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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…
Fundamental Rights (Part-1) 23 Mar 2021 15 min read Introduction About: The Fundamental Rights are enshrined in Part III of the Constitution (Articles 12-35). Part III of the Constitution is described as the Magna Carta of India. ‘Magna Carta’, the Charter of Rights issued by King John of England in 1215 was the first written…
Fundamental Rights (Part-2) 05 Apr 2021 17 min read Fundamental Rights (Part-1) Right Against Exploitation (Article 23 and 24) Prohibition of Human Trafficking and Forced Labour: Forced labour in India was imposed by landlords, moneylenders and other wealthy persons in the past. The Article 23 of the Indian Constitution prohibits human trafficking and begar (forced…
The Office of Speaker of Lok Sabha 17 May 2021 12 min read Introduction About: The Office of the Speaker in India is a living and dynamic institution which deals with the actual needs and problems of Parliament in the performance of its functions. Article 93 of the Constitution provides for the election of both…
Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) 05 Jul 2021 12 min read Introduction Background: The source of the concept of Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) is the Spanish Constitution from which it came in the Irish Constitution. The concept of DPSP emerged from Article 45 of the Irish Constitution. Constitutional Provisions: Part IV of…