New Courses GS Pre & Mains NCERT CSAT for UPSC Crash course for Pre 2026Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-04-08 WHAT IS ‘BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE’? Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Parliament – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these Bicameralism is the practice of having two Houses of Parliament. At the State level, the equivalent of the Lok Sabha is the Vidhan…
DetailsSource : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-04-06 FOR THE DUSTBIN OF HISTORY Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure, Dispute Redressal Mechanisms, and the Centre-State Relations © 2019 The Indian Express Ltd. All Rights Reserved Contrary to the misconceived arguments of the dynasts in the People’s Democratic Party and…
DetailsSource : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-04-06 PRIVACY IN THE AGE OF SUNSHINE LAWS Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Indian Constitution – Features & Significant Provisions related to Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has finally concluded hearing a crucial…
DetailsSource : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-04-05 MAKING DEMOCRACY MEANINGFUL Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Elections, Election Commission and the Electoral Reforms in India Incl. Political Parties Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Within Indian common sense periodic elections, party-based competitive candidates, and universal adult franchise have turned out to be the primary ingredients…
DetailsSource : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-04-03 IT’S TIME TO EVOLVE A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS KASHMIR’S PROBLEMS, ELIMINATE PAKISTAN FROM EQUATION Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure, Dispute Redressal Mechanisms, and the Centre-State Relations © 2019 The Indian Express Ltd. All Rights Reserved The writer is a retired…
DetailsSource : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-04-03 IT’S TIME TO EVOLVE A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS KASHMIR’S PROBLEMS, ELIMINATE PAKISTAN FROM EQUATION Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure, Dispute Redressal Mechanisms, and the Centre-State Relations © 2019 The Indian Express Ltd. All Rights Reserved The writer is a retired…
DetailsSource : www.economictimes.indiatimes.com Date : 2019-03-29 FINANCE COMMISSION CHIEF MAKES CASE FOR INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM TO CHECK FISCAL DEFICIT Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Finance Commission NEW DELHI: Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh Thursday made a case for setting up a ” fiscal council” as an institutional mechanism to monitor fiscal consolidation roadmap of…
DetailsSource : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-25 ANOTHER LOOK AT FISCAL TRANSFERS Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure, Dispute Redressal Mechanisms, and the Centre-State Relations Federalism is an old concept. Its origin is mainly political. It is well known that the efficiency of a government depends on, among…
DetailsSource : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-22 WHAT IS INDELIBLE INK? Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Elections, Election Commission and the Electoral Reforms in India Incl. Political Parties This refers to the violet-coloured ink in India that is applied on a voter’s forefinger after she exercises her vote. In 1962, the Election Commission in collaboration…
DetailsSource : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-20 REPEAT MPS’ ASSETS ROSE 142% Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Elections, Election Commission and the Electoral Reforms in India Incl. Political Parties The average financial assets of 153 re-elected Lok Sabha MPs grew by 142%, from Rs. 5.5 crore in 2009 to Rs. 13.32 crore in 2014, according…
DetailsSource : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-19 THE DEATH PENALTY: A FATAL MARGIN OF ERROR Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Judiciary in India: its Structure, Organization & Functioning, Judges of SC & High Courts, Judgments and related Issues On March 5, 2019, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice A.K. Sikri (now…
DetailsSource : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-18 WHAT IS A ‘HUNG PARLIAMENT’? Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Elections, Election Commission and the Electoral Reforms in India Incl. Political Parties When no party or pre-poll alliance is able to secure a majority in the election, this leads to a hung Parliament. The total number of seats…
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