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TUSSLE BETWEEN HIGHEST COURT OF LAND  AND GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Government of India and Supreme Court of India are yet again in a face-off mode this time on the issue of the interests of the people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC's and ST's). Before knowing the actual issue, let us know briefly know about them. Who is considered as a Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe? As per the fetched report of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (PERSMIN)  any person listed under lists of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as per Article 341 and 342 of the Constitution of India will be entitled to belong to these communities. The Article 341 and 342 are read as: ARTICLE 341 (1): The President [may with respect to any State [or Union Territory], and where it is a State after consultation with the Governor thereof,] by public notification, specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes w...

Adopt a Heritage Scheme: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchan Last year Ministry of Tourism announced "Adopt a Heritage Scheme" to open Indian Heritage Sites for the development and maintenance by Private and Public Sector Companies under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).  After which earlier this year a select committee was formed under the Chairmanship of Mr. Derek O' Brien, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from West Bengal of All India Trinamool Congress Party (AITC). This committee submitted its report with the title  Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture  "Two Hundred Sixty First Report  Demand of Grants (2018-19) of the Ministry of Tourism (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 6th March, 2018) (Laid on the table of the Lok Sabha on 6th March 2018) What Does Report Says about Adopt a Heritage Scheme Adopt a Heritage  " The Committee is aware that many of the key monuments...

INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT 2018 On April 28, 2018 when Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi was on an informal visit to the other Asian Giant China to meet its President Mr. Xi Jinping, few miles away in Korean Peninsula history was in making when the supreme leader of North Korea Mr. Kim Jong-un crossed the world's heavily armed border at DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) at Panmunjom and enters into South Korea. This gesture made him first such Leader of North Korea to pay state visit to its counterpart in nearly 70 years. Where is Panmunjom and DMZ? As we can see on the above map, the Red pointer is where Panmunjom is and the border separating both countries is known as DMZ or De-Militarized Zone since August 15, 1945  Brief History At the end of World War II when Japan suffered huge losses was forced to surrender its occupation of Korea resulting in the partition of united Korea into North and South Korea. Since then hostilities among both the counterparts were on ...