The Lok Sabha has passed the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill proposes to amend the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020 to provide a medical education system that improves… Read More »
A recent circular issued by the police in Kashmir has asked field intelligence units to look into the past record of involvement in stone-pelting incidents and other street protests whenever someone applies for a passport or a government job. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Under Section 6(2) of the Indian Passports Act, 1967, the passport… Read More »
Nearly 4 crore cases over 1 crore civil and nearly 3 crore criminal are pending in lower and subordinate courts across the country as of July 30, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As per the information available on National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), as on 30.07.2021 a total of 3,93,21,607 cases are pending in… Read More »
The government of India took the first step towards doing away with the contentious retrospective tax law of 2012, which was used to raise large tax demands on foreign investors like Vodafone and Cairn Energy, and blamed for vitiating India’s investment climate. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister introduced the… Read More »
Parliament has passed the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Bill provides for the constitution of a Commission for better co-ordination, research, identification, and resolution of problems related to air quality in the NCR and adjoining areas. Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and… Read More »
Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2021, that was introduced in Rajya Sabha got the approval from union cabinet on 28 July 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Amendment Bill seeks to facilitate greater ease of living to law-abiding corporates and to decriminalise certain provisions of the Act. The Bill seeks to amend the Limited… Read More »
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021 got approval of both houses of Parliament. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It seeks to amend the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008. The 2008 Act established the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA). AERA regulates tariffs and other charges (such as airport development fees)… Read More »
The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 exclusive POCSO Courts as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for two years. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Central Share is to be funded from Nirbhaya Fund. The Scheme was launched on 02.10.2019. To bring more stringent provisions and expeditious trial… Read More »
The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 passed in Lok Sabha that seeks to replace the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Uniform terms and conditions of service for Chairperson and Members of various tribunals, including the following, namely: Search-cum-Selection Committee for tribunals other than State Administrative Tribunals to… Read More »
The power of Governor under Article 161 of the Constitution to commute sentence or to pardon will override the restrictions imposed under Section 433-A of the Criminal Procedure Code. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In fact, the Governor’s power to pardon overrides a provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 433A — which… Read More »