Anwar Ibrahim : Malaysia’s New Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was appointed as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia by King Sultan Abdullah. His appointment concludes the five-day political impasse caused after no party managed to secure a majority to form the government for the first time since the independence in 1957. Anwar Ibrahim is a […]
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Initiatives Under The e-court Project
Initiatives Under The e-court Project: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched various initiatives under the e-court project on Constitution Day, 26th November 2022. Constitution Day: It is celebrated on 26th November every year. It is also known as National Law Day. On this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India formally adopted the Constitution of […]
Draft Prevention Of Cruelty To Animal (Amendment) Bill-2022
Draft Prevention Of Cruelty To Animal (Amendment) Bill-2022: The Government has introduced the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animal (Amendment) Bill-2022 to amend the six-decade-old law Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960. The draft has been prepared by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Proposed Amendments: The draft includes ‘bestiality’ as a […]
25th National Conference On e-Governance
25th National Conference On e-Governance: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh to inaugurate the 25th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) to be held in Katra, Jammu & Kashmir on 26th November, 2022. Theme: “Bringing citizens, industry and government closer”. Presented by: Department of Administrative reforms & Public Grievances (DAR&PG) presents National Awards every year during National […]
Jharkhand Assembly Cleared Two Bills: Ninth Schedule of the Constitution
Jharkhand Assembly Passed Two Bills: The Jharkhand Assembly has cleared two Bills, but these changes will come into force only after the Centre carries out amendments to include these in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. Jharkhand Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Bill, 2022: It raises reservations to 77%. Within the reserved […]
A Decade of POCSO: Developments, Challenges And Insights From Judicial Data
A Decade of POCSO: Developments, Challenges And Insights From Judicial Data Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy launched a report, ‘A Decade of POCSO: Developments, Challenges and Insights from Judicial Data’. Highlights: As per 2020 NCRB data, over 90% of perpetrators are people known to victims High pendency of cases Low conviction rate ( only around […]
National Workshop On Localization Of Sustainable Development Goals In Gram Panchayats
National Workshop On Localization Of Sustainable Development Goals In Gram Panchayats: A three-day National Workshop on Localization of Sustainable Development Goals in Gram Panchayats through Adopting Thematic Approaches: Theme 1: Poverty Free and Enhanced Livelihood Gram Panchayats is being organised during 14 – 16 November, 2022 at CIAL Convention Centre, Kochi, Kerala. The workshop aims […]
Justice Rituraj Awasthi : Chairperson Of 22nd Law Commission
Justice Rituraj Awasthi : Chairperson Of 22nd Law Commission The Retired High Court Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi has been appointed as the chairperson of the Law commission. Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body and is constituted by a notification of the Government of India. The Charter Act 1833 which was enacted by the […]
Pahari Ethnic Group In The Scheduled Tribes
Pahari Ethnic Group In The Scheduled Tribes: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has now cleared the way for the inclusion of the ‘Pahari ethnic group’ in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The commission also called for the inclusion of the “Paddari tribe”, “Koli” and “Gadda […]
Two-Finger Test
Two-Finger Test: The Supreme Court recently said that those conducting the ‘two-finger test’ on alleged rape victims will be held guilty of misconduct. A woman who has been sexually assaulted undergoes a medical examination for ascertaining her health and medical needs, collection of evidence, etc. The two-finger test, carried out by a medical practitioner, involves […]