LOK SABHA PASSES APPROPRIATION BILL
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? The Lok Sabha on 16th March 2020 passed the Appropriation Bill 2020-21, authorising the government to draw over ₹110-lakh crore from the Consolidated Fund of India for its working as well as implementation of its programmes and schemes. This completes two-thirds of the exercise for approval of the […]
DENIED CHANCE TO ASK SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION?
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla decides to deny Rahul Gandhi an opportunity to pose a second supplementary to his question during Question Hour Question Hour The question hour is slated for 11am every day (for an hour) in both the houses. This is a very important part […]
WEST BENGAL INVOKES EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT
Focus: GS-II Governance, GS-III Disaster Management, Prelims Why in news? The West Bengal government on 16th March 2020, invoked the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and extended the closure of the educational institutions from March 31 to April 15. The wife and father of the coronavirus infected Google employee in Bangalore have been booked by the […]
INDIA STILL IN SECOND TRANSMISSION STAGE
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management, Science and Technology Why in news? Senior scientists and health officials have said that India currently is showing no evidence of any community transmission and that enough tests were being done to pick up any early indication of third stage transmission. So far there is no evidence for the need to […]
LABOUR MINISTRY YET TO SPEND RS. 2,053.59 CR. OF 2019-20 BUDGET
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour in its March 13 report has flagged the under-utilisation of funds by the Union Labour and Employment Ministry, which was yet to spend almost 20% of its 2019-2020 Budget (revised estimate) as on February 10. The Committee, which is chaired by Biju Janata […]
LOKPAL EXPENSE PLAN OVERSHOT DOPT FIGURE
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The overall proposed revised estimate of expenditure under various heads for the Lokpal office this financial year, as on January 15, had exceeded the figure recommended by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), according to a reply provided under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The total […]
NEW LAW IN U.P. TO RECOVER COSTS FOR DAMAGING PROPERTY
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Uttar Pradesh government on 15th March 2020, notified the ‘Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damage to Public and Private Property Ordinance’, 2020, promulgated by the Governor – which is a stringent new law to recover compensation from those who damage public and private property during protests and riots. Claims […]
J&K WILL HAVE A DOMICILE POLICY
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 15th March 2020, assured members of the newly formed Apni Party of Jammu and Kashmir that the intention of the government was not to bring in any “demographic changes” in the region. Mr. Shah informed a party delegation that J&K would have a […]
PRIME MINISTER MODI CALLS FOR COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND FOR SAARC
Focus: GS-II International Relations, GS-III Science and Technology, Disaster Management, Prelims Why in news? The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) should create a fund to fight the threat of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 15th March 2020 – Addressing the first ever video conference among the heads of governments of the […]
THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR ONE HEALTH SCIENCE
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology, Disaster Managament, Prelims Why in news? As India goes into emergency mode to tackle the potentially catastrophic impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the ‘Kerala model’ is being widely cited as an example to emulate. Kerala Model In 2018, Kerala reacted quickly and efficiently to tackle the Nipah virus outbreak […]