GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Triple Talaq : Talaq-ul-Biddat Bank - PCA (Prompt Corrective Action) High Bad Loans: IDBI Bank Zika: Declared End - Brazil ECI: Setup - "National Contact Centre" - Voter Query India's Proposal - WTO (World Trade Organization): Trade Agreement SASEC (2001) – South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation: South Asia SAGQ (South Asia Growth Quadrangle): India Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan (IBNB) SAGQ: 1996 - Sustainable Economic Development SASEC (Program Financer) - ADB (Asian Development Bank) SASEC : 7 Members - (IBNBMMS) 8th Schedule : Unmentioned languages "Bhojpuri" and "Rajasthani" 8th Schedule : 14 Languages – Initially (1950) 1 www.karanveerkamra.com 8th Schedule : 22 Languages – Presently (2018) 8th Schedule : Sitakant Mahapatra Committee GST : Good and Services Tax GST Council Chairperson - Arun Jaitley (Finance Minister) GST Compensation State - 5 Years Rights of Persons With Disabilities and Protocol : "13 December 2006" India Signed - "1 October 2007" Child Labour : Cognizable offence Adolescent : Children "14 - 18" Yrs. (No Hazardous Occupation) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2016) : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board Karta : Head ( Hindu Undivided Family) Appropriation: Authorize Expenditure (Authorize Govt. To Spend Money) Rights of Child (India) - "11 December 1992" Child : Above "16 Yrs" - Adult (Able To Understand Consequences) Apply: Criminal Procedure Code Upload FIR in Police Website : Youth Bar Association vs. UOI Maximum Time : 24 Hrs. (To - Upload Fir in Police Website) 48 Hrs. (If - Connectivity Problem) 2 www.karanveerkamra.com Police : State List - List 2, Schedule 7 NPC - National Police Commission Criminal Defamation Law Not Unconstitutional : Subramanian Swamy vs. UOI Right To Life "Article 21"; Right To Reputation; Justice: Dipak Misra Justice: PC Pant Multiple Life Sentences Will Run Concurrently : Muthuramalingam vs. State SC: 14 Yrs. Rule On Aggregate Punishment Not Applicable To Sessions Court Entry Tax On Goods (Constitutional): Jindal Stainless Ltd. vs. Haryana Direction To Curb Female Feticide : Voluntary Health Assoc. vs. Punjab Spice-Jet Case : "People With Disabilities Right To Live With Dignity" Bench : AK Sikri; RK Agarwal No Liquor Shops Near National Highways : Tamil Nadu vs. Balu Bench : TS Thakur Urgent Need To Review Regulatory Mechanism For Legal Profession : Mahipal Singh Rana vs. Uttar Pradesh Cauvery Dispute : Karnataka vs. Tamil Nadu 3 www.karanveerkamra.com Supreme Court : Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala CWDT - Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal Supreme Court Orders "NEET" : Sankalp Charitable Trust vs. UOI NEET - National Eligibility Entrance Test : Medical Exam "2 Phases" National Anthem Must in Theatres : Shyam Narayan Choksey vs. UOI ─ Bench : Dipak Misra; Amitava Roy ─ Abhiram Singh vs. Commachen (Dead) Case - "Religion Race Caste Not Allowed To Play Any Role in Voting" (1995) ─ Bench : "Seeking Votes On Hindutva (Not Corrupt Practice)" ─ Because Hindutva is Not Religion, Hindutva is Way of Life Fundamental Duty – 51A : Respect National Anthem and National Flag ─ Prevent - "Insult To Constitution and National Flag" ─ Punishment: Imprisonment - 3 Yrs. Flag Code of India ( 2000) : Prevent Disrespect of National Flag “Equal Pay For Equal Work”- Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh Case - "Exploitative Enslavement" : Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh ─ Petitioner - Employee (Punjab) 4 www.karanveerkamra.com ─ Defendant - Jagjit Singh Changes in Domestic Violence Act : Hiral Harsora vs. Kusum Harsora Case : Supreme-Court Struck Down Word "Adult Male" - Harsora vs. Harsora Shayara Bano vs. UOI Case - "Triple Talaq" Invalidated (2002): Shamim Ara Singur Land Project : Land Should be Given Back To Farmers in 12 Weeks NJAC "Unconstitutional" : Advocates On Record Assoc. vs. UOI Yakub Memon Midnight Hearing : Yakub Memon vs. Maharashtra Yakub Memon Hanged Till Death - On His "Birthday" Unwed Mother Can Become Sole Guardian of A Child : ABC vs. Delhi Mother can obtain "Birth Certificate" without Child's Father's Name Case - “Uphaar Cinema” : Sushil Ansal vs. CBI Award Compensation To Victim of Crime : Manohar Singh vs. Rajasthan Awarding Death Penalty Not Unconstitutional : Vikram Singh vs. UOI 5 www.karanveerkamra.com States Cannot Unilaterally Grant Remission : UOI vs. Sriharan Case - "Rajiv Gandhi”: UOI. vs. Sriharan RBI Also Under RTI : RBI vs. Jayantilal Mistry Acid Attack Victims in Disability List : Parivartan Kendra vs. UOI India "Kulbushan Jadhav" : ICJ - 8 May 2017 Case : Pakistan Violated - "Vienna Convention On Consular Relations" (1963) Un Refugee Convention also known as refugee convention(1951) Rights To People : Migrating