Social issues & Justice
One conviction for unsafe sewer work so far, govt. tells panel
Why in News- The Union government has informed a Parliamentary Standing Committee that FIRs have been registered in 616 cases where contractors had not provided safety gear and equipment to sewer workers. Among the cases registered under the Manual Scavenging (Prohibition) Act, one conviction has been secured so far, the government said. The gov... .Read more
Updated on 24 March, 2023 GS2 Society Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
Tamil Nadu Assembly re adopts Bill against online gambling
Why in News- The Assembly on Thursday readopted the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022, moved by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. The Bill was tabled again after Governor R.N. Ravi returned it on March 6, saying it went against the Constitution and court judgments. Gambling Gambling include... .Read more
Updated on 24 March, 2023 GS2 Security Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
The old pension scheme as a burden on the poor
The demand for the old pension scheme (OPS) is growing especially after a few States announced that they would be reverting to it. The mainstream scourging of OPS is centered on a preconceived notion of inefficiency and a doctrine of fiscal deficit. Nevertheless, there is a need to examine the previous OPS policy from the class and welfare per... .Read more
Updated on 23 March, 2023 Daily Updates Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
SC agrees to constitute Special Bench to hear Bilkis Bano’s petition
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday told Bilkis Bano that a Special Bench would be formed to hear her petition, challenging the release of 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment for her gang rape during the 2002 riots. Why in the news? The 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case of the 2002 riots walked out of jail as the Gujarat g... .Read more
Updated on 23 March, 2023 GS2 Polity Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
SC Bench seeks data on alternatives to hanging
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to provide data that may point to a more dignified, less painful and socially acceptable method of executing prisoners other than death by hanging. The Bench even mooted the setting up of an expert committee to relook India’s method of putting to death its criminals. The court was hearing a petition chal... .Read more
Updated on 22 March, 2023 GS2 Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
Editorial-1: The forecast after a fake news campaign in Tamil Nadu
❏ In early March, a malicious online disinformation campaign led to law and order issues and made media headlines across the country. Over a period of four days, there was a concocted and continuous narrative about migrant workers hailing from Bihar being subjected to violence in Tamil Nad... .Read more
Updated on 18 March, 2023 Daily Updates Governance Social issues & Justice Current Affairs
