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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…
Judicial Doctrines 30 Aug 2021 18 min read Introduction Judicial Doctrine: A doctrine is a principle, theory, or position that is usually applied and upheld by courts of law. In Indian Constitutional law also, there are different judicial doctrines that develop over time as per the interpretation given by the judiciary. Some of the important…
Urbanisation 21 Sep 2021 9 min read Introduction About: Urbanization refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. Causes of Urbanisation: Natural increase of population: It occurs when the number of…
Census in India 29 Sep 2021 11 min read Overview Definition: Population Census is the total process of collecting, compiling, analyzing and disseminating demographic, economic and social data pertaining, at a specific time, of all persons in a country or a well-defined part of a country. It also provides the trends in population characteristics. The…
Parliament (Part-I) 03 Nov 2021 14 min read Introduction Supreme Legislative Body: The Parliament is the legislative organ of a Union government and the Parliament of India is its supreme legislative body. It occupies a pre-eminent and central position in the Indian democratic political system due to the adoption of the Parliamentary form of Government…
Parliament (Part-II) 10 Nov 2021 16 min read Parliament (Part-I) Leaders in Parliament Leader of the House: Under the Rules of Lok Sabha, the ‘Leader of the House’ means the Prime Minister (or another minister who is a member of Lok Sabha and is nominated by the PM to function as the Leader of the…
Parliament (Part-III) 16 Nov 2021 11 min read Parliament (Part-I) Parliament (Part-II) Legislative Procedure in Parliament About: The legislative procedure is identical in both the Houses of Parliament. Every bill has to pass through the same stages in each House. Bill: A bill is a proposal for legislation that becomes an act or law when…
Important Judgements of Independent India: Part II 07 Feb 2022 13 min read Part I 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…
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SWIFT Messaging System 07 Mar 2022 10 min read Why in News? Recently, the US and the European Commission has excluded several Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) messaging system to counter Russia’s war over Ukraine. What is SWIFT? It is formally known as the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial…