Notes On Indian Polity: Emergency

• The Emergency provisions are contained in Part XVIII of the Constitution, from Articles 352 to 360. These provisions enable the Central government to meet any abnormal situation effectively.(आपातकाल का प्रावधान संविधान के भाग XVIII में अनुच्छेद 352 से 360 के दिया गया हैं. ये प्रावधान केंद्र सरकार को किसी भी असामान्य स्थिति को प्रभावी ढंग से निपटने के लिए सक्षम बनाता हैं)

• During an Emergency, the Central government becomes all powerful and the states go into the total control of the Centre. It converts the federal structure into a unitary one without a formal amendment of the Constitution. This kind of transformation of the political system from federal during normal times to unitary during Emergency is a unique feature of the Indian constitution.(आपातकाल के दौरान, केंद्र सरकार को सभी शक्तियां प्रदान की जाती है जबकि राज्य सरकार पूर्णत: केंद्र के नियंत्रण में आ जाते हैं. यह संविधान में औपचारिक संशोधन के बिना संघीय ढांचे को एकत्रीय रूप में परिवर्तित कर देता है. आपातकाल के दौरान राजनीतिक व्यवस्था का संघीय व्यवस्था से एकात्मक व्यवस्था में इस तरह से परिवर्तन होना भारतीय संविधान की एक अनोखी विशेषता को दर्शाता है).

The Constitution provides for three types of emergencies(संविधान तीन प्रकार की आपात स्थितियों को अभिव्यक्त करता है):

• An emergency due to war, external aggression or armed rebellion (Article 352). This is popularly known as ‘National Emergency’. However, the Constitution employs the expression ‘proclamation of emergency’ to denote an emergency of this type. (युद्ध, बाहरी आक्रमण या सशस्त्र विद्रोह के कारण आपात स्थिति (अनुच्छेद 352). यह 'राष्ट्रीय आपातकाल' के रूप में जाना जाता है. हालांकि, संविधान इस प्रकार की आपातकालीन स्थिति को अभिव्यक्त करने के लिए 'आपातकाल की घोषणा'  का प्रयोग करता है)

• An Emergency due to the failure of the constitutional machinery in the states (Article 356). This is popularly known as ‘President’s Rule’. It is also known by two other names ‘State Emergency’ or ‘constitutional Emergency’. (राज्यों में संवैधानिक-व्यवस्था की विफलता के कारण घोषित आपातकाल (अनुच्छेद 356). यह 'राष्ट्रपति-शासन' के रूप में जाना जाता है. यह दो अन्य नामो अर्थात 'राज्य आपातकाल' या 'संवैधानिक आपातकाल' के रूप में भी जाना जाता है.)

• Financial Emergency due to a threat to the financial stability or credit of India (Article 360).(वित्तीय अस्थिरता या भारत के क्रेडिट के कारण वित्तीय आपातकाल(अनुच्छेद 360))

Parliamentry Approval and Duration(संसदीय स्वीकृति और अवधि)

• The proclamation of Emergency must be approved by both the Houses of Parliament within one month from the date of its issue. Originally, the period allowed for approval by the Parliament was two months but was reduced by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978.(आपातकाल की घोषणा की तिथि के एक महीने के भीतर संसद के दोनों सदनों द्वारा आपातकाल की घोषणा को मंजूरी दी जानी चाहिए. मूलतः, संसद द्वारा अनुमोदन की अवधि दो महीने की थी, परन्तु 1978 के 44 वें संशोधन द्वारा इसे कम कर दिया गया था.)

• If approved by both the Houses of Parliament, the emergency continues for six months and can be extended to an indefinite period with an approval of the Parliament for every six months. This provision for periodical parliamentary approval was also added by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978. (यदि संसद के दोनों सदनों द्वारा अनुमोदित किया गया हो तो आपातकाल छह महीने तक जारी रहेगा और इसे हर छह महीने में संसद के अनुमोदन के साथ अनिश्चित काल तक बढ़ाया जा सकता है. 1978 के 44 वें संशोधन कानून द्वारा आवधिक संसदीय अनुमोदन प्रावधान को भी शामिल किया गया था.)

