Zoram Mega Food Park
Context Recently, the government has operationalized the first Mega Food Park (MFP) of Mizoram i.e. Zoram Mega Food Park. It is not only expected to benefit the people of Mizoram but…
Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP-3)
Context Recently, the third unit of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP-3)in Tapi district of Gujarat achieved its first KAPP-3 is the country’s first 700 MWe (megawatt electric) unit,and the biggest indigenously developed variant…
Tribe in News: Siddi Community
Context Recently Shantharam Budna Siddi, one of the five newly nominated MLCs by Karnataka’s government, is from the Siddi community — a small group of the community believed to be…
State of the World Population 2020 Report
Context Recently, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has released the State of the World Population 2020 report, titled ‘Against my will: defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine…
[Tribes in News] Rabari, Bharvad and Charan Communities
Context The Gujarat government said that a five-member commission will be formed to identify the members of Rabari, Bharvad and Charan communities, living in nesses (tiny, oval-shaped hutments made of…
Election Commission and Elections
Context Political parties are increasingly voicing concerns over holding elections in Bihar amid a pandemic. Back to Basics Is the EC empowered to delay elections at will? The Election Commission (EC) is…
Tangam language
Context Recently, the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh has released a book titled “Tangams: An Ethnolinguistic Study Of The Critically Endangered Group of Arunachal Pradesh”. The book has valuable data on endangered…
Delimitation Commission for NorthEast
Context Recently, a former legal advisor to the Election Commission(EC) has held that the Centre’s order for setting up a Delimitation Commission for Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam and Nagaland is “unconstitutional” and “illegal”. Back to Basics About Delimitation…
Anti-Defection Law
Context Recently, the Supreme Court(SC) has refused Rajasthan Assembly Speaker’s plea to stop the State’s High Court from deciding the validity of the anti-defection Back to Basics Disqualification under the Tenth Schedule The Anti-Defection Law was passed in 1985 through the…
Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal, and other Authorities Rules, 2020
Context Recently, the Union Ministry of Finance framed a new set of rules called the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal, and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules,…