RAJYA SABHA VIDEOS
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE – ELECTION COMMISSION: COLLEGIUM SYSTEM & APPOINTMENTS Introduction: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear after four weeks a public interest litigation seeking that the chief election commissioner and election commissioners be appointed by a three-member collegium. The collegium will comprise the Prime Minister, the leader of opposition in Lok […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- INDIA JAPAN 2+2 Introduction: Ahead of the annual summit meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in December, India and Japan held the first ever ministerial level 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi. This dialogue which involves the Defence and Foreign Ministers on both sides is seen as […]
RSTV: IN DEPTH: UN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2019 & INDIA Introduction: The United Nations Development Programme released its latest human development report on Monday. India further improved its rank to 129 among 189 countries. With the HDI value of 0.647, India has made significant improvements in the basic dimensions of human development – a long […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING MALPRACTICES Introduction: A recent report by a public health group on pharmaceutical marketing practices has revealed widespread use of bribes and inducement by Pharma companies to the doctors in order to increase the sale of their products. For doctors the Medical Council of India has a code […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL Introduction: The Union Cabinet has cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there. The bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, in order to grant Indian nationality to Hindus, Sikhs, […]
RSTV: INDIA’S WORLD – 11TH BRICS SUMMIT Introduction: This year theme of BRICS is ‘Economic Growth for an Innovative Future’. The BRICS countries are Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa, convene for a BRICS Leaders’ Summit annually. BRICS majorly focus on spheres of political, socio-economic coordination, in which member countries have […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- REGULATING NEWS ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS Introduction: The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has proposed to introduce a new set of regulations to replace the archaic Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867 that governs the registration of print and publishing industry in the country. Through the draft Registration of Press […]
RSTV: IN DEPTH- MISSION INDRADHANUSH 2.0 Introduction: Earlier this year, on October 2nd India marked the silver jubilee of its Pulse Polio campaign. The anti-polio campaign was launched 25 years ago for the first time in Delhi. It was later implemented as the Pulse Polio Campaign across the country. The result was that by […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- STRENGTHENING PARLIAMENTARY INSTITUTIONS Introduction: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday pushed for the Women’s Reservation Bill and reforms in the way Parliament works including a code of conduct for lawmakers and greater powers to the presiding officer to deal with disruptive legislators. The Vice President, who delivered the first Arun […]
[RSTV Summary] THE BIG PICTURE – VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Introduction: Every year 25th November is observed as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and this year the theme is Generation Equality Stands Against Rape. Violence against women continues to be an obstacle to achieving equality , development , peace and […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- PSU’S: STRATEGIC SALE Introduction: The government kicked off a blockbuster disinvestment plan, lining up the sale of five public sector units (PSUs), including majority stakes in bluechip oil company Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Shipping Corporation of India. Also on sale will be a 31% stake in Container […]
[RSTV: IN DEPTH] – FASTag- NO MORE QUEUES Introduction: Starting December 15th, all four-wheelers in India must have FASTag Radio Frequency Identification stickers on their windscreen to make payments at toll plazas on all national highways across the country. This means that from next month onwards, toll payments will be made only […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- SECURITY: STATUS SYMBOL OR PROTECTION? Introduction: BJP working president JP Nadda on told the Rajya Sabha that there was no political angle in the withdrawal of the Special Protection Group cover to the Gandhis. Speaking in Rajya Sabha amid Congress protests in Parliament against the government’s move, Nadda said the […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE-DRINKING WATER: QUALITY & CHALLENGES Introduction: Mumbai residents need not buy reverse osmosis (RO) water purifiers as a study by the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has found samples of tap water collected from the financial capital compliant with the Indian standards for drinking water. However, other metro cities of Delhi, Kolkata and […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- BRICS: FOCUS ON TERRORISM Introduction: BRICS member states have urged for concerted efforts to fight terrorism in accordance with the international law. The declaration at the end of the 11th BRICS summit stressed on the need to tackle the misuse of information and communication technologies for terrorist activities and combating illicit […]
RSTV: IN DEPTH – AVALANCHE Introduction: In the Kargil district, the Indian Army has another big adversary besides Pakistan . These are avalanches. Over 1,000 Indian soldiers, including over 35 officers, have lost their lives in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region since April 1984.On Monday, four soldiers died after being trapped in snow for […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE – INDIA’S START UP JOURNEY Introduction: India continues to be home to the third largest start up ecosystem in the world. According to a recent report released by NASSCOM 1300 tech startups were added up to September this year. While 7 startups entered the Unicorn club talking the total number […]
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- FAMILY LAWS & CUSTODIAL RIGHT Introduction: The Supreme Court has sought Centre’s response to a PIL which challenged validity of a provision of Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 that prefers father as a natural guardian of children till they attain majority. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra issued […]
RSTV-IN DEPTH – ROAD ACCIDENTS IN INDIA Introduction: A report on road accidents published by the Union transport ministry has shown a steep rise in the number of pedestrians killed on the roads. The increase is as much as 84 percent between 2014 and 2018, with average daily fatalities going up from 34 in […]
RSTV-THE BIG PICTURE – JUNKING JUNK FOOD Introduction: The food safety and standards authority of India – FSSAI has recently released draft regulations for ensuring healthy food for children titled as Food Safety and Standards ( Safe food and healthy diets for school children ) Regulation, 2019. One of the important regulations proposed in […]