RTI pleas pile up #GS-02 Governance For Prelims About RTI Act: The right to information is a fundamental right under Article 19 (1) of the Indian Constitution as per the Supreme Court in Mr. Kulwal v/s Jaipur Municipal Corporation case. The Right to Information Act, […]
SC Collegium #GS-02 Indian Judiciary For Prelims About Collegium: Collegium is a mechanism developed by the judiciary through judgements delivered by the Supreme Court to recommend Judges to Supreme Court and the various High Courts. Presently the Collegium consists of the Chief Justice of India […]
SCO anti-terror exercise #GS-03 Internal Security #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organization. The SCO Charter was signed in 2002 and entered into force in 2003. Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan were members of the […]
Decentralised Governance #GS-02 Local Self Government For Prelims: About 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act: The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act was passed in 1992 and it took effect on April 24, 1993. The Act empowered state governments to take the necessary steps that would lead to the […]
Heroin seized in Kerala #GS-03 Internal Security, #GS-02 Health For Prelims: What is Heroin: Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine, a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the various opium poppy plants grown in Southeast and Southwest Asia, Mexico, and Colombia. […]
UN Peacekeeping Forces #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims: About UNPKF: The first time UN Peacekeeping Forces were first deployed in 1948 when the UN Security Council authorized the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East. Three basic principles of UNPKF: Consent of the […]
Uighurs of Xinjiang #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims: About Uyghurs The Uyghurs alternatively spelled Uighurs, Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. The Uyghurs have traditionally inhabited a series of […]
Nobel Peace Prize #GS-02 International Organisations For Prelims: About Nobel Peace Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded on the day of Alfred Nobel’s death, the 10th of December, since 1901. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 103 times to 140 Nobel Prize laureates […]
SC status of Dalits post conversion #GS-02 Social Justice For Prelims: About Kaka Kalelkar Commission: Kaka Kalelkar Commission is also known as the First Backward Classes Commission. For Mains: New Commission to Study SC status of Dalits post conversion: The Union government has now formed […]
OPEC Plus decides to cut production #GS-03 Economy, #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims About OPEC: The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a permanent, intergovernmental organization, created at the Baghdad Conference in 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. It was created […]