BILLS ON BANKRUPTCY CODE, MINERAL LAW GET RS NOD
Why in news? The Rajya Sabha has passed two Bills — the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020 The bill seeks to remove bottlenecks and streamline the corporate insolvency resolution process. It aims to provide protection to new owners of […]
PARENTS’ DATE, PLACE OF BIRTH ESSENTIAL; NPR DATA USEFUL FOR WELFARE SCHEMES: GOVERNMENT
Why in news? The Union Home Ministry has informed a parliamentary panel that it proposes to collect details on additional questions such as “date and place of birth of parents” in the National Population Register (NPR) to “facilitate back-end data processing and making the data items of date and place of birth complete for all […]
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR PETITION ON DELHI VIOLENCE
Why in news? Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde on Monday orally said courts were not “equipped” to handle palpable “pressure” being created to somehow step in and prevent violence in Delhi. The observations came when a senior advocate made a mentioning before him to urgently intervene and pass directions to arrest those […]
J&K USES 2011 DATA FOR DELIMITATION
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 the States and […]
DRAFT NATIONAL WATER POLICY
Why in news? With a goal to address the present challenges in water sector, revision of National Water Policy 2012 has been envisaged by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti and a drafting committee has been constituted on 5th November, 2019 to revise the National Water Policy. […]
FULLY FUNCTIONAL LOKPAL
Why in news? Almost a year after the Lokpal became functional, the Department of Personnel and Training has issued a notification providing the rules and prescribed format for filing complaints with the anti-corruption ombudsman. The notification, under Section 59 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, lays down the rules called the Lokpal (Complaint) Rules, 2020. […]
CABINET APPROVES COMPANIES (SECOND AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019
Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 The Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 proposes to amend the Companies Act, 2013 to enable listing of Indian firms on foreign stock exchanges. This would increase the competitiveness among the Indian companies with respect to access to capital, better valuations and broader investor base. The Amendment Bill would remove criminality […]
CABINET SECRETARY REVIEWS COVID-19 STATUS WITH CHIEF SECRETARIES OF STATES
Why in news? A high level meeting was held with Chief Secretaries of all the States by the Cabinet Secretary and the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister regarding COVID-19. Who is Cabinet Secretary? The Cabinet Secretary is drawn from the senior most officers of the Indian Administrative Service. He is the administrative head of […]
EXTRADITION TREATY
Why in news? The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing and ratifying of the Extradition Treaty between the Republic of India and the Kingdom of Belgium The following are the salient features of the Treaty: Obligation to Extradite Each Party agrees to extradite to the other any […]
NSA TO BE SLAPPED AGAINST PERSONS WHO ATTACK POLICEMEN
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? The stringent National Security Act (NSA) will be slapped on people who attack policeman enforcing the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Uttar Pradesh government said on 3rd April 2020. Why such a move? The state government’s move to invoke the NSA comes in view of […]