The National Human Rights Commission or NHRC is a standalone entity of the Government of India with the mission of promoting and protecting human... View Article
National Development Council (NDC) or the Rashtriya Vikas Parishad is the apex body for decision-making and deliberations on development matters... View Article
The Planning Commission, although no longer active (since it was replaced by the NITI Aayog), was an important feature of policymaking and... View Article
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is a constitutional body that works to safeguard the interests of the scheduled castes in... View Article
The Union Government has constituted the 16th Finance Commission with Dr Arvind Panagariya, former Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog and Professor at... View Article
The Constitution of India does not give any definition for Scheduled Tribes. However, with the formation of the National Commission of Scheduled... View Article
The Constitution of India has established a permanent and independent body to ensure free and fair elections in the country known as the Election... View Article
On 7th August 2020, Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG.) Earlier, he was the... View Article
Joint state public service commission created for two or more states The Constitution makes a provision for the establishment of a Joint State... View Article
There are multiple types of government bodies in India, that we hear on a daily basis in the news. They are very important for the UPSC exam... View Article
India supports the ban on the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons purposes. This demand has been articulated by India in the UN... View Article
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a treaty banning all nuclear test explosions anywhere in the world. The Treaty was negotiated... View Article
Nuclear Arms Control is responsible for the control and limitation of the development, deployment, testing, production, and use of weapons based... View Article
Indian Nuclear policies were formulated keeping in mind the security aspect as well as the aspect of constructive peaceful use of nuclear... View Article
The Nuclear Doctrine of India is based on the principle that India will only use a nuclear weapon in retaliation to a country’s attempt of... View Article
India has had a bumpy relationship with nuclear weapons. In the initial years after independence, Indian leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru were very... View Article
India and Africa's relations have come into the news in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. 25 African countries received medical assistance from... View Article
India Japan Relations UPSC -Â Â Japan and India are partners in peace, with a common interest in and complementary responsibility for promoting the... View Article
The topic regarding India- Vietnam relations is an important feature of the GS-2 Paper in the UPSC Mains Examination. This article will analyse... View Article
The Representation of People Act, 1951 was passed by the Parliament in accordance with Article 327 of the Constitution of India. This legislation... View Article