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 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 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…
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…
Scheduled Tribes The Constitution of India does not define Scheduled Tribes as such. Article 366(25) refers to ST as those communities who are scheduled in accordance with Article 342 of the Constitution. According to Article 342 of the Constitution, the…
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) is a formal process used to predict the environmental consequences of any development project. Environment Impact Assessment in India is statutorily backed by The Environment Protection Act in 1986 Rationale behind EIA EIA…
Office of Profit In the most recent ‘office of profit’ controversy, The Andhra Pradesh government protected its MP from the ‘office of profit’ rulebook by moving an ordinance. The MP was appointed as special representative of the state. The matter…
Aadhaar Aadhaar is once again in the news, with the Parliament passing an amendment bill as well the controversy on the government requiring people to link their social media accounts with Aadhaar. Aadhaar Act, 2016 The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of…
Right to Information – RTI The Right to information is in the news regarding the amendments recently passed by the Parliament. The amendments have become been criticised by activists on grounds that it will affect independence and neutrality of the…