The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today expressed concern over low female participation in the formal labour force in India and called for addressing this problem on a war footing by all the stakeholders. He also emphasized the need to ensure wage parity for women across all industries. Addressing the Diamond Jubilee celebration of … Continue reading Vice President calls for Increasing Female Participation in the Formal Labour force in Country
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Social Media & Law – Contentious Intermediary Status
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZqpSTDK8NY To ensure that social media companies comply with Indian laws, the government is working towards bringing an amendment in the IT Rules of 2021, under which it is considering setting up appellate committees which will have the power to overrule decisions taken by the company's grievance cell, in line with the law of the … Continue reading Social Media & Law – Contentious Intermediary Status
Prime Minister’s address at Natural Farming Conclave
On the occasion of 75th year of independence, the country has started working on various such goals, which will become the basis for major changes in the times to come. During the ‘Amritkaal’, the foundation of progress of the country is that spirit of everyone's effort which is leading our development journey. The leadership of … Continue reading Prime Minister’s address at Natural Farming Conclave
Anti-Defection Law under 10th Schedule of the Constitution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO-rKoMI7kI 1967 के आम चुनाव के बाद विधायकों के इधर-उधर जाने से कई राज्यों की सरकारें गिर गईं। ऐसा बार-बार होने से रोकने के लिए दल-बदल कानून लाया गया। संसद ने 1985 में संविधान की दसवीं अनुसूची में इसे जगह दी। दल-बदल कानून के जरिए उन विधायकों/सांसदों को सजा दी जाती है जो एक पार्टी … Continue reading Anti-Defection Law under 10th Schedule of the Constitution
Reserve Bank of India Flags Five States With High Debt Burden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spn30J4Auyw जाहिर तौर पर जब बात राज्यों की आर्थिक स्थिति की होती है तो इसका असर राज्यों के विकास और आप आदमी के जीवन पर पडता है। लोकलुभावन राजनीति भी राज्यों की वित्तीय स्थिति को प्रभावित करती है। रिज़र्व बैंक ऑफ़ इंडिया की एक ताज़ा रिपोर्ट के अनुसार मार्च 2022 के अंत तक राज्यों का … Continue reading Reserve Bank of India Flags Five States With High Debt Burden
Ban on Single Use Plastic – Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on 12 August 2021. Carrying forward the spirit of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava’, a defining step to curb pollution caused by littered and unmanaged plastic waste is being taken by the country. India will ban manufacture, import, … Continue reading Ban on Single Use Plastic – Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021
Protecting Consumers from Misleading Advertisements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVJ3Iy1XMIo Aiming to curb misleading advertisements and protect the consumers, who may be exploited or affected by such advertisements, the Central Consumer Protection authority under the Department of Consumer Affairs has notified Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022. The guidelines seek to ensure that consumers are not being fooled … Continue reading Protecting Consumers from Misleading Advertisements
Statement by India at the 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO in Geneva
Statement by India at the 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO in Geneva during the Thematic Session on WTO Reform: "We are all agreed that the primary objective of the WTO is to serve as the mechanism through which international trade can become the means for supporting economic development of Members, particularly the developing countries and … Continue reading Statement by India at the 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO in Geneva
Right to Repair Reforms – Big Step in Saving Environment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOCY7xnnxWA In this day and age, electronic gadgets have become an integral part of our lives… So we buy different kinds of devices with the latest technology, use them for a while and then when it breaks down, what do we do?. We have two choices – we either pay unreasonably high prices to have … Continue reading Right to Repair Reforms – Big Step in Saving Environment
PARAM PORUL – Latest Achievement under the National Supercomputing Mission
PARAM PORUL, a state-of the art Supercomputer at NIT Tiruchirappalli dedicated to the nation under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) - a joint initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), was recently inaugurated. PARAM PORUL supercomputing facility is established under Phase 2 of the NSM, where in … Continue reading PARAM PORUL – Latest Achievement under the National Supercomputing Mission
