Artificial Intelligence In eCourt Projects: During the 2022 Budget session of Parliament, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that while implementing Phase 2 of the eCourt projects, under operation since 2015, a need was felt to adopt new, cutting-edge technologies of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase the efficiency of the justice delivery […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Data Protection Bill: Key Recommendation
Data Protection Bill: The government has said that it is studying the inputs received on the draft data protection bill, and will carefully ensure that any legislation in the digital ecosystem will act as an enabler, fuelling the growth momentum. On December 16, 2021, the Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill had tabled its […]
National Commission For Protection Of Child Rights (NCPCR)
National Commission For Protection Of Child Rights (NCPCR): National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) celebrated its 17th Foundation Day, recently. NCPCR was set up in March 2007 under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005, an Act of Parliament (December 2005). The Commission began operational on 5 March 2007. NCPCR […]
Bhojpuri In The Eighth Schedule Of The Constitution
Demand For Inclusion Of Bhojpuri In The Eighth Schedule Of The Constitution: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said his government would revive its long-pending demand for inclusion of Bhojpuri in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, so that it can be accorded the status of an official language. The state cabinet had sent a […]
Bachan Singh vs State Of Punjab (1980): Important Points
Supreme Court’s Verdict In Bachan Singh vs State Of Punjab (1980): More than four decades after a landmark ruling on death sentence cases, a bench in the Supreme Court has made psychological evaluation of the condemned prisoner mandatory. It has also sought a report on the inmate’s conduct at the time of examining whether the […]
Article 80 of the Indian Constitution
Article 80: The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation approved a proposal to amend Article 80 of the Constitution so that its councillors could send a representative to the Rajya Sabha. Article 80 of the Constitution of India deals with the composition of the council of states also called the Upper House and Rajya Sabha (Upper House). […]
Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
Member Of The Economic Advisory Council To The Prime Minister (EAC-PM): Sanjeev Sanyal After five years as the Principal Economic Adviser to the Ministry of Finance, Sanjeev Sanyal has now been appointed as a full-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). The incoming member is a noted economist, author and […]
Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme
Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme: The Government has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme for a period till 31st March 2026 with a financial outlay of Rs.1,364.88 crore. It seeks to interlink and optimise functions relating to immigration, visa issuance, registration of foreigners and tracking of their […]
Scheduled Tribes And Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights Act)
The ‘Scheduled Tribes And Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights Act)’: The Himachal Pradesh government has said that it settled 164 claims filed under Section 3(1) and 1,811 cases filed under Section 3(2) of the Forests Rights Act (FRA), 2006. The Act passed in 2006 grants legal recognition to the rights of traditional forest […]
What is Vicarious Liability?
Vicarious Liability: Whats App The Kerala High Court on February 23 said admins of WhatsApp groups are not liable for objectionable posts made by group members. The court examined whether the admin, the petitioner in the case, has vicarious liability or can be held liable for the act of the social media group member. […]