The Draft Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2021:

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Infrastructure- energy.   Context: The Draft Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2021 were recently published September 30, 2021. Please note that the draft amendment introduces some key additions and revisions to the Electricity (Rights of Consumer) Rules, 2020.   Overview of the new rules: Distribution licencees should ensure 24×7 uninterrupted …

United Nations Security Council:

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Context: North Korea has warned the UN Security Council against criticising the isolated country’s missile programme.   What’s the issue? North Korea has warned the UNSC about the consequences it will bring in the future in case it tries to encroach …

Inner Line Permits:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Context: In a bid to reopen the tourism sector, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to withdraw suspension on issuing ILP and Protected Area Permit to travellers as the COVID-19 situation in …

How Election Commission decides on party symbols?

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.   How Election Commission decides on party symbols Context: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has frozen the ‘Bungalow’ election symbol of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), so that neither of the two factions of the party will be …