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New Constitution To Tackle A “Climate And Ecological Emergency: Chile

New Constitution To Tackle A “Climate And Ecological Emergency: Chile The South American country of Chile has formed a Constitution Convention to write a new constitution to tackle a “climate and ecological emergency.” As climate catastrophes become inevitable, countries that are already struggling with resource depletion (water, in Chile’s case) are being forced to take […]

Consumer Protection Rules, 2021

Consumer Protection Rules, 2021: In exercise of provisions under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the Central Government has notified the Consumer Protection (Jurisdiction of the District Commission, the State Commission and the National Commission) Rules, 2021. The Act stipulates the pecuniary jurisdiction of each tier of consumer commission. The new rules revised pecuniary jurisdiction for […]

A defamation Case Has Been Filed Against Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

A defamation Case Has Been Filed Against Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu: A defamation case has been filed against Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for his speeches praising two party members for “being capable of making policemen wet their pants”. However, after the controversy, Sidhu said that the comment should not be taken […]

Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Act

Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Act: The Maharashtra Assembly passed the Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Act unanimously. With the passage of the Bill, it became the second state in India after Andhra Pradesh to approve death penalty for heinous offences of rape and gangrape. The Act has amended the existing criminal laws to include […]

Karnataka Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021

Karnataka Right To Freedom Of Religion Bill, 2021: The Karnataka legislative Assembly passed The Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, commonly referred to as the anti-conversion Bill, amid Opposition protests. The Bill will now go to the Karnataka Legislative Council. It prohibits conversion from one religion to another by misrepresentation, force, fraud, allurement […]

Winter Session Of Parliament 2021

Winter Session Of Parliament: The winter session of Parliament ended. Both Houses were adjourned sine die a day ahead of schedule. The session began with the suspension of 12 Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha and concluded with the passage of the controversial Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021, which seeks to link the electoral rolls […]