PIB – 3 DECEMBER 2021
CONTENTS PM GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA (PM-GKAY) HORNBILL FESTIVAL RAJYA SABHA PASSES THE LANDMARK ‘DAM SAFETY BILL (2019)’ NON- FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES OF ENERGY PM GARIB KALYAN ANNA…
Six lakh Indians renounced citizenship
Context: More than six lakh Indians renounced citizenship in the past five years, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha. In 2021, till September 30,…
Amid din in Lok Sabha, Judges Bill is introduced
Context: Minister of Law and Justice introduced The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional…
Barbados – the world’s newest republic
Context: Nearly 400 years after the country became a British colony, Barbados has become the world’s newest republic. Relevance: Prelims, GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions) Dimensions of…
Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for entire session
Context: In a move that angered the Opposition and set the stage for acrimonious exchanges, a dozen members of Opposition parties in Rajya Sabha were suspended from the…
President calls for discretion in courtroom utterances
Context: President Ram Nath Kovind said judges must exercise ‘utmost discretion’ while making utterances in courtrooms and quoted an American judge to argue that “courts are not representative…
In Andhra Pradesh, the capital question
Context: A few days ago, the Andhra Pradesh government passed a Bill to repeal the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act of 2020 and…
Assam has tension on Arunachal and Meghalaya border
Context: Assam has moved closer to resolving its decades-old boundary dispute with Meghalaya but tension has been brewing on its Arunachal Pradesh frontier. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance…
What is PESA Act?
Context: The Chhattisgarh government has formulated draft rules under PESA Act, 1996, terming it the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Provisions (Extension of the Scheduled) Rules, 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and…
Countries veering towards authoritarianism on rise: report
Context: According to the Global State of Democracy Report, 2021 released by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International-IDEA) – the number of countries moving towards…