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Rajasthan to scrap education criterion The Rajasthan Assembly has passed Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Rajasthan Municipality (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by voice-vote. Voice vote is a voting method in which a group vote is taken on a topic or motion by responding orally. The bills seek to abolish the condition of a… Continue reading Rajasthan to scrap education criterion

Bill to counter exploitation by NRI spouses External Affairs Minister has introduced the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha. The bill aims to offer more protection against exploitation of Indian women by their NRI spouses. The bill envisages compulsory registration of marriages by Non-Resident Indians within 30 days of marriage.… Continue reading Bill to counter exploitation by NRI spouses

Indian H1B visa–holders rally outside White House demanding immigration law reforms Indians on H-1B visas gathered in front of the White House to protest on the issue of Green Card and H4 visa. Firstly, they called for the elimination of a huge backlog and country wise quota in issuance of Green card and Secondly for… Continue reading Indian H1B visa–holders rally outside White House demanding immigration law reforms

60% children adopted in India between 2015 and 2018 are girls According to government data, female children comprise almost 60% of all in-country adoptions and 69% of all inter-country adoptions between 2015 and 2018. This is contradicting to sex ratio in India. According to Central Adoption Resource Authority- the apex regulator of in-country and inter-country… Continue reading 60% children adopted in India between 2015 and 2018 are girls

NRC verification to begin on Thursday The process of verifying the documents of applicants who were excluded from the published list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will begin from February 14, 2019. The Supreme Court has notified that the NRC authorities should publish the final list on July 31, 2019. The National Register of… Continue reading NRC verification to begin on Thursday

Push for generous rehab scheme for Naga cadres A Parliamentary panel on Home Affairs, has urged the Centre to conclude the Naga peace Accord. It has also advocated to formulate a rehabilitation-cum-settlement scheme for the cadres of National Socialist Council of Nagaland Isak-Muivah (NSC-IM). The NSCN-IM is an insurgent group of Nagas, operating in Nagaland,… Continue reading Push for generous rehab scheme for Naga cadres

Taliban says no agreement reached on ending hostilities Taliban-the Islamist insurgent group in Afghanistan- has said that the recent peace negotiations with USA and regional powers have been inconclusive. Recently, USA and Taliban has held a series of peace talks in Doha and Moscow. However, the Afghanistan government remained absent from both the talks. The… Continue reading Taliban says no agreement reached on ending hostilities

TRAI’s New Tariff Regulations kick in for Feb 1st Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) – the regulator of the telecommunications sector in India- has put forward a new tariff and regulatory framework for Direct-to-Home (DTH) and cable services. The new framework aims to lower the cost of TV viewing for consumers. According to the… Continue reading TRAI’s New Tariff Regulations kick in for Feb 1st

Third round of OALP offers 23 oil, gas, coal-bed methane blocks The union government has launched the third round of oilfield auctions under the Open acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) OALP is a part of Hydrocarbons Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP). It aims at enabling faster survey and assessment of areas with oil and gas potential.… Continue reading Third round of OALP offers 23 oil, gas, coal-bed methane blocks

‘Road traffic injuries are a growing health issue’ The Health Ministry has released a communication material on prevention and First Aid for road traffic injuries. Road traffic injuries have become a major public health issue in India, accounting for 1.47 lakh deaths in 2017. It has significant impacts like a) loss of economically productive young… Continue reading ‘Road traffic injuries are a growing health issue’