Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
Government introduced the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019.
Centre rejects SEBI plea to amend provision for transferring reserves
Finance Ministry has refused pleas from the SEBI to amend the provision that mandates that about 75% of its surplus be transferred to the Centre’s coffers.
RTI (Amendment) Bill
Bill to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act was introduced in the Lok Sabha.
Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019
The Lok Sabha has passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
Writ petition seeking guidelines for identification of minorities.
A writ petition filed in the SC seeking directions to the government on either to
Animals seek refuge on highlands
Kaziranga National Park (KNP)’s man-made highlands have turned into islands of relative safety for the park’s animals.
ADR Report on 2019 Election
A report has been released by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
A day after the International Court of Justice at The Hague urged Pakistan to grant consular access to death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, Islamabad declared that Mr. Jadhav will be granted the right to get in touch with the diplomats and officials from India.
Taliban talks
German special envoy on Afghanistan has said that the international community would like to see a larger regional role for India in the ongoing conflict and its resolution.
‘Tuberculosis Free India’ initiative
Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare have signed MoU to forge inter-sectoral convergence at the level of policy, planning and programme implementation for accelerated response towards “Tuberculosis Free India” initiative.