Election commission Context: The attendance of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and his Election Commissioner (EC) colleagues at an “informal” meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister has brought renewed focus on the independence and impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The CEC’s initial […]
GST Compensation Introduction: It has been claimed that the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax(GST) in India was a grand experiment in cooperative federalism in which both the Union and the States joined hands to evolve a value-added tax on goods and services. Although the rate structure was presumed […]
Federalism at Stake Context: The Union Government is planning to acquire for itself overriding powers to transfer IAS and IPS officers through central deputation. Doing away with requirement of taking the approval of the state governments. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) wrote to […]
Functional & Financial Autonomy to Civic Bodies Context: The RBI in a report in 2021 mentioned that the third tier governments in India playing a significant role in combating the pandemic, their finances have come under severe strain. RBI echoed the recommendations of 15th […]
Defensive Aggression of Russia Context: Keeping in mind the migrant crisis in Poland – Belarus border and the mobilisation of the Russian troops in the Ukranian border, it is important to analyse the Russian security strategies. Background: Catherine the Great, the 18th century empress […]
Forgotten War Context: On January 2, the Houthis hijacked a UAE-flagged ship, Rwabee, in the Red Sea, alleging that it was carrying military cargo. Seven of its eleven crewmen are Indians. The Saudis retaliated with massive bombardment of Sanaa airport and then diverted a ship […]
Silver Line Project Context: The Ministry of Railways has granted in-principle approval for the ‘Silver Line’ project, a proposal of the Kerala government. Now Critical voices have grown in strength citing ecological concerns About the Project: It involves laying of semi high-speed trains between the […]
Realizing Mediation Potential in India Context: The Chief Justice of India (CJI), speaking at the India-Singapore Mediation Summit in July 2021 had said that mediation should be made mandatory as a first step in dispute resolution and that a law should be framed in this regard. The […]
LIVESTOCK HEALTH Context: According to Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying the 20th Livestock Census report following observations can be made: The release provides key results reflecting the aggregate counts of various species as well as its comparison with the previous census. The total Livestock population is 535.78 […]