Category: Governance

Australia has made a law called the “right to disconnect”. This law, like those in Europe, protects workers. It means they won’t get in trouble if they don’t answer calls, texts, or emails from work when they’re not working.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs recently addressed a significant security flaw in its online portal. According to reports, this flaw had left the personal information of over 98 lakh directors of Indian companies exposed.

India’s sanitation efforts have garnered global attention, but translating infrastructure gains into sustained behavioural change poses ongoing challenges.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (January 22) announced the ‘Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana’, a government scheme under which one crore households will get rooftop solar power systems.

The newly enacted Post Office Act, 2023 and Telecommunications Act, 2023 grant authorities broad powers to intercept postal items and telecommunication messages.

The article argues that the rapidly growing Indian online gaming industry needs strict regulation, since it has ramifications on financial, social and political sectors of India.

Commercial drivers and transporters from states such as Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Punjab have organized demonstrations in opposition to the newly enacted law related to hit-and-run incidents.

The government’s OTT oversight | The Hindu

President Draupadi Murmu gave her assent to the three new criminal code bills, which were cleared by Parliament last week.

The enforcement of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, has sparked concerns, particularly following the Supreme Court of India’s unconventional interpretation in the case of Vijay Madanlal Choudhary and Ors vs Union of India and Ors, and the apprehensions about disproportionate application and alleged misuse of its provisions.

Out of the 34 States and union territories only six have completed social audit of works done under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in more than 50% of gram panchayats.

Battery recycling rules need to be revamped to make process more efficient and economic.