GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Infrastructure related issues. Context: The government has proposed to free up unused built-up area worth about ₹30,000 crore and idle land inside Special Economic Zones (SEZs) for other economic activity. Need for: SEZs account for about 30% of India’s exports. But, there is 10 crore square feet of space …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Sudan has decided to hand long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict. Background: Mr. Bashir has been wanted by the ICC for more than a decade over charges …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act. Criminalisation of politics Context: The Supreme Court has warned the Parliament about the advent of criminals in politics and also imposed fines on major political parties for covering up from voters the criminal past of the candidates they fielded in the …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Context: The Supreme Court has given the Centre and the States eight weeks to fill the vacancies in the consumer disputes redressal commissions. The Court has also asked the Centre to conduct a comprehensive …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Context: The Lok Sabha was adjourned Sine Die two days ahead of its scheduled date of August 13, as the Opposition protested over the Pegasus snooping controversy, farm laws and …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Context: Congress has appointed MPs Syed Naseer Hussain and Chhaya Verma as Rajya Sabha whips. The party now has the same number of whips and chief whips in the Upper …
