States can fix own slots for crackers
The Supreme Court modified its October 23 order restricting the time for bursting crackers on Deepavali and other religious festivals to two hours, between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Maharashtra forms civic committees to fix black spots on roads
Roads within the limits of urban local bodies in Maharashtra will undergo an annual safety audit as per the standards set by the Indian Road Congress in a bid to prevent accidents.
SC sets deadline for Verma probe
To safeguard the CBI’s reputation, the Supreme Court ordered the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to complete its inquiry into the allegations of graft and misconduct against exiled CBI Director Alok Verma in two weeks.
Govt. notifies rules on granting citizenship
The Union Home Ministry has empowered the Collectors of certain districts in seven States to accept online applications to grant citizenship to “persecuted minorities” from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh living in India.
Ministerial Panel To Prevent Sex Harassment At Workplace
A Group of Ministers headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, has been constituted by the government to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at workplace.
Panel on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of a high-level steering committee chaired by the Chief Statistician of India and Secretary to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) to review if India was on track to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
SC moves to make festivals less noisy
The Supreme Court struck a balance between the interests of the firecracker industry and the right to public health.
SC dismisses plea to lower marriageable age of men
The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL petition seeking a judicial order to lower the legal marriageable age of men from 21 to 18 years.
Why are media regulators soft with scribes, asks SC
The Supreme Court said media regulators tend to wear a “velvet fist inside a velvet glove” when it comes to dealing with journalists and media organisations whose actions, like revealing the identity of a rape survivor, make them criminally liable.
Political parties should form complaints panel: Minister
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has urged political parties to set up internal complaints committees, which is mandatory under law for all workplaces.