The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2017-The Shortfalls
The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2017, passed by Parliament last week, has made 26 weeks of paid maternity leave mandatory for all women employed in the organised sector. The more…
National Health Policy; key issues unaddressed
The National Health Policy cleared by the Union Cabinet has fallen short of the promise of its 2015 draft. The policy duplicates portions of the Health section of Finance Minister's…
Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
oter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) or verified paper record (VPR) is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballotless voting system. A VVPAT is intended as an independent…
Inter-state River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti introduced Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha. Introducing the Bill the Minister called…
The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016
Highlights of the Bill The Bill amends the Enemy Property Act, 1968, to vest all rights, titles and interests over enemy property in the Custodian The Bill declares transfer of…
Lok Sabha Passes the Admiralty Bill,2016
The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016 was passed by the Lok Sabha. The Bill aims to establish a legal framework to consolidate the existing laws relating…
NOTA and the Indian voter
Three years, one Lok Sabha election and four rounds of Assembly elections have passed since the introduction of ‘None of The Above’ (NOTA) option in the Indian electoral system. Findings:…
Compensation fund under POCSO Act
Union Women and Child Development Ministry has announced setting up of a compensation fund to provide financial help to children who are victims of sexual crimes under POCSO Act. The…
There is no concept of a ‘national song’, observes Supreme Court
“Therefore, we do not intend to enter into any debate as far as a national song is concerned,” says Bench. “There is no concept of a ‘national song’,” the Supreme…
The Nagaland Cabinet & Part IX A of the Constitution
The Nagaland Cabinet has decided to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister to issue an ordinance to exempt the state from the provision of Part IX A of the…