The Act aims to protect people who bring to the notice of the authorities concerned allegations of corruption, wilful misuse of power or commission of a criminal offence against a…
The parliament has passed The Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017 after it was approved by the Rajya Sabha. The Lok Sabha has passed it earlier. The bill aims at…
Fodder Points for Mains: India lacks such an institutional mechanism. An explicit law on privacy would be the place to create one. The law is required not only in relation…
The Bengaluru Declaration was recently adopted by the Karnataka State government sponsored Dr. B.R. Ambedkar International Conference 2017. The theme of the conference: “Quest for Equity”. The declaration recommends a slew of affirmative action…
Parliament has passed The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016. Admiralty laws deal with cases of accidents in navigable waters or involve contracts related to commerce on…
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi sent notice of a private members' Bill to combat incidents of mob lynchings, with sections that enjoin penalties…
Members and representatives of civil society organisations have expressed deep concerns on how civil society organisations and their donors are being labelled and targeted. They allege that their funds are…
The Central Public Works Department, under the Ministry of Urban Development, builds and maintains public buildings. CPWD came into existence in July 1854 when Lord Dalhousie established a central agency for…
Rajasthan has become the country’s first State to lay down the minimum educational qualifications for contesting elections to village cooperative societies and various other cooperative bodies. The State Cooperative Societies…
The Centre asked the Supreme Court to debate on the special status granted to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was both a sensitive and constitutional matter. Plea…
