The unmet demand for MGNREGS work #GS 02 Social Justice For Prelims MGNREGS Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched on 2nd February 2006 under the MGNREG Act. Its aim is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult […]
Pervez Musharraf dies of Amyloidosis #GS 02 Healthcare, #GS 03 Science and Technology For Prelims Amyloidosis Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf passed away on Sunday (05-02-23) from amyloidosis for which he had been undergoing treatment since March 2016. Amyloidosis is a rare disease that occurs […]
Collegium of Supreme Court #GS-02 Indian Judiciary For Prelims Collegium Collegium is an appointment mechanism developed by the Supreme Court to recommend Judges to Supreme Court and the various High Courts. It holds no basis in law or the constitution but was developed through judgements […]
New START treaty #GS 01 World History, #GS 02 International Relations For Prelims New START treaty New START Treaty was signed in Prague by US and Russia on 8 April 2010, as a replacement to the START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty). The New START Treaty […]
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group #GS 02 Social Justice For Prelims Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) A sub-category was created within Scheduled Tribes to identify the most vulnerable groups which were considered to be at the lowest levels of development during the Fourth Five Year Plan. […]
Judicial Majoritarianism #GS 02 Judiciary For Prelims Judicial Majoritarianism In case of cases which involve a substantial interpretation of constitutional provisions Constitutional Benches, consisting of five or more judges, are set up in accordance with Article 145(3) of the Constitution. These Benches usually consist of […]
Death Penalty in India #GS 02 Judiciary For Prelims History of death penalty Death penalty is also called as Capital punishment and is derived from the Latin word ‘capitalis’ which denotes ‘regarding the head’. The earliest codification of death penalty laws can be traced back […]
Taxing Tobacco products #GS-02 Healthcare, #GS-03 Taxation For Mains Need to Change taxation methods of Tobacco Since the implementation of the Goods and Services Taxation (GST) tobacco taxes have not increased significantly. Hence, they have become more affordable in the past five years. The economic […]
Sub-categorisation of OBCs #GS-02 Social Justice For Prelims Sub-categorisation of OBCs A commission under Justice G. Rohini was set up on October 2, 2017, under Article 340 of the Constitution for sub-categorisation of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and equitable distribution of benefits reserved for […]
