‘DNA profiles won’t be kept permanently’
India’s proposed DNA databank, to be used during investigation into crimes or to find missing persons, will not permanently store details of people.
MGNREGA funds for farm labour?
A group of Chief Ministers have made a pitch for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme (MGNREGA) funds to be used to pay for farm labour.
Centre upholds Net neutrality proposals
In a move that will ensure open and free Internet in India, the government has approved the principle of net neutrality.
Supreme Court decries pathetic state of Taj Mahal
The Supreme Court condemned the apathy shown by the authorities to the cause of protecting the Taj Mahal, saying the preservation of the monument may be a “hopeless cause.”
SC says it is ready to go live, Centre moots a TV channel
The Supreme Court said that it is ready to go live on camera while the government mooted a separate TV channel for live-streaming court proceedings.
SC questions female genital mutilation
No one can violate the integrity and the bodily privacy of a woman in the name of religion, the Supreme Court observed.
Rath Yatra to showcase Swachh Bharat Mission in Odisha
With Odisha placed at the bottom of Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) coverage in the country, the Centre has urged the State government to use the forthcoming Shree Jagannath Rath Yatra festival in Puri as a platform to spread the message on twin-pit toilet access and usage.
Centre plans stronger defences for key data
Worried about sensitive information making its way to the Internet, the Home Ministry is upgrading policy to secure government data and control access to it.
Farm policies off target: study
Despite the general perception that Indian farmers are beneficiaries of major subsidies, a new report says the overall effect of policy interventions between 2014 and 2016 is, in fact, a 6% annual reduction of gross farm revenues.
Academia irked by HECI move
There is growing resentment within the academic community over the Centre’s decision to scrap the University Grants Commission and replace it with a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), which is likely to be without the grant-giving powers that the UGC possesses.