About the programme Approved by the government in 2020, Mission Karmayogi is a nationwide programme to lay the foundation for capacity building of civil servants. It will help the officers to learn about the best practices across the world. Officially …
NEWS The gradual deterioration in Parliament’s functioning has to be stopped if it is to fulfil its constitutional mandate. CONTEXT The Budget session of the Parliament ended two weeks ahead of the original plan, as many political leaders are busy …
CONTEXT Bangladesh will celebrate its 50 years of Independence as on 26th March 2021. India- Bangladesh relationship has oscillated over the last fifty years during different regimes in Bangladesh. But in recent times, relationships have been mostly cordial. Despite that …
NEWS Recently, after a brief hearing, the Supreme Court reserved orders on the question of staying of electoral bond. CONCERNS REGARDING ELECTORAL BONDS Electoral bonds have become a dominant way of funding the political parties and many feel that these …
Why in News? ProtonVPN, a Swiss virtual private network service provider slammed Apple for stopping app updates and violating human rights. What is a VPN? A virtual private network (VPN) gives you online privacy and anonymity by creating a private …
About RTI Act, 2005 Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, Public Authorities are required to make disclosures on various aspects of their structure and functioning. This includes: (i) disclosure on their organisation, functions, and structure, (ii) powers and duties …
NEWS While we are still in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is airborne, we have forgotten that another such blight could well come from contaminated water. CONTEXT NITI Ayog and WaterAid (an international non-governmental organisation), amongst others, have …
CONTEXT By abstaining from the vote on the UN Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka, India has signalled its unwillingness to upset its neighbour. REASONS BEHIND THIS MOVE OF INDIA India seems to have utilised the opportunity to preserve …
Why in the news? The Supreme Court has reserved its order on a plea seeking a stay on the sale of fresh electoral bonds ahead of state assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory …