Panchayats Extension To Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act 1996: The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda and the Union Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh jointly inaugurated the one-day National Conference on provisions of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act 1996 (PESA) in New Delhi. PESA seeks to protect the […]
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Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP)
Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP): The Ministry of Rural Development inaugurated ‘Bhumi Samvaad’ – National Workshop on Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP). The Ministry also launched the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) portal and Dashboard. The DILRMP was approved by the Cabinet on 21st August, 2008. For modernization of land […]
Audit Diwas 2021
Audit Diwas: 1st Audit Diwas was celebrated on November 16. Audit Diwas is being celebrated to mark the historic origin of the institution of CAG and the contribution it has made to the governance, transparency and accountability over the past several years. About CAG: The Constitution of India provides for an independent office of the […]
Special Courts
Special Courts: The Supreme Court has decided to examine questions regarding the legal jurisdiction of the special courts set up to exclusively prosecute Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies for various offences. There are more than 4000 cases pending against legislators across the country. Of this, the number of cases against sitting Members of […]
New Protocol For Post-Mortem Procedure
New Protocol For Post-Mortem Procedure: Union Health Ministry of India notifies new protocol for post-mortem procedure. The Government of India announced that it has made changes in post-mortem protocols to allow for the procedure to be conducted after sunset effective from November 15, 2021. The move, union health ministry said, is order to promote ease […]
Privilege Motion Against Minister
Privilege Motion Against Minister: Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh has moved a privilege motion against Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy over the appointment of former MP Tarun Vijay as the Chairperson of the National Monuments Authority, a post for which, Mr. Ramesh said, Mr. Vijay was not qualified. The Ancient Monuments […]
Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019: A Parliamentary panel deliberating on the Personal Data Protection Bill has made the following recommendations: Limit the exemptions available to the government under the current version by placing reasonable restrictions on how the exemption can be availed. The government be exempted only under a “just, fair, reasonable and proportionate procedure”. […]
Mineral Conservation And Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021
Mineral Conservation And Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021: Ministry of Mines has notified the Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on 3rd November, 2021 to amend the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 [MCDR]. The highlights of amendments in the Rules are as follows: Rules prescribed that that all plans and sections related to mine […]
Winter Session Of Parliament : November 29 To December 23
Winter Session Of Parliament : November 29 To December 23 The Cabinet Committee on Parliament Affairs (CCPA) has recommended that the Winter session of Parliament be held from November 29 to December 23. Last year, the winter session could not be held due to the onslaught of the pandemic, which had witnessed the curtailment of […]
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA): The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has expressed shock over the Tripura police’s action of booking 102 people, including journalists, under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. This was for reporting and writing on the recent communal violence in the State. About the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act: Passed in 1967, the law […]
