Cabinet Secretary is the pivot of the Cabinet system. The Cabinet Secretariat functions under the leadership of the Prime Minister ( political head) and its administrative head is the Cabinet Secretary. He is the senior most officers of the Indian Administrative Service. QUALIFICATIONS AND MODE OF SELECTION Generally, the qualifications required Read More ……
Category: GS Paper-II
Cabinet Secretariat
CABINET SECRETARIAT The Cabinet Secretariat is a staff body which has premier coordinating role in process of policy making at the highest level and operates under the direction of the Prime Minister. HISTORY AND EVOLUTION Cabinet Secretariat was first created in 1916 in England for maintaining records and providing secretarial assistance to the Cabinet. In India, Lord Wellington asked Read More ……
Gender, Gender Sensitivity, Gender budgeting and Eco-feminism
Gender, Gender Sensitivity, Gender budgeting and Eco-feminism Gender In 1972 Ann Oakley talked about the difference between sex and gender. Sex – biological features of one physiology – either male or female Gender – cultural and social ideas Read More ……
Prison Reforms
Need for Prison Reforms • Over two-thirds of India’s prisoners are under trials despite the Section 436-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure stipulating that a prisoner shall be released on bail if he/she has undergone detention of Read More ……
Lok Adalat (People’s Court) & ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Lok Adalat (People’s Court) & ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) It is Indian innovation to settlement of disputes quicker through concepts of mediation, negotiation or arbitration. It involves people who are directly or indirectly affected by dispute resolution and It Read More ……
Quasi-judicial Bodies-Advantages & Disadvantages
Quasi judicial bodies Quasi judicial bodies are those autonomous bodies which have power similar to that of law imposing bodies but these are not courts. These bodies can inquire, investigate, summon & award legal penalties to any administrative agency. Read More ……
Comparison between International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court
International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court International Court of Justice is the primary judicial branch of United Nations and settles legal disputes and provides advisory opinions submitted to it by its member states. ICJ is Read More ……
Difference between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
Difference between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles The Fundamental Rights (FRs) & the Directive Principles of the state Policy (DPSPs) are complementary to each other instead of being contradictory to each other. Still there are some differences remains between Read More ……
UPSC Mains- 2018 General Studies Paper-II
UPSC Mains- 2018 General Studies Paper-II 1.In the light of recent controversy regarding the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), what are the challenges before the Election Commission of India to ensure the trustworthiness of elections in India? Read More ……
AMENDMENT OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
Amendment means- Addition or Deletion or Modification of the already existing part of the constitution or constitution itself. As per Article 368, Part XX, the Parliament is empowered to amend constitution but Parliament can not amend those provisions which Read More ……