The debate on The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Parliament has included multiple references to the Nehru-Liaquat Pact that was signed in Delhi in 1950. Home Minister has said that following the signing of the pact, while India protected its minorities, Pakistan failed to do so — and it was this wrong that the CAB would now correct. At the time the pact, officially the Agreement Between the Governments of India and Pakistan Regarding Sec... .
Updated on 12 December, 2019
Ministry of Labour introduced code on social security bill 2019 in Lok Sabha. It amends and consolidates laws relating to social security of employees. Major Provisions Under The New Labour Act: It subsumes following eight Central Labour Acts: Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 Payment of Gratuity Act,... .
Updated on 12 December, 2019
A.P Cabinet cleared A.P Disha Bill, 2019 (A.P Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2019) for awarding death penalty for offences of rape and gang-rape. The aim is to expedite the verdict in trials of such cases to 21 days. Key provisions: Death penalty for heinous offences of rape and gang-rape. Completion of investigation and trial in 7 and 14 working days respectively. Reduction in total judgement time to 21 days from the existing 4 months. im... .
Updated on 12 December, 2019
Laws On Rape And Sexual Crimes - Recently there has been an outcry for justice for the victims after the recent incidents of Hyderabad and Unnao. The Existing Laws on Rap and Sexual Crimes: The codification of Indian laws: It began with the enactment of the Charter Act, 1833 by the British Parliament. It led to the establishment of the first Law Commission under the chairmanship of Lord Macaulay. It provided f... .
Updated on 9 December, 2019
The world’s oceans have less oxygen today than they did up to, say, 1950 or 1960, according to a new study. Who has carried out this study, and what does it say? ● The report is the work of 67 scientists from 17 countries around the world. ● The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it, released the study at the Uni... .
Updated on 9 December, 2019
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is celebrated for his immense vision and contributions to the legal and social framework of our Republic, but many forget that he was, by training, one of the foremost Indian economists of his time. Farmers Armed with a double PhD from Columbia University in New York, and the London School of Economics, he first set his mind to the emancipation of smallholder farmers, who were trapped in cycles of debt, with access to inputs ... .
Updated on 6 December, 2019
