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Higher Education in India 30 Dec 2019 10 min read Introduction India’s higher education system is the world’s third-largest in terms of students, next to China and the United States. India’s Higher Education sector has witnessed a tremendous increase in the number of Universities/University level Institutions & Colleges since independence. In the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds…
Issues Related to Persons with Disability 09 Jan 2020 12 min read Introduction Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; An activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; A participation restriction is…
Pressure Groups 16 Jan 2020 14 min read Introduction A pressure group is a group of people who are organised actively for promoting and defending their common interest. It is called so, as it attempts to bring a change in public policy by exerting pressure on the government. It acts as a liaison between the…
Poverty 30 Jan 2020 13 min read Introduction Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty means that the income level from employment is so low that basic human needs can’t be met. According to World Bank, Poverty…
The Representation of the People Act : Part I 03 Feb 2020 8 min read Introduction The holding of free and fair elections is the sine-qua-non of democracy. To ensure the conduct of elections in free, fair and in an impartial manner, the constitution-makers incorporated Part XV (Articles.324-329) in the constitution and empowered Parliament to…
The Representation of the People Act : Part II 06 Feb 2020 16 min read This is Part II of the TTP in continuation of Part I of TTP on The Representation of the People Acts. The Representation of the People Act (RPA),1951 Key Provisions It regulates the actual conduct of elections and by-elections. It…
Multilateral Export Control Regimes 04 Mar 2020 14 min read Introduction MECR are voluntary and non-binding agreements created by the major supplier countries that have agreed to co-operate in their effort to prevent and regulate the transfer of certain military and dual use technology. It aims at preventing the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction…
Major Constitutional Amendment: Part 1 07 Mar 2020 9 min read Introduction Like any other written Constitution in the world, the Constitution of India also provides for its amendment in order to adjust itself according to the changing conditions and needs. Article 368 in Part XX of the Constitution deals with the powers of Parliament…
Major Constitutional Amendments: Part-2 09 Mar 2020 8 min read Important Amendments Thirty-Ninth Amendment Act, 1975 Reasons: It was enacted in response to the ruling of the Allahabad High Court who declared the election of PM Indira Gandhi to Lok Sabha void on the petition of Raj Narain. Amendments: Placed the disputes relating to the…
Major Constitutional Amendments: Part-3 12 Mar 2020 11 min read Click here for Major Constitutional Amendments: Part 1 Click here for Major Constitutional Amendments: Part 2 Seventy Third Amendment Act, 1992 Amendment: Granted constitutional status and protection to the Panchayati Raj institutions. For this purpose, the Amendment has added a new Part-IX entitled as ‘the…