Parliament passed the three key labour reform bills that will provide greater flexibility to employers to hire and fire while ensuring social security for workers. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Efforts made by the Government under the code for quickly resolving disputes of the workers are: Provision for two members instead of one member… Read More »
Rajya Sabha passed the Rashtriya Raksha University Bill 2020, which seeks to establish Rashtriya Raksha University as an institution of national importance by upgrading Raksha Shakti University, Gandhinagar. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill establishes the Raksha Shakti University, Gujarat (established under the Raksha Shakti University Act, 2009) as a University called the… Read More »
The government has passed the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) bill in the Rajya Sabha. The bill will confer the status of National Importance to five Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) — Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill seeks to declare five IIITs set up… Read More »
The Lok Sabha cleared three labour Bills amalgamating laws on social security, occupational safety and industrial relations which would usher in changes including allowing companies with less than 300 workers to hire and fire without prior approval and provide gig and platform workers social security. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Extending the reach of… Read More »
Eight Rajya Sabha MPs were suspended for unruly behaviour in the House the previous day. The motion was passed by a voice vote. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Rule Number 373 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business says: “The Speaker, if is of the opinion that the conduct of any Member… Read More »
Parliament night approved two bills replacing ordinances related to the Central Council of Homoeopathy and the Indian Medicine Central Council. The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 seeks to further extend the time to form the Central Council of Homeopathy by a year, after exhausting two years for the purpose. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020… Read More »
The Rajya Sabha passed Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha on September 14. The Bill, which is now an Act, proposes amendments to the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It will replace the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, promulgated on April… Read More »
Lok Sabha passed Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which will replace an ordinance issued in April by the government. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The bill amends the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to include protections for health care service personnel combating epidemic diseases and expands the powers of the Central Government to prevent the… Read More »
The Lok Sabha passed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 even as the Opposition raised concerns that the legislation may be used to target political opponents and religious minorities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Bill seeks to streamline the provisions of the FCRA by strengthening the compliance mechanism, enhancing transparency and accountability… Read More »
The Rajya Sabha descended into chaos as the House passed two contentious agriculture bills amid a prolonged outpouring of anger by the opposition parties. The two ordinances – Farmers’ and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 – were… Read More »