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Importance of Ladakh 03 Jul 2020 12 min read Why in News? Recently, twenty Indian Army personnel, including the Commanding Officer lost their lives at the hands of Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh. Introduction Ladakh is also known as “the Land of Passes‟ (La-passes, dakh-land) is the largest in area among the…
Important Articles from Indian Constitution : Compilation Part I 16 Jul 2020 8 min read Introduction The Constitution of India contains 395 articles in 22 parts. It also contains 12 schedules. Since its adoption in 1949, it has been amended for 103 times. Total number of Amendment Bills introduced till today in parliament is 126….
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Important Articles from Indian Constitution : Compilation Part II 21 Jul 2020 11 min read THE UNION JUDICIARY Article 124 – Establishment and constitution of the Supreme Court. Context – The Supreme Court has ruled that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority under the Right to Information (RTI)…
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Preamble to the Indian Constitution 27 Jul 2020 10 min read What is a Preamble? A preamble is an introductory statement in a document that explains the document’s philosophy and objectives. In a Constitution, it presents the intention of its framers, the history behind its creation, and the core values and principles of the nation….
Emergency Provisions 08 Aug 2020 16 min read A state of emergency in India refers to a period of governance that can be proclaimed by the President of India during certain crisis situations. Under the advice of the cabinet of ministers, the President can overrule many provisions of the Constitution, which guarantees Fundamental Rights to…
Important Judgements of Independent India 25 Aug 2020 19 min read The Constitution of India, enacted in 1950, has been the cornerstone of India’s democracy. After its enactment it has undergone several amendments. The Supreme Court is the ultimate interpreter of the Constitution and, by its creative and innovative interpretation, has been the protector of…
Indian Forest Act, 1927 03 Sep 2020 9 min read The Indian Forest Act,1927 aimed to regulate the movement of forest produce, and duty leviable forest produce. It also explains the procedure to be followed for declaring an area as Reserved Forest, Protected Forest or a Village Forest. This act has details of what a…
Nobel Prize 2020 19 Oct 2020 18 min read The Nobel Prizes regarded as the most prestigious awards given for intellectual achievement in the world are awarded annually from a fund bequeathed for that purpose by the Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel. It is announced every year for excellence in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature,…
Marriageable Age for Women 23 Nov 2020 10 min read The government of India had announced that it is on the verge of increasing the legal age of marriage of women from 18 years. Several global organizations such as UNICEF have specified children under the age of 18 as minors and marriages below the specified…
National Family Health Survey-5 11 Jan 2021 14 min read Introduction The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India has designated the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Mumbai, as the nodal…