Governance
Problems In RTI Implementation
RTI Implementation - SC has directed the Centre and States to expedite filling up of vacancies in Central and State Information Commissions. SC has also observed paralysis of action in working of RTI since some of the queries asked were not in public spirit and were posed by people who had no “locus standi” in the matter related to queries. ... .Read more
Updated on 21 December, 2019 GS2 Polity Governance
Arbitration Rulings Should Not Be Muddled
Arbitration Rulings Should Not Be Muddled In a recent judgment, the Apex Court has held that the arbitration awards should be intelligible, reasoned and adequate, in order to avoid wastage of time for the parties concerned in the dispute. Key Points under the judgment: The apex court warned courts against dismissing an arbitral award merely on th... .Read more
Updated on 19 December, 2019 GS2 Governance
Quality Council Of India Conclave In Uttarakhand
Quality Council of India (QCI) along with the Ph.D. Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) is organizing its 11th Regional Quality Conclave (RQC) at Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. Quality Council of India (QCI): The Quality Council of India (QCI) is a pioneering experiment of the Government of India in setting up organizations ... .Read more
Updated on 19 December, 2019 GS2 Governance
Demand For Increase In The Lok Sabha Seats
During a lecture recently, the former President Pranab Mukherjee made a case for increasing the number of Lok Sabha seats to 1,000 from the existing 543. Various Points, which the Former President brought to attention during the Lecture: Raising the Number of Constituencies: India has a “disproportionately large size” of the electorate for... .Read more
Updated on 19 December, 2019 GS2 Governance
Recommendation to Increase Lok Sabha seats
Context: During a lecture recently, the former President Pranab Mukherjee made a case for raising the number of Lok Sabha constituencies to 1,000 from the existing 543. Issues with the present scenario: The strength of the Lok Sabha was revised was in 1977 based on the 1971 census that put the total population at 55 crore. The populati... .Read more
Updated on 17 December, 2019 GS2 Governance
Abuse of RTI : A Policy paralysis
Recently, Chief Justice of India (CJI) said the unbridled use of the Right to Information (RTI) Act had created a sense of “paralysis and fear” in the government. Concerns raised by the CJI: There is paralysis and fear about RTI Act. People are not taking decisions. The government functionaries were too scared to even take any decisions. T... .Read more
Updated on 17 December, 2019 GS2 Governance
