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Central Universities (Amendment), Bill 2022

August 4, 2022

Central Universities (Amendment) Bill 2022 was passed in Lok Sabha on August 3, 2022. The Bill aims to convert the ‘National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)’ into Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV). Important provisions of the bill include; NRTI (Vadodara) is ..

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Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022

August 3, 2022

The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was approved by Union cabinet and will now be presented in ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament. The Bill seeks to make the Competition Commission of India (CCI) more flexible and accountable. Salient features of ..

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Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Amendment) Bill

August 2, 2022

On August 1, 2022 “Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Amendment) Bill 2022” was passed by Parliament. The bill seeks to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction. Bill has been directed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. ..

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Kerala tops in Assembly sittings in 2021

July 30, 2022

Kerala has been ranked at top slot, in terms of holding State Assembly Session in 2021. In 2020, amid the first wave of covid-19 pandemic, state had slipped to 8th position. There were House sitting for 61 days in Kerala ..

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New health warning on Tobacco Product Packages

July 30, 2022

According to Union Health Ministry, a new display image, with a warning written as “Tobacco causes painful death” will be printed on tobacco products manufactured, imported, or packaged on or after December 1, 2022. Existing specified health warning will continue ..

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National Anti-Doping Bill, 2021

July 28, 2022

On July 27, 2022, the National Anti-Doping Bill, 2022 was passed in the Lok Sabha. Bill was passed considering that, legislative powers would put brake on doping. Bill was introduced in December 2021 by Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur. Important ..

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Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022

July 27, 2022

Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed in Lok Sabha on July 26, 2022. The bill granted statutory status to family courts set up in Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland. Bill has also validated all the actions taken by these courts. ..

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Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019: What are the key features?

July 26, 2022

Union government brought the “Anti-Maritime Privacy Bill 2019”, in line with India’s commitment with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982. India had ratified the UNCLOS in 1995. Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019 was introduced in ..

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