because of Race, Religion, Nationality No Right To People : Migrating because of Environment Disaster SASEC - South Asia Sub Regional Economic Cooperation ─ SASEC : 7 Members - IBNBMMS ─ SASEC "Project" - Asian Development Bank SAARC Members: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, The Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka SAGQ "South Asia Growth Quadrangle" : 4 members IBNB (1996) 6 www.karanveerkamra.com BIMSTEC (1997) : 7 Members BIMSTEC : 1st Meeting "National Security Chief of BIMSTEC" - Delhi (2017) BIMSTEC : 3rd Summit - Goa (2016) BIMSTEC : 4th Summit - Nepal (2017) BIMSTEC : "Leaders Retreat Outcome Document" - Against Terrorism BIMSTEC : "Cultural Industries Observatory" - Bhutan BRICS formed in 2009 South-Africa joined BRICS – 2010 BRICS : 1st Summit - Yekaterinburg (Russia) 8th BRICS : Goa (2016) 9th BRICS : Xiamen "China" (2017) Theme - "Building Responsive Inclusive Collective Solutions" (BRICS) CCIT - Comprehensive Convention On International Terrorism NDB - New Development Bank Nuclear Bomb : "USA detonated on Japan" (1945) NPT "Non Proliferation Treaty" : Objective - Prevent Spread of Nuclear Weapons NPT "Non Proliferation Treaty" : 1970 Commonwealth (1949) : 52 Members 2 new countries in Commonwealth : "Rwanda" and "Mozambique" Country left Commonwealth : Maldives 7 www.karanveerkamra.com ICC "International Criminal Court" - 124 Members "Rome" Statute Established International Criminal Court Narrow Mandate ICC : Does not Investigate "US, UK, China, Russia, France" UNHRC "United Nations Human Rights Council" - Geneva (2006) : 47 Members Russia : "Lost Bid To Retain Seat" - UNHRC NAM "Non Aligned Movement" NAM : 17th Summit - Margarita (Venezuela) Vice-President "Hamid Ansari" Represented "India" - NAM NAM : 1961 - 120 Members NAM : 1st Summit -Belgrade (1961) NAM : Ideology - "Protection of Poor Nations Against Rich Nations" G-20 : 1999 - "19 Countries" and "European Union" G-20 established after "Financial Crisis" G-20 (2008) : 1st Summit G-20 - Hangzhou "China" : 11th Summit Theme - "Toward Innovative, Interconnected, Inclusive World Economy" Marrakesh Treaty : 29 September 2016 - 22 Countries Marrakesh Treaty - WIPO "World Intellectual Property Organization" Marrakesh Treaty - To Publish Work by Visually Impaired Person (Copyright) Marrakesh Treaty A.K.A "Books For Blind" Treaty 8 www.karanveerkamra.com WIPO Administer - Marrakesh Treaty ABC "Accessible Books Consortium" : Library-To-Library Service ABC - Provide Books For Blind Around The World 1st Country Ratified "Marrakesh Treaty" - India India Launched "Accessible India Campaign" - Sugama Bharat Abhiyan Setup - Sugama Pustakalaya World's Largest Telescope: "Fast" - China (500 Meters Dia.) Green Judge (Biodiversity) - Kuldip Singh ICELA vs. UOI : "Enacting of Law and Tolerating its Infringement is Worse than not enacting Law at All" by Kuldip Singh Heritage Heroes Award - Bibhuti Lahkar "Ecologist" (Assam) Heritage Heroes Award by "International Union For Conservation of Nature" Manas Tiger Conservation - Bibhuti Lahkar IEA "International Energy Agency" : "Reliable - Affordable - Clean" Energy IEA ( Paris) : 29 Members 9 www.karanveerkamra.com Estonia 29th Member : IEA India Member of IEA (International Energy Agency) OECD : Organization For Economic Co-Operation and Development (1974) IUCN "International Union For Conservation of Nature" (1948) IUNC: Only Environmental Organization -"Un" Observer Status Red Data Book by IUNC (International Union For Conservation of Nature) Cites Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species "Flora-Fauna" Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary - Bihar Russian Revolution - 1917 Russian Revolution (100 Yrs.) - 2017 Russian Revolution Leader - "Czar" February Revolution "Russia" - 1st Phase : Russian Revolution October Revolution : Russia 10 www.karanveerkamra.com AIIB - "Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank" BBIN "Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal" Corridor CCIT "Comprehensive Convention On International Terrorism" United Nations Global Counter - Terrorism Strategy (2006) Gag Rule - Prohibits "Freedom of Speech" Global Gag Rule A.K.A Mexico City Policy Global Gag Rule Against Abortion Block Funding to "Ngo" Promoting Abortion Paris Climate Deal : India, 2 October 2016 (Gandhi B'day) UnPostal Administration Stamp - "Subbulakshmi" (Singer) CCAMLR - Commission for Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources India of Member of CCAMLR World's Largest Marine Park : CCAMLR (Australia) - No Fishing Allowed OBOR - One Belt One Road (China) Marrakesh : City of Morocco Competitive Federalism centre competes with states and Vice-Versa 11 www.karanveerkamra.com States Competes With Each-Other Right to Photocopy : "University of Oxford vs. Rameshwari Photocopy Services" Case : Delhi HC Rameshwari