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Q. “The Indian constitution was created borrowing ideas from a multitude of sources giving it unique characters that suit the unique nature of Indian society.” Analyze. Answer: B.R.Ambedkar, the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution stated that the Constitution of India has been framed after ‘ransacking’ all the known Constitutions of the World. …
Read MoreQ. “The state legislative councils are dilatory chambers that do nothing but prolong passage of bills and increase legislative expenses” Critically analyze. India has a bicameral system, that is, two Houses of Parliament. At the state level, the equivalent of the Lok Sabha is the Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly; that of the Rajya Sabha …
Read MoreThe 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 marked a new era in the democratic set up of the country as it created Panchayath Raj Institutions (PRIs) as tiers of self governance below the level of States in the federal set up. It is also a landmark in decentralized development as it envisions people’s participation in the …
Read MoreThe Basic Structure Doctrine was propounded by the Indian Judiciary on 24th April 1973 in Keshavananda Bharati case to put a limitation on the amending powers of the Parliament so that the ‘basic structure of the basic law of the land’ cannot be amended in exercise of its ‘constituent power’ under the Constitution. Basic structure …
Read MoreParliamentary privileges are special rights, immunities, exemptions enjoyed by the members of the two houses of Parliament and their committees originally envisaged by the constitution under Article 105 and Article 194. The concept of parliamentary privilege in the Constitution of India has been taken from the British Constitution. The main motive of these privileges is …
Read MoreAs the deliberative and representative assembly, Parliament’s role in developing India has been crucial. But over several decades there has been a decline in the effectiveness of the Parliament as an institution of accountability and oversight. The instruments of accountability, the Parliament uses such as the committee system, motion on the floor etc have become …
Read MoreIndian Constitution is a living document that has provisions to change according to the needs of the people and time. Amendments to the Constitution: As per the Article 368, Constitution can be amended through simple or special majority to meet the needs of people. The recent amendments made by providing reservations to Economically Weaker Sections, …
Read MoreContext: Water contamination is one of the world’s leading causes of death. To tackle this, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune has come up with a custom-designed unique molecular sponge-like material called macro/microporous ionic organic framework which can swiftly clean polluted water by soaking up sinister contaminants. Pollutants Systematic studies have identified …
Read MoreContext: A study reported that a particular genus of plankton can consume viruses as well as “grow and divide given only viruses to eat. More on the News Viruses have a peculiar biology. They are inert outside a living bodyinside but hijack the cellular machinery to feed, replicate and spread. The macrophage cells of …
Read MoreNews: India contains nine states in the 50 high risk states, including Punjab, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala, and Assam, according to the Cross Dependency Initiative’s (XDI) rating of Gross Domestic Climate Risk. Global company XDI specialises in analysing climate risk for governments, financial institutions, and businesses. In 2,600 States …
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