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Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the introduction of the Personal Data Protection Bill in Parliament. The draft bill was prepared by the B.N. Srikrishna committee. Need for Data Protection Bill: Although the Supreme Court upheld the right to privacy as a fundamental right, currently there are no laws on the use of personal data and preventing i... .Read more
Updated on 5 December, 2019 GS2 Governance
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The Cabinet has cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB for tabling in parliament. The bill amends the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants in the select categories eligible for citizenship. Provisions of the Bill: The CAB seeks to provide Indian nationality to six communities — Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhi... .Read more
Updated on 5 December, 2019 GS2 Governance
The Bill amends the Citizenship bill, 1955 to make illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship. Under the Act, one of the requirements for citizenship by naturalisation is that the applicant must have resided in India during the last 12 months, and f... .Read more
Updated on 5 December, 2019 GS2 Polity Governance
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It was stated by Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on the first phase report of Company Law Committee. Background- The Company Law Committee was constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on 18th September 2019. It was constituted for examining and making recommendations ... .Read more
Updated on 4 December, 2019 GS2 Governance
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In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the government quoted the figures shared by the CBI and other enforcement agencies about the absconders. Key Findings- According to the information provided- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has informed the Finance Ministry that 51 absconders and proclaimed offenders in 66 cases. Th... .Read more
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The Election Commission of India decided to implement the “Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System” (PPRTMS) through an online portal. Salient Features of PPRTMS- The applicant, who is applying for party registration from 1st January 2020 onwards will be able to track the progress of his / her application and will get status up... .Read more
Updated on 4 December, 2019 GS2 Governance
