The 24 standing committees have jurisdiction over all of the Central Government’s ministries and departments. Each standing committee is made up of 31 people (21 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha).
Article 168 of the Constitution provides for a bicameral legislature in certain states & Article 171 dictates the composition of the Legislative Councils.
The concept of fundamental rights in the Indian Constitution is similar to the ‘Bill of Rights’ in the American Constitution.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of the DSPE Act, the CBI cannot take up investigation of a case within a state without the consent of the concerned state government.
China poses more challenges than USSR to the USA because of China’s economic clout, global integration, technological prowess, and rising soft power that makes China a uniquely complex competitor.
The African continent has seen a notable upsurge in economic growth, demographic changes. However the socio-political transitions in the region makes India wary of investment in Africa.
Self Help Groups (SHGs) are voluntary associations of people, usually from similar socio-economic backgrounds, who come together to pool their resources for collective borrowing and lending.
The National Education Policy 2020 is also in line with the concept of Earn while you learn concept that helps inculcate the values of hard work and dignity of labour in students.
A welfare state aims to provide for the health, education, and general welfare of its citizens. Healthcare, particularly primary healthcare, is a fundamental right, integral to the realization of the right to life, and a key obligation of any welfare state.
Pressure groups also known as interest groups, are essentially associations of individuals or organizations that unite around a common interest or goal, and they attempt to influence public policy to further these interests.
