Young people choose protest over traditional politics, finds survey
Adults younger than 40 are between nine and 17% more likely to prefer informal political activity than those older than 40 ”” a marked increase from the early 2000s, when under-40s were only three per cent more likely to protest.
State panels to track hip implant patients
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that State-level committees consisting of two orthopaedic surgeons or physical medical rehabilitation experts and one radiologist from government hospital, a representative from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and drug controller of respective States should be formed to identify patients who have received the faulty hip implant by pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson.
Bamboo centre remains ‘rooted’ to New Delhi
A centre for taking India’s bamboo mission forward has failed to shift from New Delhi to its ‘headquarters’ in Meghalaya capital Shillong to cater to the largest bamboo-growing region in the country.
Bar Council of India (BCI)
It is a statutory body established under the section 4 of Advocates Act 1961 that regulates the legal practice and legal education in India.
Pan-India reservation rule applies to Delhi: Supreme Court
Reservation is State-specific, but Delhi is a ‘miniature India’ where the “pan-India reservation rule” applies.
Law Commission calls for re-think on sedition clause
Dissent and criticism of the government are essential ingredients of a robust public debate in a vibrant democracy the Law Commission of India said .
NGT forms oversight panel
Directing the Uttarakhand government to check illegal constructions in the Haridwar forest division, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted an oversight committee.
Cabinet clears Rs 1,600-crore mission to map coasts
India is set to get more disaster warning systems along its coasts.
Voters have a right to know: SC
The Supreme Court said it was contemplating whether political parties could be asked to disclose the antecedents of their members so that the electors “have the right to informed choice”.
SC finds audit of child shelters ‘frightening’
The Supreme Court called the preliminary contents of a social audit conducted by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) as “frightening.”