Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act #GS-02 Governance, #GS-03 Internal Security For Prelims Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was enacted in 1967 by the Union Government for effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. According to the act, an activity can be deemed […]
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) 2010 #GS-02 Governance For Prelims Provisions of the Act: The act makes it mandatory for all NGOs to receive foreign funds in a designated bank account at the State Bank of India’s New Delhi branch was inserted. All NGOs seeking foreign donations have to open a designated FCRA account at the SBI branch. No funds other than […]
Big Tech and the need in India for ex-ante regulation #GS-02 Governance, #GS-03 Economy For Prelims Competition Commission of India (CCI): The CCI is a statutory body which acts as the competition regulator in India and is responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, of 2002. […]
Laws on Religious Conversions #GS 02 Governance For Prelims: Right to Freedom of Religion: Article 25: Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion. Article 26: Freedom to manage religious affairs. Article 27: Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of […]
Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Amendment Bill, 2022 #GS-02 Governance For Prelims MSCS Act, 2002: The Act was passed to govern Multi State Cooperative Societies. Administrative and financial control of these societies is with the central registrar. No state government official can wield any control on […]
Rights of Prisoners #GS-02 Governance For Prelims Important Judgements in Rights of Prisoners: State of Andhra Pradesh v. Challa Ramkrishna Reddy: A prisoner is entitled to all the fundamental rights unless curtailed by the constitution. State of Maharashtra v. Prabhakar Pandurang Sanzgir: The Supreme Court […]
Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) #GS-02 Governance Context: On November 29, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) floated a consultation paper seeking comments about the potential introduction of a Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) feature. For Prelims Calling Name Presentation (CNAP): Calling Name Presentation would provide […]
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) #GS-02 Governance For Prelims: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) 1976: The FCRA was enacted during the Emergency in 1976 amid rising concerns about foreign powers interfering in India’s affairs by pumping money into the country through independent organisations. The law […]
Electoral Bonds – Part 3 #GS-02 Governance For Prelims Electoral Bonds: Electoral Bonds are debt instruments which are purchased anonymously by donors to political parties. Introduced with the Finance Bill, 2017, the Electoral Bond Scheme was notified on January 29, 2018. They are valid for […]
India is losing its cherished right to know #GS-02 Governance For Prelims Right to Information: Supreme Court in Raj Narain vs the State of Uttar Pradesh case 1976 held that Right to information will be treated as a fundamental right under article 19. The Supreme […]