Rajya Sabha Current Affairs, GK & News
New nominations to Rajya Sabha
On July 6, 2022, four new nominations were made to the Rajya Sabha. Who have been nominated? The four nominations include: Ilaiyaraaja, who is the Music maestro from Tamil Nadu. P T Usha, who is a sports icon from Kerala. V Vijayendra Prasad, who is an acclaimed screenwriter from Karnataka. Veerendra Heggade, who is the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Members of the Rajya Sabha • Nominated Members of Rajya Sabha • P. T. Usha • Rajya Sabha
SC on Suspension of MLAs
On January 28, 2022, Supreme Court ruled ‘a resolution by Maharashtra Assembly to suspend 12 BJP MLAs for one year’, as unconstitutional. Key Points While ruling on constitutionality of Maharashtra Assembly’s July 5, 2021 resolution, the apex court maintained that, legislators could not be suspended beyond the tenure of that session”. Maharashtra Assembly had passed ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: 10th Lok Sabha • Rajya Sabha • Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business • SC on Suspension of MLAs • Suspension of MLAs • Suspension of MPs
31.6% Rise in E-waste Generation Last Year
In the year 2020, India has generated a total of 10,14,961.2 tonnes of e-waste which is an increase of 31.6% when compared to the previous year. Highlights Ashwini Kumar Choubey , Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change relayed this information in the Rajya Sabha. The minister has also asked for state-wise data ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: E-Waste • E-waste collection mechanism • e-waste generation • Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change • Rajya Sabha
Lok Sabha passes National Institutes of Food Technology Bill
On 26th July, 2021 the National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 was passed in the Lok Sabha. Highlights This bill was moved by Pashupati Kumar Paras who is the Food Processing and Industries Minister. This bill lays down various provisions for institutes of food technology, management and entrepreneurship. This bill got ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Lok Sabha • National Institutes of Food Technology Bill • Om Birla • Pashupati Kumar Paras • Rajya Sabha
MP suspended from Rajya Sabha
On Friday, Santanu Sen, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP, was suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the rest of the Monsoon Session for being unruly a day after he snatched papers from newly appointed information technology minister Ashwani Vaishnaw while he was reading out a statement regarding the Pegasus snooping scandal. Key Points V Muraleedharan ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Events Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Ashwani Vaishnaw • M. Venkaiah Naidu • Rajya Sabha • Rule 256 (2) • Santanu Sen
Marine Aids to Navigation Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha
The government on 19th July, 2021 had introduced a Bill in the Rajya Sabha that seeks to repeal the decades old Lighthouse Act of 1927 to make way for shifting to modern aids from lighthouses for marine navigation. Highlights Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports Shipping and Waterways, introduced the Marine Aids to Navigation ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Lok Sabha • marine aids • Rajya Sabha • Sarbananda Sonowal • Union Minister of Ports Shipping and Waterways