HC says surrogacy using donor gametes can’t be prohibited as a condition in consent form Subject: Polity Section: Laws in news Context: The High Court of Karnataka observed that disallowing surrogacy using donor gametes as a condition in the consent form for seeking permission to undergo the process is contrary to the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. What is Surrogacy? Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman (the surrogate) agrees to carry and give birth to […]
Tribal activists hail compensation for land regularized under FRA Subject: Polity Section: Laws in news Context: Tribal rights activists expressed satisfaction with the compensation awarded for land regularised under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006 (FRA) in connection with the 464km Bharatamala Road project linking Raipur and Visakhapatnam. About Forest Rights Act 2006: FRA enacted in 2006 recognises the rights of forest-dwelling tribal communities and other traditional forest dwellers to forest resources on […]
Out of jail on furlough, Ram Rahim heads to U.P. ashram, addresses his followers Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, chief of Dera Sacha Sauda and a rape convict, on Tuesday walked out of Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on a 21 day furlough. What is furlough? Furlough is given in cases of long-term imprisonment. A prisoner’s sentence is considered to be remitted […]
Draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill Subject: Polity Section: Laws in news Context Recently, The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has unveiled the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, signaling a transformative shift in India’s healthcare landscape. This bill aims to replace the Pharmacy Act, of 1948, and the existing Pharmacy Council […]