The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951 In June 1951, the Constitution (First Amendment) Act was passed, and the following Amendment in the Constitution were inserted : (i) To Article 15, a new clause (4) was added: (ii) clauses (2) and (6) of Article 19 were recast; (iii) After Article 31, Article 31A and 31B were inserted; (iv) For original Article 85, a new Article was substituted; (v) In Article 87, clauses (1) and (2) were r... .
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Context: The U.S.A has come out with an official designation of Developing and least-developed countries for the purpose of implementation of countervailing measures under Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM) Developing countries can provide higher levels of subsidies than the developed countries before the imposition of countervai... .
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The procedure to appoint CVC and CIC Context: In a majority opinion, a panel headed by PM, appointed the next Chief Vigilance Commissioner and Chief Information Commissioner. About CVC The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is the main agency for preventing corruption in the Central government. It was established in 1964 by an executive resolution of the Central government. Its establishment was recommended by the Santhanam Committee on P... .
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Context: The Idol Wing CID police has furnished documents through the Indian High Commission, London, to the Ashmolean Museum, in Oxford, U.K., requesting the restitution of a 16th century bronze idol of Thirumangai Azhwar. Issue: It is an Indian 16th-century bronze statue of Saint Tirumangai Azhwar, which was acquired by the Ashmolean Museum from Sotheby’s in 1967. The idol reportedly went missing from a temple near Kumbakonam half a centur... .
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Context: To represent India Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs reached at the 3rd High Level Global Conference on Road Safety for Achieving Global Goals 2030 in Stockholm. About the conference The conference is a follow up of the 2nd High Level Global Conference on “Traffic Safety-Time of Results” in 2015 in Brazil, is being organised in active collaboration with World Bank, World Health Organisation (WHO). The objective of... .
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Context: A Karbi insurgent group, which signed a ceasefire agreement with the Centre, has demanded that the Bodos in the hill areas not be given the Scheduled Tribe status as it will affect the identity of the Karbis. The Bodo Agreement The Home Ministry, the Assam government and Bodo groups signed the pact recently to redraw and rename the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD), spread over Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri districts. ... .
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