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"Preamble is a microcosm of the Constitution and is a key to the constitution" "Poor people who wander about, find no work, no wages and starve, whose lives are a continual mud of sore affliction and pinching poverty, cannot be proud of the constitution or its law."   - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on Democratic Society "The only possible, real object that we, in common with other nations, can have is the object of co-operating in building up some kind of a world structure, call it one world, call it what you like."  - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on Fraternity "Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity which are not to be treated as separate items in a trinity. They form a union of trinity in the sense that to divorce one from the other is to defeat the very purpose of democracy. Liberty cannot be divorced fro...

CONSTITUTION OF INDIA WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens : Justice , social, economic and political; Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; Equality of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the nation; IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION. Backlinks IAS Notes : Preamble to the constitution of India - http://www.ankitrajvanshi.in/2012/11/preamble-notes.html Important Quotes : Preamble to the Consitution of India - http://www.ankitrajvanshi.in/2012/11/preamble-quotes.html IAS Notes - Indian Polity - http://www.ankitrajvanshi.in/2012/11/polity-notes.html

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Pic courtesy : http://hyderabad-india-online.com/ Preamble - Bare -  http://www.ankitrajvanshi.in/2012/11/preamble-bare.html "Preamble is a microcosm of the constitution and is a key to the constitution." Preamble is not enforceable Words socialist, secular and integrity  was added by the 42nd constitutional amendment of 1976 Preambular values Sovereignity : Sovereignity is a characteristic of the government. It means that there is no authority above the government either outside or inside the country. ** Preamble of India establishes popular sovereignity and not parliamentary sovereignity. Socialist : Socialism means ownership of productive forces by the government so that they benefit people equitably. Secular : Secularism means separation of religion from politics. Religion is private while politics is public. Democracy : Democracy means rule by the people. Republic : Republic is a political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citiz...

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I ndian Cabinet has been changed on October 28, 2012 . In this mega reshuffle, 22 Ministers , including seven of Cabinet rank, were inducted into the Manmohan Singh government in what is seen as the last such exercise by UPA-II before the 2014 general elections. Here is the Complete List of Cabinet ministers after the reshuffle :

Prime Minister of India (Dr. Manmohan Singh): Ladies and gentlemen, I have had a very productive and fruitful two-day visit to Myanmar. I had the opportunity of fairly detailed discussions with President Thein Sein. I also had the privilege of having a fairly long conversation with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Our relations with Myanmar have taken a new turn after the visit of the President of Myanmar to India in October, and what we have discussed and agreed upon yesterday has further strengthened our multifaceted relationship with a friendly neighbour that Myanmar is. 

“One MP-One Idea” Scheme announced by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation  under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). Focus of the Scheme:

(Note : Solutions are subject to review. Please use the comments section below for your inputs and discussions) 1. With reference to National Rural Health Mission, which of the following are the jobs of 'ASHA', a trained community health worker? 1. Accompanying women to the health facility for antenatal care checkup 2. Using pregnancy test kits for early detection of pregnancy 3. Providing information on nutrition and immunization 4. Conducting the delivery of baby Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) 1, 2 and 3 Only (b) 2 and 4 Only (c) 1 and 3 Only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Answer: (A)

(Copied from : IAS Our Dream ) The first Amendment Act to the Indian Constitution was made in the year 1951   According to it, Articles 15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, 341, 342, 376 were amended and Articles 31A and 3IB inserted and Ninth Schedule was added. The Constitution (24th Amendment) Act, 1971:   **It affirmed the power of the Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution.  **After this amendment, the President is bound to assent to Constitution Amendment Bill.  **Education was transferred to the Concurrent List by this amendment. Education was transferred to the Concurrent List   (Concurrent list consists of 52 items. Uniformity is desirable but not essential on items in this list: Marriage and divorce, transfer of property other than agricultural land,education, contracts, bankruptcy and insolvency, trustees and trusts, civil procedure, contempt of court, adulteration of foodstuffs, drugs and poisons, economic and social planning, trade unions, labo...

In 1967, in   Golak Nath vs. The State of Punjab , a bench of eleven judges (constituted for the first time) of the Supreme Court deliberated as to whether any part of the Fundamental Rights provisions of the constitution could be revoked or limited by amendment of the constitution. This question had previously been considered in Shankari Prasad v. Union of India and Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan.  In both cases, the power to amend the rights had been upheld on the basis of Article 368 . Chief Justice Subba Rao writing for the majority (five judges dissenting) held that: * A law to amend the constitution is a law for the purposes of Article 13. *  Article 13  prevents the passing of laws which "take away or abridge" the Fundamental Rights provisions. *  Article 368  does not contain a power to amend the constitution but only a procedure. * The power to amend comes from the normal legislative power of Parliament. *  Therefore, amendments which "...

LIST OF ORGANISATIONS DECLARED AS TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967 S.No.      Organisation 1. Babbar Khalsa International 2. Khalistan Commando Force 3. Khalistan Zindabad Force 4. International Sikh Youth Federation 5. Lashkar-e-Taiba/Pasban-e-Ahle Hadis 6. Jaish-e-Mohammad/Tahrik-e-Furqan 7. Harkat-ul-Mujahideen/Harkat-ul-Ansar/Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami 8. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen/ Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Pir Panjal Regiment 9. Al-Umar-Mujahideen 10. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front 11. United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) 12. National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) 13. People’s Liberation Army (PLA) 14. United National Liberation Front (UNLF) 15. People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) 16. Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) 17. Kanglei Yaol Kanba Lup (KYKL) 18. Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF) 19. All Tripura Tiger Force 20. National Liberation Front of Tripura 21. Liberation Tigers of ...

source: Law ministry 1.   Compulsory voting should be strictly complemented with “Negative Voting/‘None of the above’ option in the EVM   or make voting as Fundamental Duty under article 51A. 2.         Common electoral roll. 3.         Increase security deposit before every election. 4.         Simultaneous election for Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly. 5.         No person should be allowed to contest more than one seat. 6.         Minimum educational qualifications and age limit to contest elections. 7.         Election petition against defeated candidates also. 8.         Ban on exit polls, opinion poll, pre-poll. 9.         Ceiling of expenditure for election to ...

The critical challenge to keep India's growth story intact is providing good governance.There may be several challenges to acceleration of growth and identification of these areas and drawing up plans to address them is relatively an easy part.But what is infinitely more difficult is the translation of those policies into action,where the criticality of good governance steps in.It is the quality of governance that separates success and failure in economic development. Besides other evils,corruption and its proliferation are byproducts of no governance and bad governance.Our governance record in poverty alleviation programmes,development of tribal and backward areas,public distribution system,has been disastrous,which has led to various internal disturbances,public agony and mistrust in the system.With 17% of the worlds population,India accounts for less than 2% of global GDP and 1% of world trade.Hence,we currently stand at the threshold of a unique opportunity regarding gover...