Articles Related to Emergency Provisions at a Glance(आपातकालीन प्रावधानों से संबंधित अनुच्छेद)

• Article 352 - Proclamation of Emergency/  अनुच्छेद 352 - आपातकाल की घोषणा

• Article 353 - Effect of Proclamation of Emergency/  अनुच्छेद 353 - आपातकाल की उद्घोषणा का प्रभाव

• Article 354 - Application of provisions relating to the distribution of revenues while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation/  अनुच्छेद 354 - आपातकाल की घोषणा के चलते राजस्व के वितरण से संबंधित प्रावधानों के आवेदन का कार्य 

• Article 355 - Duty of the Union to protect states against external aggression and internal disturbance / अनुच्छेद 355 - संघ का कर्तव्य है कि बाहरी आक्रमण और आंतरिक अशांति के खिलाफ राज्यों की रक्षा करें

• Article  356 - Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in states / अनुच्छेद 356 - राज्यों में संवैधानिक-व्यवस्था की विफलता के मामले में प्रावधान

• Article 357 - Exercise of legislative powers under the proclamation issued under / अनुच्छेद 357 - घोषणा के तहत विधायी शक्तियों का अभ्यास

• Article 358 - Suspension of provisions of Article 19 during Emergencies / अनुच्छेद 358 - आपातकाल के दौरान अनुच्छेद 19 के प्रावधानों का निलंबन

• Article 359 - Suspension of the enforcement of the rights conferred by Part III during Emergencies / अनुच्छेद 359 - आपातकाल के दौरान भाग III द्वारा प्रदत्त अधिकारों का निलंबन

• Article 359A - Application of this part to the state of Punjab (Repealed) / अनुच्छेद 359 ए - पंजाब राज्य के इस हिस्से का आवेदन (निरस्त)

• Article 360 - Provisions as to Financial Emergency / अनुच्छेद 360 - वित्तीय आपातकाल के रूप में प्रावधान

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World Theatre Day- 27 March

The World Theatre Day has been celebrated annually on the 27th March by ITI Centres and the international theatre community. Various national and international theatre events are organized to mark this occasion.

World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute ITI. The first World Theatre Day Message was written by Jean Cocteau in 1962. 

3,21,567 Affordable Houses Sanctioned For Urban Poor Under PMAY

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved the construction of 3,21,567 more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) with an investment of Rs18,203  crorewith central assistance of Rs4,752 crore.

The approval was given in the 32nd meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC)held in New Delhi. The projects were sanctioned across 523 cities in the states of Haryana, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Mizoram, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab & Goa.

Haryana gets maximum (70,671) Houses while Goa got the least (60). With the participation of Goa in the 32nd CSMC, all 35 States/UTs, having urban statutory towns and cities are now covered under the PMAY(U) Mission.

Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB)

Static/Current Takeaways Important for NABARD Grade-A Exam 2018-

• The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Housing For All (Urban) will be implemented during 2015-2022 and will provide central assistance to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)

Important Cabinet Approvals- 21st March 2018

 

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given the following set of approvals. The important Cabinet Approvals are given as follows-

The Cabinet has approved-
1. Opening of Missions in Africa to implement commitments of India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III).
2. Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission, Benefit cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year, More than 10 crore families to be covered.
3. Revision of the Agreement between India and Qatar for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
4. Cabinet apprised of an MoU between India and Guyana on cooperation in Renewable Energy.
5. Closure of India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians.
6. Formation of 100% owned C Corporation of Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL) in USA.
7. Continuation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) - National Higher Education Mission.
8. Central Sector "Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry" for sericulture sector.

9. North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017.

World Tuberculosis Day- 24 March

Each year we commemorate World Tuberculosis Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.

The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that causes TB. The theme of World TB Day 2018 - “Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world”.

Static/Current Takeaways Important for NABARD Grade-A Exam 2018-

• TB is a disease which in humans is usually caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis).
• Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the WHO’s Director General.
• WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Name of the Post: NABARD Assistant Manager Online Form 2018

Post Date: 14-03-2018

Total Vacancy: 92

Brief Information: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has given an employment notification for the recruitment of Assistant Manager vacancies. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the notification & apply online.

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development   Assistant Manager Vacancies 2018
Application Fee Others: Rs.800/- (Application Fee: Rs 650/-, Intimation Charges: 150/-) SC/ST/PWBD: Rs.150/- (Intimation Charges) Staff: Nill	Important Dates Starting Date for Apply Online & Fee Payment: 13-03-2018 Last Date to Apply Online & Fee Payment: 02-04-2018 Last date for printing your application: 17-04-2018  Date of Download of Phase I (Preliminary Exam) Admission Letters: 17-04-2018 Phase I (Preliminary Exam) Online Exam: 12-05-2018 Phase II (Main) Online Exam:06-06-2018
Age Limit (01-03-2018) Minimum: 21 years Maximum: 30 Years	Qualification Bachelor Degree or PG Degree
Vacancy Details
Post Name	Total
Assistant Manager	92

official website www.nabard.org

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India Announces USD 100 Ml LoC For Mauritius

India has announced a new Line of Credit of USD 100 million for defense procurement by Mauritius as the two sides signed many agreements on the second day of President Ram Nath Kovind's visit.

