President Appoints New Judges and Additional Judges to Chhattisgarh and Gauhati High Courts
Distilled Policy Brief
- Judicial officers Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant, and Sudhir Kumar were appointed as judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court, while advocate Nachumbemo Mozhui and judicial officer Helen Dawngliani were appointed as additional judges of the Guwahati High Court.
🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points
Judges and additional judges to High Courts are appointed by the President under powers provided by the Constitution of India, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages
Examine the constitutional process and the collegium system involved in the appointment of judges to the High Courts in India.
🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill
With reference to the bilateral research and industrial cooperation engagements between India and Germany, consider the following statements: 1. Roundtables held with German research organizations, such as the Fraunhofer Institutes, prioritized key fields including microelectronics, power electronics, and smart manufacturing. 2. Expanding industry-academia innovation networks and collaboration in battery technologies form key components of the enhanced strategic cooperation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- [A] 1 only
- [B] 2 only
- [C] Both 1 and 2
- [D] Neither 1 nor 2
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
Both statements are correct. High-level roundtables with German research institutes, including Fraunhofer Institutes, focused on microelectronics, power electronics, smart manufacturing, battery technologies, and logistics. Furthermore, the engagement emphasized strengthening industry-academia innovation networks, science and technology cooperation, and advanced manufacturing capabilities between India and Germany.
🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)
Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.