Right To Repair: The Department of Consumer Affairs announced that it has set up a committee chaired by Nidhi Khare, Additional Secretary to develop a comprehensive framework on ‘Right to Repair’. The Right to Repair refers to government legislation that is intended to allow consumers the ability to repair and modify their own consumer electronic […]
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Data Related To Left Extremism In India
Data Related To Left Extremism In India: During question hour in Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Home Affairs provided data related to left extremism in India. The incidents of Naxal violence in the country have dropped by 77 % between 2009 and 2021, and deaths of security force personnel due to Maoist violence have more […]
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022: The Lok Sabha deferred the consideration and passing of the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, due to protests by the Congress members outside of Parliament over the Enforcement Directorate’s summoning of their party president Sonia Gandhi for questioning. The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 was introduced in Lok Sabha on April 1, 2022. […]
Droupadi Murmu : 15th President Of India
Droupadi Murmu : 15th President Of India Former Jharkhand Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu was elected the 15th President of India, the first tribal woman to be appointed to the position and the youngest as well. After four rounds of polling, Ms. Murmu received 2,824 votes of 6,76,803 value, while Yashwant […]
Minority Status Of Religious And Linguistic Communities
Minority Status Of Religious And Linguistic Communities: Every person in India can be a minority in one State or the other. Minority status of religious and linguistic communities is “State-dependent”, the Supreme Court said. A Marathi can be a minority outside his home State e.g. Maharashtra. Similarly, a Kannada-speaking person may be in minority in […]
Registration Of Press And Periodicals Bill, 2019
Registration Of Press And Periodicals Bill, 2019: Government will revive the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 for a new registration regime for newspapers that will include digital Media as well (the current registration framework doesn’t include digital news) It will replace the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 ( the act currently […]
POSOCO
POSOCO: The power ministry has notified Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) as the central nodal agency to set up and run a single window green energy system. POSOCO is CPSE under the Ministry of Power to monitor and ensure round-the-clock integrated operation of the Indian Power System in a reliable, efficient and secure manner […]
PM Modi Unveils National Emblem On New Parliament Building
PM Modi Unveils National Emblem On New Parliament Building: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the National Emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament building. The concept sketch and process of casting the National Emblem on the roof of the building went through eight different stages of preparation from clay modelling/ computer graphics to […]
Anti-Defection Law
Anti-Defection Law: In light of the events in Maharashtra, with the Uddhav Thackeray government facing internal dissent from a block of 22 MLAs led by Eknath Shinde, the anti-defection law has again come into the spotlight. The anti-defection law was included in the Constitution as the Tenth Schedule in 1985 to combat the “evil of […]
Drug, Medical Devices, And Cosmetics Bill-2022
Drug, Medical Devices, And Cosmetics Bill-2022: The Union Health Ministry has released the new draft ‘Drug, Medical Devices, and Cosmetics Bill-2022’ that separately defines medical devices. The government has sought comments, objections, and suggestions on the draft Bill over the next 45 days. Key Highlights: Separate expert group: It has provision for the constitution of […]