The agreements were signed after President Kovind held delegation-level talks with Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and members of his Cabinet. 

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Exams-

• President of Mauritius- Ameenah Gurib-Fakim 
• The currency of Mauritius- Mauritian rupee
• The capital city of Mauritian- Port Louis

भारत ने मॉरीशस के लिए की 100 मिलियन ऋण व्यवस्था की घोषणा

भारत ने मॉरीशस द्वारा रक्षा खरीद के लिए 100 मिलियन अमरीकी डालर की एक ऋण व्यवस्था की घोषणा की है जैसा कि राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद की यात्रा के दूसरे दिन दोनों देशों ने कई समझौतों पर हस्ताक्षर किए.

राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द ने मॉरीशस के प्रधान मंत्री प्रवीण जोगनाथ और उनके मंत्रिमंडल के सदस्यों के साथ प्रतिनिधिमंडल स्तर की वार्ता के बाद समझौतों पर हस्ताक्षर किए गए. 

परीक्षाओं के लिए महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य-

• मॉरीशस के राष्ट्रपति- अमिनाह गिरब-फकीम 
• मॉरीशस की मुद्रा- मॉरीशस रुपया
• मॉरीशस की राजधानी- पोर्ट लुइस

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International Women's Day
8 March

History of the Day
Introduction
International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. International Women's Day first emerged from the activities of labour movements at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe.

Since those early years, International Women's Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women's movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women's conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for women's rights and participation in the political and economic arenas.

Chronology
1909 The first National Woman's Day was observed in the United States on 28 February. The Socialist Party of America designated this day in honour of the 1908 garment workers' strike in New York, where women protested against working conditions.
1910 The Socialist International, meeting in Copenhagen, established a Women's Day, international in character, to honour the movement for women's rights and to build support for achieving universal suffrage for women. The proposal was greeted with unanimous approval by the conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, which included the first three women elected to the Finnish Parliament. No fixed date was selected for the observance.
1911 As a result of the Copenhagen initiative, International Women's Day was marked for the first time (19 March) in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, where more than one million women and men attended rallies. In addition to the right to vote and to hold public office, they demanded women's rights to work, to vocational training and to an end to discrimination on the job.
1913-1914 International Women's Day also became a mechanism for protesting World War I. As part of the peace movement, Russian women observed their first International Women's Day on the last Sunday in February. Elsewhere in Europe, on or around 8 March of the following year, women held rallies either to protest the war or to express solidarity with other activists.
1917 Against the backdrop of the war, women in Russia again chose to protest and strike for "Bread and Peace" on the last Sunday in February (which fell on 8 March on the Gregorian calendar). Four days later, the Czar abdicated and the provisional Government granted women the right to vote.
1975 During International Women's Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March.

1995 The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments, focused on 12 critical areas of concern, and envisioned a world where each woman and girl can exercise her choices, such as participating in politics, getting an education, having an income, and living in societies free from violence and discrimination.
2014 The 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) – the annual gathering of States to address critical issues related to gender equality and women’s rights — focused on “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls”. UN entities and accredited NGOs from around the world took stock of progress and remaining challenges towards meeting the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs have played an important role in galvanizing attention on and resources for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The UN and Gender Equality
The Charter of the United Nations, signed in 1945, was the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men. Since then, the UN has helped create a historic legacy of internationally-agreed strategies, standards, programmes and goals to advance the status of women worldwide.

Over the years, the UN and its technical agencies have promoted the participation of women as equal partners with men in achieving sustainable development, peace, security, and full respect for human rights. The empowerment of women continues to be a central feature of the UN's efforts to address social, economic and political challenges across the globe.

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International Women's Day- 8 march

International Women’s Day is a worldwide event that celebrates the achievements of women everywhere. This year’s celebration comes at the heels of an unprecedented movement for women’s rights as 2018 marks 100 years since women gained the vote after the suffragette movement.

There have also been global campaigns in the form of #MeToo and #TimesUp – bringing sexual harassment and equal pay to the forefront of the agenda. International Women's Day 2018 campaign theme is #PressforProgress. The day has been observed since 1908, and falls on March 8 each year.