Protect critical personal data of citizens: draft Bill
The draft personal data protection Bill 2018, submitted by the Justice B.N. Srikrishna-headed expert panel on has proposed that critical personal data of Indian citizens be processed in centres located within the country.
PSUs biggest donors to Clean Ganga Fund
Nearly 90% of the dedicated fund that the Water Ministry has collected as part of donations for various projects to clean the Ganga is sourced from State and Central government public sector units (PSU), according to information from the Lok Sabha.
SC pulls up U.P. for Taj document
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government for a draft report on the vision document for the protection of the Taj Mahal without consulting the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) tasked with protecting the monument.
Magsaysay Awards
Sonam Wangchuk, a 51-year-old educational reformer from Ladakh widely regarded as the inspiration for Aamir Khan’s character, Phunsuk Wangdu in the film ‘3 Idiots’, is one of two Indians named for the 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Awards.
West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to rename State as ‘Bangla’
The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to change the name of the State as ‘Bangla’ in three languages ”” Bengali, English and Hindi.
Lok Sabha passes anti-graft amendment Bill
The Lok Sabha passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 that seeks to punish bribe-givers and bribe-takers.
Govt stand on Lokpal appointment is ‘wholly unsatisfactory,’ says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said the government’s stand on completing the appointment of a Lokpal an ombudsman to protect the common man from corruption in public service and power centres, was “wholly unsatisfactory.”
CJI’s courtroom can go live first: Centre tells SC
The government told the Supreme Court that live-streaming of court proceedings should start with the Chief Justice of India’s courtroom.
Centre clears air on grant-giving powers
A new and independent body comprising academics and using an ICT-enabled platform will give grants to universities after the University Grants Commission (UGC) is repealed.
New rules to allow appeals on NRC
The Centre is all set to amend the rules that would enable residents whose names don’t feature in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to file an appeal before the Foreigners Tribunals in Assam.