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Parliament passes Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017
The Parliament has passed Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Bill, 2017 to extend greater autonomy to IIMs by restricting government’s role in their functioning. It also grants them power to award degrees to their graduates. Key Features of Bill The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Parliament passes The Companies Amendment Bill, 2017
The Parliament has passed Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to strengthen corporate governance standards, initiate strict action against defaulting companies and help improve ease of doing business in the country, The bill provides for more than 40 amendments to Companies Act, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Cabinet approves National Medical Commission Bill
The Union Cabinet has approved National Medical Commission Bill, 2017. It will replace the Medical Council, 1956 Act and enable a forward movement in medical education reform. The bill is aims at bringing reforms in medical education sector of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Uttar Pradesh first State to endorse Centre’s triple talaq draft bill
Uttar Pradesh became first state to endorse Union Government’s draft draft law — Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act that makes practice of instant “triple talaq” or talaq-e-biddat. a cognisable and non-bailable criminal offence. The draft law was ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Bamboo not 'tree' any more: President promulgates ordinance to amend Forest Act
President Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated an ordinance under Article 123 of Constitute to amend Indian Forest Act, 1927 to encourage bamboo plantation by farmers in private lands. The ordinance omits bamboo (taxonomically a grass) grown in non-forest areas from ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Cabinet approves National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Union Cabinet has approved introduction of National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Parliament to amend National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993. The amendment seeks to grant retrospective recognition to Central/State/Universities who are found to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2017
Bureau of Indian Standards Act 2016 comes into effect
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has brought into effect new Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016 which was notified in March 2016. The Act replaced Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. It aims to help in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Government notifies Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified new Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017 to prohibit range of activities in wetlands. The new rules will replace earlier rules notified in 2010. Wetland Wetland is transitional land between ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Cabinet approves Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Union Cabinet has approved introduction of Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Parliament subject to modifications of drafting as may be considered necessary by Legislative Department. The Bill seeks to amend the Dentists Act, 1948 to include certain modifications in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Law Ministry approves Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017
The Union Law ministry has approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017 to empower government to confiscate property of economic offenders and defaulters who flee India. The Bill seeks to deter economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law by ..