CWMA, CWRC MEETING ON JUNE 2020
Focus: GS-II Governance, Environment , Prelims Why in news? The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), after being notified formally as a body under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti in late April, will hold its first meeting through videoconferencing on June 10. The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) will have its meeting on June 9. […]
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ON TUESDAY PLEA ON NATION’S NAME
Focus: GS-I Governance, Polity Why in news? The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on June 2 a petition that says the nation should be called by one name, be it ‘Bharat’, ‘India’ or the ‘Republic of India’. Details A Bench led by Justice A.S. Bopanna will hear the petition saying “the name of India […]
RAJYA SABHA ELECTIONS TO 18 SEATS POSTPONED
Focus: GS-II Governance, Polity Why in news? Pending elections to 18 Rajya Sabha seats from 10 states will be held on June 19. The elections to these seats were to be held on March 26 but were postponed due to a nationwide lockdown in wake of Covid-19 outbreak. Members of Rajya Sabha Currently the Rajya […]
TELANGANA STATEHOOD DAY
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? The Prime Minister has greeted the people of Telangana, on Statehood Day. In February 2014, Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed by the Parliament of India for the formation of Telangana state comprising ten districts from north-western Andhra Pradesh. The state of Telangana was officially formed […]
Central Vigilance Commission – CVC – Explained For UPSC Exam
Introduction to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964. CVC was set up based on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by Shri K. Santhanam, to advise and guide Central Government agencies in the field of vigilance. The CVC became […]
AAROGYA SETU: PROTECTION OR THREAT?
Introduction The Data of millions of Indians, collected through the Aarogya Setu app, could be vulnerable to threats from adversarial state and non-state actors and pose a national security challenge, according to cybersecurity experts and former intelligence officials. Indian government officials reject these concerns, saying their encryption standards have adequate protection against data or network […]
OCI CARDHOLDERS: VISA AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS EASED
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has relaxed Visa and Travel restrictions imposed in response to COVID -19, permitting certain categories of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders, who are stranded abroad, to come to India. Details Following categories of OCI Cardholders stranded abroad, have been permitted to come to India: […]
LS SPEAKER: PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND IDEAS FOR PANELS
Why in news? The Lok Sabha Speaker initiated an exercise to assess the effectiveness of the Parliamentary Standing Committees, from taking stock of the rate of attendance at their meetings to the list of recommendations that have not been accepted by the government. Lok Sabha Speaker, in a rare move, has suggested a host of […]
A.P. GAS LEAK: SC DECLINES TO INTERFERE WITH NGT ORDER
Why in news? The Supreme Court did not interfere on 19th May with an order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT had ordered LG Polymers to pay ₹50 crore as interim compensation for the gas leak at its Visakhapatnam plant. NGT also set up a five-member fact-finding committee to inquire into the incident […]
INDIA ISN’T PREPARED TO MEET ITS DEFENCE NEEDS
Introduction India’s military security challenges, both current and long-term, came into unintended focus in this month, with the increase in foreign direct investment in defence manufacturing to 74% being announced as a part of the Economic Stimulus Package. India’s Military Security Situation The eastern Ladakh sector saw a stand-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in […]