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 […]
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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 […]
Anti-Superstition Laws
Anti-Superstition Laws: The recent killings of two women in Kerala have sparked a debate about the prevalence and power of superstitious beliefs in society. As per the 2021 report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), six deaths were linked to human sacrifices, while witchcraft was the motive for 68 killings. The maximum number of […]
Uniform Civil Code : Gujarat Government Proposal To Constitute a Committee
Uniform Civil Code : Gujarat Government Proposal To Constitute a Committee The Gujarat government recently moved a proposal to constitute a committee to evaluate all aspects of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). A Uniform Civil Code is one that would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all religious communities in […]
