The prime objective of the 1991 economic reform was to accelerate the pace of economic growth and eradication of poverty. The sweeping reforms initiated since 1991 led to profound economic consequences.

March 28, 2017

News for March 28, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

GST Bills get cold welcome

[Important for: Polity, Economy]
‘Unparalleled’ number of dinosaur tracks discovered

[Important for: Archaeology]
An ‘exoskeleton robot’ to help the disabled

[Important for: Science & Technology, Computer & IT]
‘India disproportionately benefits from H-1B scheme’

[Important for: IP, IR]
Indian firms girding for Brexit see light

[Important for: Economy]
‘Digital platform to help railways save Rs. 60,000 crore’

[Important for: Economy, Infrastructure]

March 27, 2017

News for March 27, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

India a strong partner of Dhaka: PM

[Important for: Polity]
India eyes Dhruv’s foreign market

[Important for: IP, IR, Economy]
Indo-U.S. civil nuclear deal to miss deadline

[Important for: IP, IR]
Infrastructure clouds connectivity

[Important for: Economy]
Biodiesel body calls for lower state taxes

[Important for: Economy]
Google to bring artificial intelligence into daily life

[Important for: Science & Technology, Computer & IT]

March 26, 2017

News for March 26, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

People see larger role for religious leaders

[Important for: Polity]
In U.S., Doval talks terror, S. China Sea

[Important for: IP, IR]
‘We back indigenisation, but Tejas didn’t fit the bill’

[Important for: Defence]
Small can be beautiful

[Important for: Business]
Indians find a new bacterial target for drug development

[Important for: Biotechnology]
Oldest fossils hold clue to origin of life

[Important for: Science & Technology]

March 25, 2017

Function and Power of the presiding officer of Lok Sabha

Since the Indian system of government follows the Westminster Model, the parliamentary proceedings of the country are headed by a presiding officer who is called a Speaker. The Lok Sabha or the Lower House of the People in India, which is the highest legislative body in the country, chooses its Speaker who presides over the day-to-day functioning of the House. Thus, the Speaker plays the crucial role of ensuring that the Lok Sabha carries forward its role of legislation peacefully, maintaining harmony in the Houses of Parliament and taking crucial procedural decisions of the House. The Speaker is thus, in every sense, considered the true guardian of the Indian Parliamentary democracy, holding the complete authority of the Lok Sabha. Article 93 of the Constitution says that the House of the People (Lok Sabha) shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the House to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Speaker has one of the important power is to decide whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not and his decision on this question is final.

March 25, 2017