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What is the importance of Fundamental Rights?

The Indian Constitution guarantees essential human rights in the form of Fundamental Rights under Part III. These Fundamental Rights, apart from guaranteeing basic civil Rights and freedom to...

April 10, 2013

What was the need to have Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution?

The underlying idea in entrenching certain basic and Fundamental Rights is to take them out of the reach of transient political majorities. It has therefore, come to be...

April 10, 2013

Vodafone and China Mobile created a consortium to bid for mobile licences in Myanmar(Burma)

The world’s largest and second largest mobile operators i.e. China Mobile and Vodafone, have created a consortium to bid for mobile licences in Myanmar. Why Vodafone and China Mobile joined...

April 9, 2013

What are the essentials to determine whether a particular institution is other authority within the meaning of the Article 12 of the Indian Constitution?

In Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib, the Supreme Court laid down the following test to adjudge whether a body is an instrumentality of the government or not:- (i)...

April 9, 2013

GK & Current Affairs: April 7, 8 2013

April 9, 2013

Exhaled breath is as unique for an individual as fingerprints

A recent study  led by author Renato Zenobi of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has revealed that: Exhaled breath is as unique for an individual as fingerprints. Unique...

April 9, 2013

Fact Box: BRAIN initiative

USA reveals US$100m research initiative “BRAIN” to understand the human brain Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Funding of an initial $100 million from the president’s fiscal 2014...

April 9, 2013

What do you mean by the term ‘state’ under Article 12 of the Indian Constitution?

According to Article 12 of the Indian Constitution, the term ‘state’ includes:- (1) the Government and Parliament of India; (2) the Government and the Legislature of the State;...

April 9, 2013

Which Articles of the Indian Constitution talk of social economic equality?

The Right to social and economic justice is envisaged in the preamble and elongated in the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles to improve the quality of the life...

April 9, 2013

What is meant by the word ‘sovereign’ in the preamble of the Indian Constitution?

‘Sovereignty’ means the independent authority of a State. It has two aspects, internal and external. From the internal standpoint it means that it has the power to legislate...

April 9, 2013

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