Grievance Appellate Committee: Google informed the Delhi High Court that it had withheld Dhruv Rathee’s YouTube video in India pursuant to an order of the Centre’s Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC), while the issue of a global blocking order remains pending before a Division Bench of the High Court. Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) is an […]
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The Proposed Reset: National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026
The Proposed Reset: National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Leading public health and nutrition experts—including Dr. Soumya Swaminathan and Dr. V. Mohan—jointly highlighted the policy implications of the draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The proposed reset aims to resolve structural inequities between individual and household entitlements under the NFSA. Currently, Priority Households (PHH) […]
The Parliament passes bill to rename Kerala as Keralam
The Parliament passes bill to rename Kerala as Keralam: Parliament passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, officially renaming Kerala as Keralam, following a unanimous resolution by the State Legislative Assembly.The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 is a Parliamentary law that amends the First Schedule of the Constitution of India to change the […]
Delimitation in India
Delimitation in India: The delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies has once again become a major political issue as the Centre seeks to revive its proposed electoral reforms ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. Delimitation is the process of fixing or redrawing the boundaries of territorial constituencies for the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies […]
Parliamentary Committee Report on Digital & Sustainable Bus Transport
Parliamentary Committee Report on Digital & Sustainable Bus Transport: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture presented its 392nd Report, Enabling Inclusive, Digital and Sustainable Bus Transport: Policy, Regulation and Public-Private Partnership for Next-Gen Mobility. The 392nd Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture is a comprehensive roadmap for […]
Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026
Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026: The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill, 2026 introduced in the Lok Sabha seeks to reform the governance of ISI to strengthen research, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and develop it as a global centre of excellence. However, the Bill has drawn criticism over concerns of greater Central Government control and erosion of […]
The Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026
The Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026: The Lok Sabha passed The Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026 by voice vote amid Opposition protests. Introduced by Finance Minister on August 3, 2026, the legislation replaces the 135-year-old colonial-era Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 1891 to formally align legal evidence standards with modern digital, virtual, and cloud-based banking The […]
Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026: The Lok Sabha has passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 through a voice vote without any debate, which seeks to strengthen the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 by tightening norms for delayed registration and aligning legal provisions with the Bharatiya Nagarik […]
Clean Slate Doctrine under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
Clean Slate Doctrine under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC): The Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Ujaas Energy reminds us that the Clean Slate Doctrine is directed at extinguishing claims and not necessarily every legal consequence that may flow from the facts underlying those claims. It is a key legal principle embedded in the Insolvency […]
e-Zero FIR System
e-Zero FIR System: The Minister of State for Home informed that the government has introduced the system of registering e-Zero FIRs in cybercrime cases across eighteen States and Union Territories. It is a technology-based platform that enables the automated registration of Zero FIRs for value cyber financial crimes. It is a new mechanism where financial […]
