NEWS TO BE READ
THE HINDU
SC to hear plea to include CJI on EC selection panel [Page 01]
Relevance: Prelims and Mains – Polity – G. S -II
Focus area:
- What is the chief Election commission and other election commission (Appointment, Condition of Service, and Term of Office) Act,2023?
- What is the Anoop Baranwal vs Union of India judgment of March 2023?
Source link: The Hindu
On Judges and bureaucrats joining politics [Page 12]
Relevance: Mains – G.S-II
Focus area:
- What are the constitutional restrictions on Judges and senior government officials concerning their employment when it comes to other posts in government or private sphere?
- Are there any such restrictions in political posts as well?
- What is the “cooling-off period”?
Source link: The Hindu
THE INDIAN EXPRESS
Top court agrees to hear plea against law dropping CJI from committee to select CEC, EC’s [Page 24]
Relevance: Prelims and Mains – Polity – G.S-II
Focus area:
- What are the Constitutional provisions with respect to the appointment of Election commission?
- What are the functions and powers of election commissioners?
- Who all are the members of advisory committee for the appointment of Election commissioners?
Source link: The Indian Express
FBR and energy security [Page 26]
Relevance: Prelims – Science and Technology
Focus area:
- What is India’s Fast Breeder Reactor [FBR] programme?
- Other than India which all country has Fast Breeder Reactors?
- Which elements are used in Fast Breeder Reactor [FBR] programme?
- How is fertile material converted into fissile material?
- What are the three stages of the nuclear power plant in India?
Source link: The Indian Express