Delays mar MGNREGS Social Audits For Prelims About MGNREGA: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was enacted on 23rd August 2005 and it guarantees 100 days of employment, every financial year to rural households. About MGNREGS: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme […]
Proposed Changes in the Legal Metrology Rules Context: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology Division has notified a draft amendment to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011. What is the proposed change? Department of Consumer Affairs after taking public comments including industries, […]
SC bats for disabled IPS candidates For Mains Why we must allow differently abled candidates into IPS Israeli, American, and Canadian forces allow the participation of the differently abled candidates; hence, India can also try. Many police departments which do not require field work, such […]
SC asks Centre, States to allay EWS quota concerns For Prelims About EWS Quota The 103rd Amendment Constitution Act, 2019 introduced 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of those sections who are not eligible for any other reservation for admission to central government and private […]
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) What is the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism? Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) usually denotes a wide range of dispute resolution processes that parties can use to settle disputes, without going through litigation. ADR is considered a superior method of dispute […]
Preventive Detentions rose in 2021 For Prelims What is preventive detention Preventive detention is detainment of a person so as to prevent that person from committing any possible crime. Indian Constitution on Preventive detention Article 22 (3) says that “Nothing in clauses (1) and (2) […]
What next on data protection? For Mains Privacy as a fundamental right In Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India case the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right under Right to Life in Article 21. The court also held […]
Parliamentary Privileges Context: Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu said has recently held that members have a wrong notion that they have a privilege from action by investigating agencies, while the session is on. This immunity is available to the members only in the civil […]
Centre Launches Portal to Register for Rations For Mains Measures taken for food security National Food Security Mission: Launched in 2007, it is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. It aims to increase production of rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and commercial crops, through increasing area under […]
Privilege of MPs does not extend to criminal cases, says Venkaiah For Prelims What are Parliamentary Privileges? Parliamentary privileges are special rights and immunities enjoyed by members of Parliament, individually and collectively, so that they can “effectively discharge their functions”. Article 105 grants the following […]