The Union Cabinet has approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, on 26 February. The Bill will allow widows and divorced women to be surrogate mothers. The Bill has incorporated all recommendations made by the Rajya Sabha Select Committee. The amended Bill is the reformed version of the draft ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Regulation Bill, 2020 to monitor medical procedures used to assist people to achieve pregnancy. The Bill will regulate the Assisted Reproductive Technology services in the country. Consequently, infertile couples will be ...

The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 has been approved by the Union Cabinet. The Bill will regulate the business of pesticides and compensate farmers in case of losses from the use of agrochemicals. Agrochemicals imply chemicals used in agriculture, such as a pesticide or fertilizer. Daily ...

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Ground Water Act-2020 on February 11, 2020 to improve the falling groundwater level. The Ground Water Act makes registration mandatory for installing submersible pumps. The Ground Water Act-2020 is aimed at improving the quality of the groundwater level. ...

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister of India has approved the Introduction of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It also approved Ex-post facto to 21 posts of Directors, one each in 20 IIITs (PPP) and one in IIITDM Kurnool (IIIT-CFTI) and ...

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the amendments in the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019. The draft Bill seeks to set up the National Commission for Homoeopathy and replace the Central Council of Homoeopathy by amending the Homoeopathy Central Council (HCC) Act, 1973. ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The Bill will be introduced in the ensuing session of the Parliament. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 is for expanding ...

External affairs minister introduced the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019 at Lok Sabha. This bill seeks to provide for stringent punishment, including death penalty or life imprisonment, to those involved in piracy at sea. The proposed law is aimed at promoting the safety and security of India's ...

Honour killing, anti-mob lynching Bills passed by Assembly of Rajasthan which make the, cognisable, non–bailable and non-compoundable offences with life imprisonment and fine up to Rs 5 lakh. The bill to curb honour killing also has a provision of death penalty for the convict. Following “many” ...

The Rajya Sabha passes IBC amendments, Bill 2019. While the first Bill is to curb illegal ponzi schemes, the second Bill, which will have to be cleared by the Lok Sabha also, eases the process of corporate restructuring and removes ambiguities in the three-year-old law. Daily Current Affairs ...