ABORTIONS TILL 24 WEEKS FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES
Focus: GS-II Social Justice, Governance, Prelims Why in news? The Lok Sabha on 17th March 2020, passed a Bill to extend the upper limit for permitting abortions from 20 weeks to 24 under special circumstances. The “special categories of women” include rape survivors, victims of incest, the differently abled and minors, Health Minister said moving […]
RANJAN GOGOI NOMINATED TO RAJYA SABHA
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? President Ram Nath Kovind on 16th March 2020, nominated former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha. Announcement In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that […]
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 […]
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 […]
CENTRE ANNOUNCES COMMON ELIGIBILITY TEST
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? Applicants for jobs in railways, banks and lower levels of Central government will now write a common eligibility test (CET) from 2021 says: Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The CET will replace the first level tests conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the Railway Recruitment […]