Privileges and immunity no shield for criminal acts in House, says Supreme Court Context: The Supreme Court has held that the right to free speech of lawmakers on the Parliament or Assembly floors cannot use as a shield against criminal acts in house. About: Observations of the Court • Freedom...
Government launches the "Secured Logistics Document Exchange" to boost Ease of Doing Business in the country Context To improve ease of doing business, government launched the "Secured Logistics Document Exchange”. The Digital initiative is now set to improve logistics efficiency, reduce logistics cost, and promote multi-modality...
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2021 Context: The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, was passed in Parliament. The bill is amendment over the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 About: Background: The National Commission for Protection For Child Rights, audit of Child Care Institutions (CCIs)...
Lithium exploration Context Geological Survey of India, an attached office of Ministry of Mines, takes up different stages of mineral exploration following the guidelines of United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC) and Mineral Evidence and Mineral Content Rules (MEMC-2015) for augmenting mineral resource for various mineral commodities...
Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill Context: Cabinet approves amendment to Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill to provide account holders access to up to Rs 5 lakh funds within 90 days of bank failure. The government had last year raised insurance cover on...
Dholavira became the UNESCO heritage site Context Dholavira, the archaeological site of a Harappan-era city, received the UNESCO world heritage site tag on Tuesday. While Dholavira became the fourth site from Gujarat and 40th from India to make the list, it is the first site of...
Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Context: Indian Naval Ship Talwar is participating in Exercise Cutlass Express 2021, being conducted from 26 July 2021 to 06 August 2021 along the East Coast of Africa. The exercise is an annual maritime exercise conducted to promote national and regional maritime...
Insolvency and bankruptcy (amendment) Bill on pre-pack resolution of MSMEs Context: The Bill is set to replace the IBC Amendment Ordinance 2021 promulgated in April which introduced pre-packs as an insolvency resolution mechanism for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with defaults up to Rs 1...
The Assam-Mizoram border dispute Context: At least five Assam Police personnel were killed after the old boundary dispute between Assam and Mizoram exploded in violent clashes a contested border point on Monday. The violence spotlights the long-standing inter-state boundary issues in the Northeast, particularly between Assam...
Gross Environment Product (GEP) Context: The Uttarakhand government recently announced it will initiate valuation of its natural resources in the form of ‘Gross Environment Product’ (GEP). It is along the lines of GDP About: Need of GEP: Rapid degradation of ecosystems, which led to adverse impacts on more...
