Formation: Allows the President to establish inter-state councils to ensure coordination between states and between the Centre and states. Duties Under Article 263: Enquiring into and advising on inter-state disputes. Investigating common interests between states or Centre-states. Recommending policies for … Continue reading →

Article 262: Empowers Parliament to legislate on the adjudication of disputes concerning inter-state rivers and river valleys. It also allows Parliament to exclude the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and other courts in such disputes. Legislation Enacted River Boards Act, … Continue reading →

The Constitution provides mechanisms to manage these relations through: Adjudication of inter-state water disputes. Coordination via inter-state councils. Mutual recognition of public acts, records, and judicial proceedings. Freedom of inter-state trade, commerce, and intercourse.  

Basics Indian Federalism is unique form of federalism ie. Quasi federal  or ‘federation sui generis,’ meaning a federation of its own kind It is the delegation of power between the central power and the constitutional units In the Bommai case … Continue reading →

Basics The constitution provides a parliamentary form of government for both the center and states. Articles 74 and 75 deal with the parliamentary system at the Centre and Articles 163 and 164 in the states. The parliamentary system of government … Continue reading →

Basics The fundamental framework of a sovereign state’s constitution contains specific features that cannot be changed by its legislature, according to common law legal concept. The term basic structure itself is nowhere mentioned in the constitution of India. Evolution of … Continue reading →

Basics Article 368 in Part XX of the Constitution deals with the powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution and its procedure. The provisions for amendments are sourced from the Constitution of South Africa. Procedure for Amendment A Constitutional amendment … Continue reading →

Why in the news? India and Fiji enhanced defence cooperation by India providing training and equipment to upgrade Fiji’s maritime security. Fiji Location: Fiji is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lie … Continue reading →

Why in the news? The Indian Chief of the Army Staff, held talks with Algeria’s senior military leadership for enhancing defence cooperation between both countries. Algeria Location: It is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Capital: Algiers … Continue reading →

Why in the news? NASA has unveiled the second Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) habitat. CHAPEA Project What is it?: Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) CHAPEA is a set of analog missions designed by NASA to … Continue reading →