ARTICLE 131 OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION Recently in 2020 last year Kerala and Chhattisgarh have filed a suit in the Supreme court challenging the constitutional validity of various central laws such as Citizenship Amendment Act (Kerala) and the National Investigation Agency Act (Chhattisgarh), under Article 131 of the Indian Constitution. Why the states have challenged the […]
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Anti-Defection Law The anti-defection law was passed in 1985 through the 52nd Amendment to the Constitution. The law that was contained in the 10th Schedule of the Constitution came into effect on March 1, 1985. It was formulated to bring in stability in the Indian political system. Key Points – The 10th Schedule of the
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What is Judicial Activism ? Method of exercising judicial review or a description of a specific judicial decision in which the judge is often viewed as being more willing to rule on constitutional questions and to invalidate legislative or executive measures. For instance, lawsuits that are suo moto (on their own), public interest litigations (PIL),
Tropical Cyclone: Cristobal Introduction: A tropical cycloneis a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain or squalls. Recently, a tropical Cyclone named Cristobal has formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Key Points Atlantic Hurricane Season: Tropical
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International Religious Freedom Report 2019 The US State Department has released its annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report 2019, which is a survey of the state of religious freedom across the world. It published a report i.e. the country report for India to highlight the issue of religious freedom in the country. Earlier, the US
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ISRO is the space agency under the Department of Space of Government of India, headquartered in the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka. Its vision is to harness space technology for national development, while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration. Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL) is a Marketing arm of ISRO for
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National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2019 Medical Council of India (MCI) is a statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of medical education in India. It was first established in 1934 under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933. As per recommendation given by NITI Aayog, the Government took measures to replace MCI with National
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GLOBAL TALENT COMPETITIVENESS INDEX ‘Enable’, ‘attract’, ‘grow’, ‘retain’ are the pillars of the annual bench-marking report called Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI). The index is released by INSEAD (Graduate Business School) in partnership with Adecco Group (Human Resource Group) and Google. GTCI was first launched in 2013. At present, 132 countries and 155 cities are
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Code on Wages, 2019 The Code on Wages, 2019, also known as the Wage Code, is an Act of the Parliament of India that consolidates the provisions of four labour laws concerning wage and bonus payments and makes universal the provisions for minimum wages and timely payment of wages for all workers in India.The government
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MANGROVES They are found in tropical land sub-tropical tidal areas like marine coastlines and estuaries. These forests consist of vegetation that are small, shrubby and highly specialized to thrive in hostile conditions. It consists of diverse habitats like forests, mudflats, estuaries, rivers, coral reefs, etc. These plants are capable of surviving in saline condition swith tidal water flows and muddy soil that is deficient in oxygen.
