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Essential Services Maintenance Act

 (ESMA)  is an act of Parliament of India which was established to ensure the delivery of certain services. Essential Services Maintenance Act, ESMA CONTEXT The Uttar Pradesh government has extended the Essential Services Maintenance Act in the State. ABOUT ESMA, 1968 The Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) is an act of Parliament of India.  This include services like public transport (bus services), health services (doctors and hospitals).  The ESMA is a law made by the Parliament of India under List No. 33 in Concurrent List of 7th Schedule of Constitution of India. OBJECTIVE  It was established to ensure the delivery of certain services, which if obstructed would affect the normal life of the people. These include services like public transport (bus services), health services (doctors and hospitals). ESMA gives police right to arrest without a warrant anybody violating the Act’s provisions. IMPLEMENTATION The ESMA is a law made by the Parliament of Indi...

How to nail the NDA / NA exam in a month?

Study smart and crack the NDA in 30 days with these preparation hacks. Easy is perhaps the last word to strike one’s mind when thinking about the National Defence Academy exam. It is one of the toughest senior secondary level competitive examinations conducted to select competent individuals for admission into the prestigious National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy. Being conducted twice every year, the examination in its expanded form is also referred to as the NDA and NA exam. Union Service Commission (UPSC), the apex recruitment agency behind the NDA and NA examinations, has deferred the national level examination till further notice. The first session of the NDA 2020 examination was earlier scheduled to be held on April 19. Considering that the exam stands postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis, the UPSC might announce the new dates anytime after the lockdown is removed. Once the dates are out, and the NDA admit card is released, the aspirants may not get even a month’s tim...