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ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Types of Writs in India Writs - Provisions in Indian Constitution The Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs for enforcement of any of the fundamental rights conferred by Part III of Indian Constitution under  Article 32 . Thus the power to issue writs is primarily a provision made to make available the  Right to Constitutional Remedies  to every citizen. The Right to Constitutional Remedies, as we know, is a guarantor of all other fundamental rights available to the people of India. In addition to the above, the Constitution also provides for the Parliament to confer on the Supreme Court power to issue writs, for purposes other than those mentioned above. Similary High Courts in India are also empowered to issue writs for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by Part III and for any other purpose. Types of Writs There
ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, IRCTC Survey on Cleanliness of Stations The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu released Third Party Audit Report on Station Cleanliness and Inaugurated Swachh Rail Portal. First survey conducted by IRCTC in 2016 by conducting interviews of passengers at the stations on various parameters of cleanliness and rating them on these basis. The second survey has been conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI) who with the help of their partners have conducted the survey of 407 major railway stations (75 A1 category and 332 A category stations) of Indian Railways. The parameters adopted for conducting the survey are: Evaluation of Process of cleanliness in Parking, main entry area, main platform, waiting room,(33.33%) direct observation by QCI assessors of cleanliness in these areas (33.33%) and passenger feedback(33.33%). A 24x7 control room was set

Indian Premier League 2017

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Indian Premier League 2017 Winners:  Mumbai Indians Runner-up:  Rising Pune Supergiant Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer:  David Warner Purple Cap for the leading wicket-taker:  Bhuvneshwar Kumar Most Valuable Player:  Ben Stokes Emerging Player of the Tournament:  Basil Thampi Fair Play Award:  Gujarat Lions Stylish Player of the Season:  Gautam Ghambir

Public Affairs Index

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Public Affairs Index Public Affairs Index (PAI) is a data driven platform to rank the 30 States of India from the lens of governance. While it is a complex task to rank the Indian states which are economically, culturally and socially so diverse, Public Affairs Centre (PAC) has developed PAI as a unique statistical tool to evaluate the performance of governance in the States. PAI is largely based on secondary data and has been extracted from Union Government Ministries and Departments. PAI 2016  ranked the states of India on the basis of 10 broad themes, spread across 25 focus subjects and focusing on 68 individual indicators. The report also incorporates a study on Sentiment Analysis. While the new PAI 2017 report is similar to PAI 2016, it has been upgraded and made more comprehensive. PAI 2017 has 10 themes, 26 focus subjects and 82 indicators. It also i

Latest Current Affairs of May 2017

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Latest Current Affairs of May 2017 Updated 25 May 2017 The Indian cricketer who has been awarded the CEAT Cricket Rating's International Cricketer of the Year Award 2016-17 Ravichandran Ashwin The African country which has been accepted as the new member (14th) of OPEC Equatorial Guinea The venue of 2017 session of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held from 22 to 26 May 2017 (Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju is leading the Indian delegation) Cancun, Mexico The new Defence Secretary who has taken over the post from Shri G. Mohun Kumar Sanjay Mitra The English actor best known for playing the secret agent James Bond in films like 'The Man with the Golden Gun', 'The Spy Who Loved Me' who passed away on 23 May 2017 Roger Moore The new Chairman of National Commission of Minorities Gairul Hasan Rizvi The Eth