Changes in governance policiesRecent Changes in Governance PoliciesDigital India Initiative: Focuses on transforming India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan: Aimed at making India…
Supreme Court judgmentsRecent Landmark JudgmentsKesavananda Bharati Case (1973): Established the Basic Structure Doctrine, preventing Parliament from altering the Constitution’s fundamental framework.Right to Privacy (…
Recent amendments and legislationsRecent Constitutional Amendments103rd Amendment: Introduced a 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs.104th Amendment: Extended the…
Minority rights and welfareConstitutional ProvisionsArticle 15(1): Prohibits discrimination against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.Article 29(1): Protects the right of minorities to…
Scheduled and Tribal Areas (Articles 244–244A)Constitutional FrameworkArticle 244: Deals with the administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas under Fifth and Sixth Schedules.Article 244A: Provides for the creation of an autonomous state…
Official language and its importance (Articles 343–351)Constitutional FrameworkArticle 343: Declares Hindi in the Devanagari script as the official language of the Union.English was permitted for official purposes for a transitional period of 15 years…
Effects and misuse of emergency provisionsOverview of Emergency ProvisionsThe emergency provisions in Part XVIII of the Constitution empower the central government to manage extraordinary situations.They include three types: National…
Articles 352, 356, and 360OverviewEmergency provisions in the Indian Constitution are detailed in Part XVIII (Articles 352 to 360).These provisions empower the central government to tackle exceptional situations.There are…
Types: National, state, and financial emergenciesThe Emergency Provisions in the Indian Constitution are covered under Part XVIII (Articles 352 to 360).These provisions enable the central government to meet exceptional circumstances affecting the…
Lokpal and LokayuktasThe Lokpal and Lokayuktas are statutory bodies established under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.The primary purpose of these bodies is to address complaints of corruption against public…