DRUGS AND COSMETICS ACT Subject: National Legislations Context: Delhi High Court on Monday pulled up the Drug Controller Department of Delhi for not properly examining how BJP MP Gautam Gambhir procured a huge quantity of COVID-19 medicines. Concept: The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 is an act of the Parliament of India which […]
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT Subject : National Legislations Context : Delhi Police Thursday arrested 27-year-old Gaurav Sharma, a YouTube content creator, for animal cruelty after a video showed his dog floating in the air with helium balloons strapped to his back. Concept : About the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act: […]
FCRA Subject : National Legislations Context : Indian entities, including hospitals and charitable trusts, hoping to receive COVID-19 relief material from overseas individual donors or donor agencies, could be in trouble, unless they are registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) with a stated objective involving provision of medical care. Concept : […]
UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES PREVENTION ACT Subject: National Legislations Context: Only 2.2 % of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act between the years 2016 and 2019 ended in convictions by court, according to data presented by the Union Home Ministry in the Rajya Sabha. Concept : UAPA was passed in 1967. It aims […]
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Subject: National Legislations Context: Recently, Argentina’s Congress legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy. The Indian Parliament too will consider an amendment to our abortion laws this Budget Session. Concept : MTP Act, 1971 The idea of terminating a pregnancy cannot originate by choice and is […]
CDSCO Subject : National Legislations Context: A subject expert committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has given approval to Bharat Biotech to launch the first phase of clinical trial of an intranasal vaccine candidate for COVID-19. Concept: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO): The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) […]
SEDITION LAW Subject: National Legislations Context: The Supreme Court on Tuesday protected Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and six senior journalists from arrest in multiple sedition FIRs registered against them for allegedly tweeting and sharing unverified news. Concept : Sedition, which falls under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, is defined as any […]
AMASR ACT Subject: National Legislations Context: Days after the National Monument Authority (NMA) issued draft bylaws for Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, proposing a 100-m no construction zone around the shrine, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Sunday sought withdrawal of the proposed bylaws. Concept: The NMA, under the Union Ministry of Culture, […]
CULLING OF ANIMALS AND WPA 1972 Subject: National Legislations Context : Maharashtra on Sunday culled 40,000 poultry birds in Navapur in Nandurbar district, 340 km north of Mumbai, after cases of avian influenza or bird flu were confirmed in the four-layer poultry farms in the region. Concept : Culling and Wildlife Protection Act […]
SECTION 69 A OF IT ACT Subject : National Legislations Context: Around 100 Twitter accounts and 150 tweets related to the farmers’ protests went off the microblogging platform on Monday morning as the IT Ministry directed Twitter to remove these accounts under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Concept: The Information Technology […]