In News The PM of Sri Lanka has proposed a constitutional amendment repealing the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, and bringing back clauses of the 19th Amendment as the 21st Amendment to the Constitution. Background Economic turmoil: Sri Lanka is grappling with unprecedented economic turmoil since its independence from Britain in 1948. The crisis is […]
In News Recently, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has proposed a Draft law to enable aircraft lessors to repossess aircraft during dispute. About Stakeholders’ comments are sought on the draft Protection and Enforcement of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2022. The new law will help international aircraft leasing companies to repossess and transfer planes out […]
In News Recently, the NITI Aayog released Draft Battery Swapping Policy for Stakeholder Comments. Draft Battery Swapping Policy Vision: To catalyse the large-scale adoption of Electric Vehicle (EVs) by improving efficient and effective use of scarce resources (viz. public funds, land, and raw materials for advanced cell batteries) for the delivery of customer centric services. […]
In Context Recently, the President of India has given his assent to the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill. Background The old code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, did not have the provision of medical examination of the accused. The Law Commission, in its 41st Report (1969), considered the necessity of physical examination of the arrested […]
In News The implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI’s) health star rating (HSR) on packaged foods could take at least a year. About FSSAI’s Star Rating In February 2022, the FSSAI decided to adopt the “health-star rating system”, which gives a product 1/2 a star to 5 stars, in its […]
In News A tribal council in Meghalaya has joined the list of individuals and organisations in opposing the State government’s deal with Assam to resolve a 50-year-old boundary dispute. About Autonomous District Councils Constitution The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India allows for the formation of autonomous administrative divisions which have been given autonomy […]
In News NITI Aayog officials met a Finland delegation to discuss the Scandinavian nation’s offerings in the green energy sector in India. Key highlights of the meeting Finland has a lot of experience in transitioning to green energy. Finland’s experience in reaching net zero is by 2035. Scandinavian nation’s offerings includes: the green energy sector […]
In News The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook report, cuts global growth sue to Russia- Ukraine war World Economic Outlook (WEO It is a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that analyzes key parts of the IMF’s surveillance of economic developments and policies in its member countries. It also […]
In News Recently, the President has given assent to the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022. Major Provisions of the Bill About: It empowers police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and those accused of crimes. The authority to collect such information, defined as ‘measurements’ of prisoners, is given to investigating officers, namely prison […]
In News President has given a nod to Bill that unifies three Delhi MCDs under Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022. About the Bill Merging 3 MCD’s: With the passage of the three existing civic bodies, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), […]
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