Rajya Sabha Current Affairs, GK & News
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
Plastic Parks Scheme: Key Facts
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has recently approved to set up ten plastic parks in the country. The parks are being set up under the Plastic Park scheme that was launched in 2019. The plastic parks or to be set up in Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand. Highlights A plastic ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: global trade • Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers • plastic park • Rajya Sabha • Trade and investment
No Confidence Resolution in Rajya Sabha: Constitutional Provisions, voice vote, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
On September 21, 2020, 12 opposition parties moved No-confidence resolution against the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. The resolution was moved over the passage of the controversial farm bills by voice vote. What is Voice Vote? The speaker or the chairman of the house asks the house to put forward their opinion in the form ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • Persons in News Current Affairs
Topics: article 75 • Constitution • Council of Ministers • Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha • Lok Sabha • Rajya Sabha