P1: [SC order] Mother tongue education in Karnataka P2: Pramati Judgement: RTE doesn’t apply to Minority schools P1: [SC order] Mother tongue education in Karnataka Newspapers have made a simple matter too complex. Moral of the story is just [...]
P1: Judicial appointment commission P2: Fixed Tenure for CJI? P1: Judicial appointment commission At present, the judges in SC/HC are selected via a collegium method. But this method is opaque, and lacks accountability. Therefore, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law [...]
P1: CBI needs no Prior sanction P2: Prasar Bharati Autonomy P1: CBI needs no Prior sanction What's the relevance of this topic to UPSC Syllabus? (GSM2): transparency and accountability (GSM4): challenges of corruption. Present system CBI derives powers under [...]
P1: Plight of paramilitary forces P2: Chhattisgarh attack P1: Plight of paramilitary forces Syllabus point: (GS3) Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate Context: Frontline ran an article in May 2014 issue While frontline has used the word [...]
P1: Voting rights of Defence Personnel P2: President didn’t cast his vote P3: Who pays for Lok Sabha election? P1: Voting rights of Defence Personnel Q. Discuss in brief, the provisions relating Voting rights of Defence personnel, and recent [...]
Historic Background What is “Code for Compulsory Costs”? Why do we need Code for compulsory costs? Anti-arguments Historic Background SAHARA opened two companies and issued OFCD (optionally fully convertible debentures) to public without permission from SEBI (2011) SEBI ordered [...]
Historic Background Constitution vs Transgender community Article 14 | Article 15 | Article 16 | Article 19 | Article 21 | Article 51 (DPSP) SC Judgment on TG (April 2014) Transgender rights: elsewhere in world Historic Background Ancient text: [...]
Sequence of Events Supreme court ruled following: Anti-Arguments Private sector’s CAG audit in past Sequence of Events Telecom companies have to share some part of their annual revenue with government: 6-10% as license fees and 2-3% as spectrum usage [...]
P1: Twin Nominations in Election P2: Primaries Method of nominating candidates P1: Twin Nominations in Election [GS2] Q. List the provisions related to Twin nomination in the RPA Act and examine the need for reforms in it. (100 words) [...]
Prologue Topic#1: Consolidation of Land Holdings What is Consolidation of Land holdings? Why do we need Consolidation of Land holdings? What are the methods of Land consolidation? #1: Voluntary Consolidation #2: Compulsory Consolidation (+ve) Land Consolidation: Benefits, Advantages, Positive [...]
What is cooperative Farming? Why Cooperative farming? India towards Cooperative Farming Cooperative Farming vs Five Year Plans Cooperative Farming: Limitations/Epicfail Miscalculations and false hopes Bogus farms and apathetic bureaucrats Free riders What is cooperative Farming? Cooperative farming refers to [...]
Bhu-Adhikar Abhiyan, MP, 1996 Janadesh, 2007 Jan Satyagraha 2012 #1: General Demands #2: PESA related Demands: #3: Forest Rights Act (FRA) related Demands Outcome of Jan Satyagraha 2012? Bhu-Adhikar Abhiyan, MP, 1996 Ekta Parishad is an NGO from Madhya [...]
Great Land Struggle, 1970s Land for Tillers Freedom (LAFTI), Tamil Nadu, 80s Land Satyagraha, Chattisgarh, late 80s Great Land Struggle, 1970s WHEN 1970s WHO? Bhartiya Khet Mazdoor Union, All India Kisan Sabha and Communist Party of India Nearly 15 [...]