Context: Question Hour, which had been suspended by the government during the monsoon session, will resume when Parliament meets for the budget session from January 29. President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint session of both Houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session. This will be the first time in history that the Parliam... .Read more
Updated on 20 January, 2021 GS2 Polity
Context: Soon, the 69th Plenary Session of North Eastern Council (NEC) is going to be held in Shillong, Meghalaya, under the Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister. More on the news: The Plenary is expected to deliberate on the progress of ongoing projects and plans for the period beyond March 2021 during the term of the Fifteenth Finance Commissio... .Read more
Context: Recently, the task force set up to take a relook at the age of marriage for women has submitted its report to the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Women and Child Development. More on the news: The panel was formed to decide on the “right age of marriage” for women. There are imperatives of lowering MMR ... .Read more
Every year the Budget is presented in the Indian Parliament by our Finance Minister. This is the Annual Statement (Article 112) of the revenue and expenditure of a government. To have a clear picture of the budget, Jatin Verma will be explaining the topics related to it in a very precise manner. Besides this he will also be brushing the topics related t... .Read more
Updated on 19 January, 2021 GS2 Polity
Context: The Supreme Court asked the Attorney General to compile the various issues being raised by States with regard to the application of a Constitution Bench judgment of 2006 in M. Nagaraj case. The Nagraj judgment upheld the application of creamy layer principle to members of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe communities in promotions. The cas... .Read more
Context: Recently, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) has prepared a draft implementation plan to achieve the goals and objectives of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. More on the news: The implementation plan includes Task lists linking each recommendation with tasks, responsible agencies to carry out the task,... .Read more
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