Category: Polity
Call for Safer and Healthier Working Environments: ILO Report
International Labour Organization (ILO) has recently published a report named ‘A Call for Safer and Healthier Working Environments’.
CERT – In | Exemptions under RTI Act
Central government has added the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to a list of organisations that are exempted from the ambit of the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005.
Halal Certification
Recently, Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a state-wide ban on products being sold with halal certificates.
Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
Adjudicating Authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has issued show cause notices to Byju’s on the Enforcement Directorate’s complaint alleging contraventions involving ₹9,362.35 crores.
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)
SC calls for collaborative efforts to bring children into the adoption pool.
Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act 2023
As a part of implementing Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2023, Centre asks States to use tracking devices on prison inmates released on parole.
Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 2023
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has set up an institutional mechanism under the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 2023 to curb film content piracy.
DNA, face matching systems at police stations
More than a year after the Criminal Procedure Identification Act was passed by Parliament, the Centre is all set to roll out “DNA and face-matching” systems at 1,300 police stations across the country.
Contempt of Court to NCLAT
SC issued show cause notices to two members of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal for not initiating contempt proceedings against them for allegedly defying its directions in a dispute relating to Finolex Cables.
Election Seizure Management System (ESMS)
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has developed Election Seizure Management System (ESMS) for real-time updates.
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act
Supreme Court declined a married woman’s plea to medically terminate her 26-week pregnancy.
Panchayat Development Index (PDI)
Kerala has begun the process to measure Panchayat Development Index (PDI) of local bodies to assess the progress of individual panchayats in achieving the Localised Sustainable Development Goals.