered or destroyed through the provisions of amendment, by the Parliament of India, as mentioned in the Constitution… Continue reading Basic structure not defined by Constitution of India
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon (Geography & Environment)–October 16th,2020
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Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 16th October 2020
Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: GS PAPER 1 Nothing in this section today GS-2 #1 TV rating agency BARC suspends ratings for news channels Syllabus Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies #2 Should the government regulate TRPs? Syllabus Topic: Government policies and interventions for development… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 16th October 2020
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: October 15th,2020
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9 PM Daily Brief – October15th,2020
Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS-2 Declining Role of Parliament in India NGO’s Improving education system Civil society gears up for big funds squeeze GS-3 The Domestic Market Economy Mirage PLI – analysis and global value chain Domestic Innovation and Manufacturing of vaccines 9 PM for Preliminary… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – October15th,2020
About Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)
Quad is an informal strategic forum among the like-minded democracies across the Indian and the Pacific Ocean aimed to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region. It comprises of the USA, India, Japan and Australia. It is rooted in the formation of “core group”, in response to Tsunami in 2004. The idea was… Continue reading About Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)
