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Rajya Sabha is a Permanent House and is not subject to dissolution as per Article 83
(1) of the Constitution of India. But as nearly as possible, one third of its members shall retire every 2nd year and an equal number of members are chosen to replace them.
Article 80 (3) of the Constitution of India provides that the members to be nominated by the President to Rajya Sabha should have special knowledge or practical experience in matters like literature, science, art and social service.

The biggest change brought about by the new Act is the establishment of a Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA). No mention of State authority.
The Central Authority shall consist of a Chief Commissioner and such number of other Commissioners as may be prescribed by rules framed by the Central government, to be appointed by the Central Government. The headquarters of such Central authority will be in the National Capital Region of Delhi.

A curative petition is the last constitutional resort available for redressal of grievances in court after a review plea is dismissed or has been exhausted.
There is no time limit for filing a curative petition and it is guaranteed under Article 137 of the Constitution of India.
Article 137 was incorporated into the constitution, which provided that the apex court subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament, the Supreme Court has the power to review any judgment pronounced or order made by it.
A curative petition is a second-time review, but not a matter of right. The court will allow a curative petition only when certain requirements as laid down by it are fulfilled.

The Supreme Court in its judgment dated 22 August 2006 in the matter of Kuldip Nayar Vs Union of India and Ors (AIR 2006 SC3127) observed that ‘The contention that the right of expression of the voter at an election for the Council of States is affected by open ballot in not tenable, as an elected MLA would not face any disqualification from the Membership of the House for voting in a particular manner. He may at the most attract action from the political party to which he belongs.’
Nomination paper to be presented either by candidate or by any of his proposers.

The North Eastern Council is the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North Eastern Region which consists of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The North Eastern Council was constituted in 1971 by an Act of Parliament.The constitution of the Council has marked the beginning of a new chapter of concerted and planned endeavour for the rapid development of the Region.

The Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee has 15 members including Speaker, who is also its chairman. The Rajya Sabha Business Advisory Committee has 11 members including the Vice-President as its ex-officio chairman. The members are nominated by speaker / chairman as the case may be.

1) The Chairman shall, from time to time, nominate from amongst the members of the Council a panel of not more than six Vice-Chairmen, any one of whom may preside over the Council in the absence of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman when so requested by the Chairman, or in his absence, by the Deputy Chairman.
2) A Vice-Chairman nominated under sub-rule (1) shall hold office until a new panel of Vice-Chairmen is nominated.

Beira is the capital and largest city of Sofala Province, where the Pungwe River meets the Indian Ocean, in the central region of Mozambique.
Idlib is a city in north western Syria, 59 kilometres southwest of Aleppo, which is the capital of the Idlib Governorate.
Baghouz -Syria

The CD was formed in 1979 as the single multilateral disarmament negotiation forum of the international community, after agreement was reached among Member States during the first special session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) devoted to disarmament (1978). 

The CD has a special relationship with the United Nations. It adopts its own rules of procedure and its own agenda, taking into account the recommendations made by the UNGA and the proposals presented by its members, although its secretary is appointed by the UN Secretary-General. It reports to the General Assembly annually or more frequently, as appropriate. The budget of the CD is included in that of the United Nation.

Singapore is set to become the first country in the world to ban ads for unhealthy drinks with high sugar content in what it says is the latest move in its ongoing “war on diabetes.”