Rajya Sabha Current Affairs, GK & News
National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2020
Rajya Sabha has passed the “National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professional Bill, 2020” by voice vote on March 16, 2021. The Bill seeks to regulate & maintain the standards of education & services by allied & healthcare professionals. Key Provisions of the Bill The bill was passed with the aim of fulfilling the long-pending ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Healthcare Professionals • National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill 2020 • Rajya Sabha • Voice vote • WHO global workforce report
Rajya Sabha passes National Institute of Food Technology Bill 2019
The Rajya Sabha has approved the “National Institute of Food Technology Bill, 2019” on March 15, 2021. Provision of the Bill This bill declares the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli in Haryana and Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu as the “National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Acts and Bills • Food Processing • national institute of food technology • National Institute of Food Technology Bill 2019 • Rajya Sabha
Major Ports Authorities Bill, 2020
The “Major Ports Authorities Bill, 2020” was passed in the Rajya Sabha on February 10, 2021. The bill was passed using the ballot votes. 84 votes were in favour while 44 votes were against it. The bill was passed in the Lok Sabha in September 2020. Significance of the Bill The Union minister of state ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Acts and Bills • Lok Sabha • Major Ports Authorities Bill • Major Ports Authorities Bill-2020 • Major Ports of India • Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Rajya Sabha have cleared The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote on February 8, 2021. Highlights The bill seeks to replace the ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre and the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre of civil services officer. This Bill was recently introduced ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: 2019 • 2021 • Acts and Bills • article 370 • Bills • Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill • Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation act • Rajya Sabha • Voice vote
Why did Supreme Court issue notice over election of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha?
On November 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of India issued notice on petition against the election of the Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha. What is the issue? The Supreme Court bench comprising of Chief Justice S A Bobde, Justice Ramasubramanian and Justice A S Bopanna issued notice challenging the election of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: code of conduct • Conduct of Election Rules 1961 • Election Commission • Election Commission of India (ECI) • Lok Sabha • Rajya Sabha • Representation of People Act 1951 • S jaishankar • Supreme court