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Author: Dushyant Vazarkar

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IRDA

IRDA stands for Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Chairman of IRDA is T.S. Vijayan. IRDA located at Hyderabad, Telangana. What does IRDAdo ? IRDA protects the interests of the policyholders, regulates, promotes and ensures...

Lokpal

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Lokpal

A Lokpal (“caretaker of people”) is an ombudsman(an official appointed to investigate individuals’ complaints against a company or organization, especially a public authority) the term taken from the sweedon (legal representative) in India. It...

Lok-Sabha-and-Rajya-Sabha

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LokSabha vs RajyaSabha

Parameters LokSabha RajyaSabha What is it ? LokSabha is the House of People, where people who are eligible to vote can elect their representative by way of direct elections. RajyaSabha is the Council of...

Articles / Civil Services

Mid Day Meal Scheme

What is Mid day meal scheme ? The Midday Meal Scheme is a school meal program of the government of India designed to improve the nutritional status of school-age children nationwide. Objectives Improving the...

Articles / Civil Services / Geography

Freshwater

What is Freshwater ? Fresh water is naturally occurring water on Earth’s surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, icebergs, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground...

Articles / Civil Services / Economy

Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

What is PIL? According to Indian law, public interest litigation means litigation (Legal actions) for the protection of the public interest. In simple words, litigation filed in a court of law, for the protection of “Public Interest”, such as...