WHITHER TRIBUNAL INDEPENDENCE?
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? In November 2019, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in Rojer Mathew, declared the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualification, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2017 as unconstitutional for being violative of principles of independency of the judiciary. In the 2017 rules, as noted […]
NPR 2020 SKIDS
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? On February 25 2020, the Bihar Assembly passed a unanimous resolution stating that there is no need for a National Register of Citizens in the State and that the implementation of the National Population Register (NPR) would be done strictly according to the 2010 format. What is the National […]
J&K USES 2011 DATA FOR DELIMITATION
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The new Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir ( J&K) will be the only place in the country to undergo a delimitation exercise based on the population figures recorded in the 2011 census. Delimitation was last done in J&K in 1995. The latest readjustment of boundaries of constituencies in […]
ALL BENEFITS REACHING RIGHT PERSONS: PM
Focus: GS-II Welfare Schemes, Prelims Why in news? Every penny dispatched from Delhi was reaching its rightful beneficiary said the Prime Minister in Bundelkhand, where he had been to lay the foundation stone for the Bundelkhand Expressway. Details of the announcement Over 50,000 crore had been directly deposited into the bank accounts of around 8.5 […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill proposes national registry of clinics
Why in news? The Union Cabinet on 19th February 2020, approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, 2020 to monitor medical procedures used to assist people to achieve pregnancy. India and ART India has become one of the major centres of this global fertility industry, with reproductive medical tourism becoming a significant activity. This has […]
Appointment of CVC
Why in news? Sanjay Kothari, the Secretary to the President, has been selected as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner by a high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The committee has also chosen former Information and Broadcasting Secretary Bimal Julka as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission. The orders relating […]
CRIME AND POLITICS
Why in news? The Supreme Court has taken a timely decision by agreeing to hear a plea from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to direct political parties to not field candidates with criminal antecedents. Data on criminalization in politics 46% of Members of Parliament have criminal records The Supreme Court has come up with a series […]
DGTR INITIATES 34 ANTI-DUMPING, 6 SAFEGUARD INVESTIGATIONS IN 2019-20
Details: Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) initiated 34 anti-dumping (AD) investigations (both fresh and review), 4 countervailing duty investigations, and 6 safeguard investigations during the period from 01.04.2019 to 31.12.2019. Anti-circumvention provision was introduced in Customs Tariff Act, 1975 for Counter-vailing Duty (CVD) investigations DGTR has initiated outreach programmes to sensitize stakeholders about the […]
KARNATAKA RANKS SIXTH IN JUSTICE DELIVERY: INDIA JUSTICE REPORT
Why in news? Country’s first-ever ranking on justice delivery, “India Justice Report 2019” supported by Tata Trusts. Details Report is based on performance of four pillars – police, prisons, judiciary, and access to legal aid Each of these pillars are evaluated on six parameters including budgets, human resources, diversity, infrastructure, workload, and trends over the […]
MOB LYNCHINGS: NEED OF THE LAWS
Why in news? The spate of incidents of lynching over the past few years has led to a heightened sense of insecurity among the marginalized communities. No data has been compiled by the NCRB of the number of cases of lynching in the country since 2015 for reasons unknown. SC on mob lynching In 2018, […]