Governance
Laws and freedom around Civil Servants
Context Can civil servants express their views on law and governance? Why in news? A senior IAS officer, Smita Sabharwal from Telangana, tweeted from her private account in support of Ms Bilkis Bano and challenged the Gujarat government’s decision, flaring off a row over if she was in violation of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules of ... .Read more
Updated on 3 September, 2022 GS2 Governance
PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbharNidhi (PM SVANidhi)
Background Street vendors symbolise a very momentous constituent of the urban informal economy and play a substantial role in assuring the availability of goods and services at reasonable rates at the doorstep of city dwellers. They are known as vendors, Hawkers, Thelewala, Rehriwala, Theliphadwala etc. in different places. The goods pr... .Read more
Updated on 30 August, 2022 GS2 Polity Governance
PMLA Amendments upheld by SC
Syllabus: Where to use? Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters Prelims level: Particulars of PMLA, ED. Mains level: Corruption and transparency CORRUPTION CHALLENGES – LOKPAL, POCA, ETC Context At least 17 Opposition parties have anointed as “dangerous” the recent Supre... .Read more
Updated on 22 August, 2022 GS2 Governance
Clouds over Sunshine Law: Efficacy of the RTI act is threatened
Where to use? Prelims level: Constitutional and Non- Constitutional bodies//Central Information Commission. Mains level: Paper 2- Challenges facing RTI Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters Context Amidst continued crisis over its functioning across states, the Right to Information Act (RT... .Read more
Updated on 4 August, 2022 GS2 Governance
Govt withdraws Data Protection Bill
Where to use it? Governance | Mains Paper 2: Laws, Institutions & Bodies Constituted For The Vulnerable Sections Prelims level: Data Protection Bill, RIGHT TO PRIVACY Mains level: Issues with Personal Data Protection Bill, RIGHT TO PRIVACY Why in news? The government has withdrawn the Personal Data Protection Bill from Parliament after var... .Read more
Updated on 4 August, 2022 GS2 Governance
The Road to productivity
Why in the news? As per the recent Barclays report, the fundamental economic loss was presumably the most considerable from the shutdown of Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Delhi and Mumbai, ranging from $1 billion to $1.7 billion per week. What is meant by the labour market? The labour market is where people and employers come together to bargain for ... .Read more
Updated on 4 August, 2022 GS2 Governance
