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Year 2019

Industrial relations code bill 2019

Industrial relations code bill 2019

Industrial relations code bill 2019 Why in news? The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has given its approval for introduction of the Industrial Relations Code, 2019 in the Parliament. Benefits? Setting up of two-member tribunal (in place of…

Insolvency and Bankruptcy code

Insolvency and Bankruptcy code

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: A Performance Review What is IBC? Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 is considered as one of the biggest insolvency reforms in the economic history of India. This was enacted for reorganization and insolvency resolution of corporate…

Agricultural credit in India

Agricultural credit in India

Agricultural credit in India Agricultural credit is considered as one of the most basic inputs for conducting all agricultural development programmes. In India, there is an immense need for proper agricultural credit as Indian farmers are very poor. From the…

National Register of Citizens

National Register of Citizens

National Register of Citizens The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list of Indian citizens of Assam. The NRC was introduced to identify illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and recognise the Indian citizens in Assam. It was prepared in 1951,…

MSME: Role, Challenges and Way forward

MSME: Role, Challenges and Way forward

MSME: Role, Challenges and Way forward MSME sector currently contributes nearly 29% to the manufacturing segment and 40% to the exports. It has the potential to generate additional employment of 5 crores in the next five years. Union Government has…

Anti Defection Law in India

Anti Defection Law in India A legislator is deemed to have defected if he either voluntarily gives up the membership of his party or disobeys the directives of the party leadership on a vote. This implies that a legislator defying (abstaining…

Strategic disinvestment 

Strategic disinvestment 

What is Strategic disinvestment? Simply, strategic disinvestment is transferring the ownership and control of a public sector entity to some other entity (mostly to a private sector entity). Unlike the simple disinvestment, strategic sale implies some sort of privatisation. The…

RTI Act and the Judiciary

RTI Act and the Judiciary

RTI Act and the Judiciary Why in news? Recently, the Supreme Court of India held that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority and falls within the ambit of the Right to Information Act. A…