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up only on non-forest or degraded land in buffer zones, and not in core areas, tiger corridors, or Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) .  \no Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) is the core area of a Tiger Reserve, identified under the Wild Life Protection Act (WLPA), 1972.  \no It is designated based on scientific evidence and the area must be kept free from human activity to protect tigers effectively.  \no Protection of Local Communities in Critical Tiger Habitats: The rights of Scheduled Tribes and forest dwellers must be protected, and any relocation should be voluntary and fairly compensated.  \no Notification of CTH is carried out by the State Government.  \no CTH enjoys inviolate status, meaning human activities are strictly restricted.  \no The areas surrounding CTH are declared buffer zones, which act as transition areas where regulated human use is allowed.  \no Largest CTH: Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (Andhra Pradesh) .  \nAnti-Defection Law (10th Schedule)  \nThe Supreme Court warned the Telangana Speaker for delaying disqualification of 10 BRS MLAs under the Anti-Defection Law (10th Schedule) .  \no The Anti-Defection Law (10th Schedule) preventselected legislators from switching parties after elections to ensure political stability and party discipline.  \no Legal Basis: Added by the 52nd Amendment Act, 1985, as the 10th Schedule to the Constitution.  \no Objective: To prevent MLAs/MPs from switching parties for personal gain, maintain the integrity of the electoral mandate, and reduce political instability.  \no Applicability: Applies to Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) and Members of State Legislatures.  \no Disqualification Grounds:  \no Voluntarily resigning from their party.  \no Vote or abstain in the House against the party’s direction (whip) without prior permission.  \no Independent members can be disqualified if they join a party after election.  \no A nominated member is disqualified if they join apolitical party after six months of taking their seat.  \no Exception: In case of merger, if two-thirds of members of a party agree to merge, they are exempted from disqualification.  \no If a member becomes a presiding officer, they can leave or rejoin their party after their term to stay neutral and fair.  \no Authority to Decide: The Speaker/Chairman of the House decides on disqualification, and the decision is final but subject to judicial review.  \no Punishment: Disqualified members lose membership of the House and cannot hold ministerial posts during the remainder of the term.  \no Key Amendments: The 91st Amendment, 2003, strengthened provisions and increased the threshold for merger exemptions.  \n6th Schedule  \nLadakh groups submitted a draft proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking Statehood and Sixth Schedule status.  \no The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution provides for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram through the creation of autonomous councils and regions.  \no The Sixth Schedule (Articles 244(2)) protects tribal rights, culture, and resources by granting autonomy in land, forests, and governance while preventing exploitation.  \no Tribal areas under the Sixth Schedule are organised as Autonomous Districts (ADs) .  \no The Governor can organise or reorganise ADs and divide them into Autonomous Regions (ARs) if multiple tribes reside there.  \no District and Regional Councils: Each AD has a District Council (max 30 members; up to 4 nominated by Governor, rest elected by adult suffrage) . Each AR has a Regional Council.  \no Legislative Powers: Councils can make laws on land, forest management (except Reserved Forests), inheritance, money-lending, and trade by non-tribals, subject to Governor’s assent.  \no Judicial Powers: Councils can constitute Village and District Council Courts for disputes among Scheduled Tribes. They cannot try cases with death p","cbCaig0TT0ds12KQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig0TT0ds12KQ","pdf",282984,"English","# Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH)\n## Anti-Defection Law (10th Schedule)\n## 6th Schedule\n## Sentinel-6B\n## Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC)\n## Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)","[{\"question\":\"What does the Supreme Court say about where tiger safaris can operate?\",\"answer\":\"Tiger safaris should be set up only on non-forest or degraded land in buffer zones, not in core areas, tiger corridors, or Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH).\"},{\"question\":\"What is the Anti-Defection Law (10th Schedule) intended to prevent?\",\"answer\":\"It prevents legislators from switching parties after elections to maintain political stability and party discipline, protecting the integrity of the electoral mandate.\"},{\"question\":\"Who administers India’s ITEC programme and what is its main focus?\",\"answer\":\"The programme is administered by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). 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