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∙ Context ∙ In an effort to bring greater transparency to the Indian judiciary, the Union government is considering the establishment of rules for judges to declare their assets annually.  About ∙ This is in response to the ‘action-taken report’ from the Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law, and Justice.  Major Recommendations […]

Context:  ∙ The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2024  by voice vote recently.   About: ∙ The House also approved the Appropriation Bill authorising the government to meet expenses for four months in the next financial year. ∙ An Appropriation Bill is a crucial piece of legislation, which authorizes the government to spend public money

In News The Centre introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha titled “The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024” to curb leaks, malpractices as well as organized malpractices in recruitment examinations About the bill ∙ It outlines 15 unfair practices, such as leaking question papers, colluding to leak them, unauthorised possession of materials

Context: ∙ Recently, the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) demonstrated a green propulsion system, developed under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme. About Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme ∙ It is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Defence executed by DRDO under the ‘Make in India’ initiative for funding innovation in defence and aerospace,