RAJYA SABHA VIDEOS

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2016 Introduction:             A report by the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, was tabled in Lok Sabha on 7th January and was passed by the previous Lok Sabha on 8th […]

RSTV: POLICY WATCH- 59 MINUTE LOAN PORTAL Introduction:             One of the biggest announcements for the MSME sector was the 59 minute loan scheme which promises loan upto 5 crores rupees from banks to an online market lending place called psbloanin59minutes. This portal approves loan in 59 minutes and connects the borrower to the bank […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- 1OTH SCHEDULE Introduction:             Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said the time has come to revisit the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. The Vice President, underlining the need to revisit the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, also known as the anti-defection law, said, “We should discuss this and come to a […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- STRENGTHENING JUDICIAL APPARATUS Introduction:             Expressing concern over pendency of cases, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi  said that more than two lakh cases are in courts for 25 years, while over 1,000 cases have not been disposed of even after five decades. Speaking at a public function, Gogoi said though […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- PoK & AKSAI CHIN: INDIA’S OPTIONS Introduction: Union home minister Amit Shah asserted in Lok Sabha that Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin are part of Jammu and Kashmir and that Kashmir Valley is an integral part of the country. Moving a resolution for abrogating some provisions of Article 370 […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- INDIA’S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN Introduction:             Developmental assistance can play a major role in transforming Afghanistan, official sources said, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over funding of a “library” in the war-ravaged country. Trump took a jibe at PM Modi for funding a “library” in […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- DEFIANT TAIWAN, ADAMANT CHINA Introduction: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen rejected the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call for unification under a “one country, two systems” approach. Tsai said her island of 23 million people would never accept the approach proposed by Beijing. One country, two systems refers to a framework similar to […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- ARTICLE 370- ABROGATION AND IMPLICATIONS Introduction: In an announcement with massive repercussions for Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Rajya Sabha that the government has repealed Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to J&K. The government also decided to bifurcate the state into two Union […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- DAM SAFETY BILL, 2019 Introduction: A bill seeking to set up an institutional mechanism for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dams across the country was passed by Lok Sabha with the centre asserting it has no intention of taking over power of the states. The provisions of the bill […]

RSTV: IN DEPTH- GI TAG Introduction: Odisha has bagged the much-awaited Geographical Indication tag for the popular dessert – the Rasagola. On 29th July, the Registrar of Geographical Indications issued a certificate registering the confectionary as ‘Odisha Rasagola’, officially recognising the product as distinctive to the state. The move comes a year after West Bengal […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) AMENDMENT BILL, 2019 Introduction: The Parliament on Friday approved an amendment to the anti-terror law to give powers to the central government to designate an individual as terrorist and seize his properties. While Lok Sabha had passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 that seeks to amend […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION BILL Introduction:             Resident doctors at government hospitals, including AIIMS and Ram Manohar  Lohia Hospital in Delhi, went on an “indefinite” strike to protest the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019. Among the problems raised by the medical fraternity is Section 45 of the bill, which allows the government […]

RSTV: POLICY WATCH- CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL, 2019 Introduction: A new consumer protection bill provides for strict monitoring and punishment for misleading advertisements. It aims to empower consumer courts at the state and district level to disperse greater financial compensation to the consumers. The bill also has a provision for setting up an executive agency called […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- BANNING UNREGULATED DEPOSIT SCHEMES Introduction: The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill 2019 was passed unanimously by both the houses of the parliament. This bill aims to protect the investors from Ponzi schemes and tackle the menace of illicit deposit taking activities which so far exploited regulatory gaps and lack of […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- POSCO AND EXCLUSIVE COURTS Introduction:             The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to set up a dedicated special court in every district which has over 100 cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) pending. The apex court gave this mandate with a deadline of 60 days, as […]

RSTV: IN DEPTH- NEW SURROGACY BILL Introduction: Union Cabinet gave its nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill 2019, the bill that aims to prohibit commercial surrogacy was introduced in the Lok Sabha on the 15th of July. Commercial surrogacy a practice also known as rent a womb was legalized in India in the year 2002, […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE BILL Introduction: The government introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was passed by both the houses, seeking to restrict the duration of the resolution process and ensure the primacy of financial creditors in case of recoveries. The resolution process is proposed to be […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- JOBS-LOCALS FIRST POLICY Introduction:             Fulfilling one of its biggest election promises, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government passed a bill in the Assembly which reserves 75 per cent jobs factories for Andhra Pradesh youths, making it the first state in the country to introduce such a provision in the private sector. […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- KASHMIR- NO THIRD PARTY Introduction:             An influential Democratic Congressman on Tuesday apologised to India’s US envoy for President Donald Trump’s “embarrassing” remarks on Kashmir, while several others came out in support of New Delhi’s stand against any third-party role on the issue. “I just apologised to Indian Ambassador Harsh Shringla […]

RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE-DATA AND PRIVACY: HOW SAFE ARE APPS? Introduction:             Faceapp, an image-editing app has caught the imagination of everyone from New York to Sydney; from Brussels to Chennai and beyond. There are millions of people, including several in India, who are transforming their current photo, using the apps age filter to see […]