Tag: GS 2
SC on Appointment of CBI Director
In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has told the government that interim appointments to the post of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director cannot go on. Key Highlights Background A petition was filed by Common Cause, objecting to the interim appointment of CBI Director. Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization fighting for an […]
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
In News The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has modified the guidelines pertaining to the transfer and posting of officials in the vigilance units of government organisations, restricting their tenure to three years at one place. Need It has been observed that undue long stay of an official in such a sensitive post at one place, […]
Italian Marines Case
In News The Supreme Court is hearing the government’s plea to close criminal proceedings pending in India against two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen off the coast of Kerala in 2012. Italian Marine Case In Feb 2012, two Italian Marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone on board an Italian oil tanker “Enrica Lexie” […]
Rebooting Opium Strategy
In News Recently, the Central government has decided to rope in the private sector to commence production of concentrated poppy straw from India’s opium crop. Background Two cultivation trials were conducted by two private firms in the crop years of 2017-18 and 2018-19. One of the firms purchased poppy straw of locally cultivated crops to […]
Facts in News
Facts in News E9 Initiative It is the consultation meeting of Education Ministers of E9 countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan). It is the first of a three-phased process to co-create an initiative on digital learning […]
National Security Act, 1980
In News A recent analysis of records shows that the National Security Act (NSA) has been invoked in Uttar Pradesh (UP) frequently. About National Security Act It empowers the government to detain a person if the authorities are satisfied that the person is a threat to national security or to prevent such people from disrupting […]
Facts in News
Facts in News INS Viraat The second Centaur-Class aircraft carrier initially served the Royal British Navy as HMS Hermes in 1959 and was later sold to India in the 1980s. It holds the world record for being the longest-serving warship of […]
Tribunals Reforms Ordinance
In News The President of India has promulgated the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation And Conditions Of Service) Ordinance, 2021. About It will dissolve the certain existing appellate bodies and transfer their functions to other existing judicial bodies. The proposed changes are based on the directions issued by the Supreme Court last year in the Madras Bar […]
3rd Phase of e-Courts Project
In News The eCommittee Supreme Court of India released the Draft Vision document for Phase III of the e-Courts Project. Phase III of the eCourts Project Phase III of the eCourts Project in India is rooted in two central facets—access and inclusion. It envisions a judicial system that is more easily accessible irrespective of geographical […]
