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Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019
The government has introduced the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019 in the Parliament. The bill was introduced by the Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj in the Rajya Sabha. Features of the Bill The Bill aims to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Life Size Portrait of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Unveiled in Parliament
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has unveiled the life size portrait of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the Central Hall of Parliament on 12th February 2018. There were many other leaders present including Vice President Venkaiah ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has stated that the Central Government expects a 20 per cent decline in road accidents from the current five lakh a year and Parliament’s nod to pending legislation Motor Vehicles (Amendment) ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh awarded Bharat Ratna
On 26th January 2019, President Ramnath Kovind conferred the Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian honour, on former President Pranab Mukherjee, along with social activist Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumous), and Assamese musician Bhupen Hazarika (posthumous). Nanaji Deshmukh was a senior RSS ..
What is Collegium System of Appointment of Judges?
The Supreme Court Collegium is the panel of judges vested with the responsibility of appointments and elevations of Chief Justices and judges of the Supreme Court and high courts of the country. The Collegium for the appointment of Judges of Supreme ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 strikes out Leprosy disease as a ground for seeking a divorce
On January 7, the Lok Sabha passed ‘The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018’, which seeks removal of leprosy as a ground for divorce from various Acts governing marriage in India. The Bill seeks to amend five Acts: the Divorce Act ..
Parliament passes Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Parliament has passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018, with the Rajya Sabha approving it on 3rd January 2019. The bill seeks to amend a law to abolish the ‘no detention policy’ till Class ..
Union Cabinet approves bill to amend the ST list of Arunachal Pradesh
The Union cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the bill to amend the ST list of Arunachal Pradesh. The bill Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2018 will now be introduced in the parliament for seeking ..