Notes and Study material for Exams
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act: Reshaping Urban Governance in India The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 stands as a landmark legislation in India’s constitutional history, fundamentally altering the landscape of urban governance. This amendment, along with the subsequent enactment of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, introduced a new era of … Read more
The Washington Consensus: A Neoliberal Blueprint for Development? The Washington Consensus, a term coined in the early 1990s, refers to a set of ten economic policy recommendations that emerged from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the US Treasury Department. These recommendations, largely based on neoliberal principles, aimed to guide developing countries … Read more
Basic Structure The Basic Structure Doctrine is an Indian judicial principle that the Constitution of India has certain basic features that cannot be altered or destroyed through amendments by the parliament. Key among these “basic features”, are the Fundamental Rights granted to individuals by the constitution. The doctrine thus forms the basis of a limited … Read more