PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT Subject: Legislations Context: CBI registers FIR against former Maha home minister Anil Deshmukh under Prevention of Corruption Act. Concept: The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to combat corruption in government agencies and public sector businesses in India. The Central and […]
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT Subject : Legislations Context : The Centre’s Animal Husbandry department has suggested adding to the 1960 legislation a stringent new section that addresses the killing of animals and “gruesome cruelty” towards them. Concept : About the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act: It prohibits any person from […]
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL Subject: Legislations Context: Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, now under scrutiny by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, could play a big role in providing robust protections to users and their personal data. Concept: The Bill has three key aspects prepared by a committee headed by retired Justice B N Srikrishna. […]
TRIBUNAL REFORMS ORDINANCE Subject : Legislations Context : The President of India has promulgated the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, by which the appellate authorities under nine Acts have been done away with and the right to hear appeals under the statute has been conferred to High Courts. Concept […]
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT Subject: Legislations Context: Allahabad HC cancels 94 NSA cases lodged by UP govt, calls them misuse of law. Concept: About the National Security Act, 1980 The NSA is a preventive detention law. The NSA empowers the Centre or a State government to detain a person to prevent him from acting […]
NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT Subject: Legislations Context: House nod needed, Centre builds case for lower food law coverage. Concept: About NFSA, 2013 To provide for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach through access to adequate quantities of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with […]
PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT Subject : Legislations Context : 2 waiters die cleaning septic tank: Banquet hall directors among 4 held under SC/ST Act. Concept : Article 17 seeks to abolish ‘untouchability’. To enforce this , Untouchability (Offences) Act 1955 was enacted. The lacuna in the above act lead to the passing of […]
NATIONAL BANK FOR FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT Subject : National organisations / Legislations Context : Parliament passes bill to set up National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development. Concept : The NaBFID Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 22, 2021. The Bill seeks to establish the National Bank for Financing […]
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ALLIED AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS BILL 2021 Subject: Legislations Context : The Lok Sabha cleared the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professionals Bill, 2021. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha last week. Concept : The Bill seeks to regulate and standardise the education and practice of allied and […]
PREVENTION OF INSULTS TO NATIONAL HONOUR ACT 1971 Subject: Legislations Context: Cutting cake depicting national flag not unpatriotic or an insult , rules Madras High Court. Concept: The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 Prevent dishonour: The act was legislated to prevent dishonour to National symbols which shall include the Indian […]