Cavalier India Defence Training Academy

 On 26/11 day, he says nation fighting terror now with ‘new policy and new process’ Narendra Modi, PM of India CONTEXT PM recently again pitched for ‘ One Nation, One Election ’, saying it is the need of the country as elections taking place every few months hamper development works. This was suggested at the recently held 80th All India Presiding Officers Conference. He also suggested that only one voter list should be used for Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and other elections. What is ‘One Nation, One Election’? It refers to holding elections to Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, Panchayats and Urban local bodies simultaneously, once in five year. But, what are the challenges posed by frequent elections? Massive expenditure. Policy paralysis that results from the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct during election time. Impact on delivery of essential services. Burden on crucial manpower that is deployed during election time. Puts pressure on political parties, especially sm...

 (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...

Constitution day which is also known as  the Samvidhan Divas  is celebrated every year on  November 26 to mark the day on which the Constitution of India was adopted.  While the  adoption of the Constitution took place on November 26, 1949, it came into effect on January 26, 1950. Constitution Day (or Samvidhan Divas) , also known as National Law Day , is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any country in the world,with 146,385 words in its English-language. The Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day on 19 November 2015 by a gazette notification. Previously this day was celebrated as Law Day. 26 November was chosen to spread the importance of the constitution and to spread tho...

Rehabilitation process already delayed by six months due to COVID-19, they say. Leaders of the Mizoram Bru refugees have demanded commencement of their permanent rehabilitation in Tripura in the light of the quadripartite agreement signed in New Delhi in January. They made the demand during a meeting with Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar in the presence of the State’s royal scion and activist Pradyot Kishore Debbarman. “We have urged the Chief Secretary to start our settlement work within two weeks,” one of the Bru leaders told newsmen on Tuesday. He said the rehabilitation process was already delayed by six months due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr. Debbarman, who played a key role in the signing of the pact, discussed the issue with Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. He expressed displeasure over the delay in the rehabilitation work. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had presided over the signing of the accord by the MHA with the State governments of Mizoram, Tripura and the leaders of the r...

A note by the Department of Military Affairs, headed by CDS General Bipin Rawat, proposes changes to the retirement age and pension policy, which could potentially cut costs. Representative Image A note by the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), headed by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, on a proposed new retirement and pension policy has caused serious heartburn in the military with indications that the three services are not on board. The note, which is doing the rounds on social media, is dated 29 October and seeks for a draft Government Sanction Letter for changes in retirement profile and pension entitlements. The proposed rules will be applicable to all equivalent ranks across the three services. As proposed in the note, the retirement age of colonels (other than that of the Army Medical Corps and Military Nursing Service) will be increased to 57 years from the current 54. The retirement age of brigadiers is proposed to be increased to 58 years from the current 56 ye...

4 southern States take top four ranks in large State category Kerala bags the first position in Public Affairs Index, 2020 making it the best governed state of India. Kerala was adjudged the best governed State in the large States category, while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom , in the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre here on Friday. The city-based not-for-profit organisation, headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Kasturirangan, said in its annual report that the States were ranked on governance performance based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development. Four southern States — Kerala (1.388 PAI Index point), Tamil Nadu (0.912), Andhra Pradesh (0.531) and Karnataka (0.468) stood in the first four ranks in the large State category in terms of governance, it said. At the bottom Uttar Pradesh (-1.461), Odisha (-1.201) and Bihar (-1.158) were at the bottom of the ranking. In the small State c...

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways - Nitin Gadkari initiated virtual ‘ceremonial blast’ of the tunnel Thursday. Once complete, it will provide year-round connectivity between Srinagar and Leh. Construction of 14 km long Srinagar-Leh Zojila tunnel begins with the First Blast - 15 years after project was first conceived Fifteen years after it was first conceived, work on the strategically crucial 14.5-km Zojila tunnel, connecting Srinagar to Leh with an all-weather road, has finally taken off. On Thursday, Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari initiated the ‘ceremonial blast’ of the tunnel virtually. Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said, “One of the most difficult stretches to drive and build, the geo-sensitive Zojila stretch is strategically important to the defence of our country. It will not only provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar, Drass, Kargil and Leh but it will also further s trengthen the economic and socio-cultural integration of bot...

India is ignoring the necessity for strong capacity building of the many NGOs engaged in educational improvement. For about three decades now, a large number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are intensively engaged in the task of improving elementary education in the country. A paper in the Economic & Political Weekly of May 2005, titled How Large Is India’s Non-Profit Sector?, estimates about three million paid workers in the voluntary sector through 1.2 million organisations. The paper estimates that 20.4% of this workforce (about 6 lakh workers) is engaged in education. According to a newspaper report, “India has 31 lakh NGOs, more than double the number of schools” (August 1, 2015), the number of NGOs in the country was more than 31 lakh — more than double the number estimated in the above mentioned paper. With these data, it should be a safe guess to estimate that there are now more than 12 lakh NGO workers engaged in education (even if there could be only 50% of...

While eight of these universities are from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi has seven, and Odisha and West Bengal two each. The University Grants Commission of India is a statutory body set up by the Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956  under Ministry of Education, and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education. The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday announced a list of 24 self-styled, unrecognised institutions in the country, terming them as fake with maximum of them operating from Uttar Pradesh followed by Delhi. “Students and public are informed that currently 24 self-styled, unrecognised institutions are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act, which have been declared as fake universities and these are not empowered to confer any degree,” UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said. While eight of these universities are from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi has seven, and Odisha and West Bengal two each. Here is the state-wise ...

The United States Administration of President Donald Trump has unveiled a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by technology firms, claiming the new system would be better for American workers. The H-1B is a visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(15)(H) that allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. A specialty occupation requires the application of specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or the equivalent of work experience. The duration of stay is three years, extendable to six years; after which the visa holder may need to reapply. The United States Administration of President Donald Trump has announced a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by the technology firms, claiming the ''new system would be better for American workers''. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday the new regulations for so-called H-1B visas for h...

Parliament on Wednesday passed the three key labour reform bills that will provide greater flexibility to employers to hire and fire while ensuring social security for workers . The three bills---- 1.   Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions,   2.   Industrial Relations Code and   3.   Social Security Code , were passed in the Upper House by voice vote amid boycott by the opposition over suspension of eight members. Parliament passes three Labour bills: Here are the key changes (Image | ET)   Replying to the debate on the three labour reforms bills in the house, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said: "The purpose of labour reforms is to provide a transparent system to suit the changed business environment." The minister informed the house that as many as 16 states had already increased the threshold for closure, lay off and retrenchment in firms with up to 300 workers without government permission. “States have been given flexibility to...

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill under which Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi, apart from the existing Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. MoS G Kishan Reddy speaking in Lok Sabha (Screengrab via LSTV) Introducing the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said it was a demand of the people of Jammu and Kashmir that the language they speak should be the official language. The minister pointed out that 53.26 per cent of the population of Jammu and Kashmir speaks the Kashmiri language. Reddy said, "26.64 per cent of the population of the UT speaks Dogri while Urdu, which is currently its official language, is spoken only by 0.16 per cent population there. Still, for the last 70 years, Urdu continues to be the official language of Jammu and Kashmir," he said, adding that 2.36 per cent population in the UT speaks Hindi. Opposing the bill, National Conference MP Hasnain Mas...