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Rajasthan Became the First State to Implement the Biofuel Policy

Rajasthan has become the first state to implement the National Policy on Biofuels unveiled by the centre in May 2018. Key Highlights The desert...

02 Aug 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Cabinet Approves Policy Framework For Unconventional Hydrocarbons

The centre has approved the policy to permit exploration and exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbons such as Shale oil/gas, Coal Bed Methane...

02 Aug 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Cabinet Clears Bill to Restore the Provisions of SC/ST Act

The Centre has decided to introduce a Bill to restore the original provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of...

02 Aug 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Human DNA Profiling

The outrage over rapes and violent attacks on women and children has renewed the call for a sex offenders’ registry or a DNA database of those...

01 Aug 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Draft National E-commerce Policy

A task force headed by commerce secretary has submitted its recommendations on a draft national e-commerce policy.  India’s e-commerce...

01 Aug 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

BEE Introduces State Energy Efficiency Index

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has come up with the country’s first state energy efficiency preparedness index. The index assumes...

01 Aug 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Centre Imposes 25% Safeguard Duty on Import of Solar Cells

The Centre has put a safeguard duty of 25% on import of solar cells from China and Malaysia from July 30, 2018. The safeguard duty on imports...

01 Aug 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Panel to Examine OBC Sub-Categorisation Seeks Third Extension

The commission set up to examine the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) has sought a third extension till November 2018 for...

01 Aug 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Study on District Mineral Foundations

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released its report ‘People First: District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Status Report, 2018’ on...

01 Aug 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Government clarifies on the Anti-Human Trafficking Bill

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has defended its Anti-Human Trafficking Bill which was recently passed by the Lok Sabha, and...

31 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Lok Sabha Passes Bill On Rape Punishment

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018, that provides for the death sentence for raping girls aged under 12 has been passed by the Lok Sabha. The...

31 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Lok Sabha Passes Bill on Homoeopathy Council Revamp

Lok Sabha has passed “The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment), 2018”, which seeks amend the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 and...

31 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Government Panel To Study Stressed Power Sector

The government has decided to set up a high-level empowered committee to resolve the stress in the thermal power sector. The Committee will be...

30 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Gold Council to Aid Exports on the Anvil

The Government of India has decided to set up a Domestic Council for Gold to aid exports of jewellery and to create an ecosystem to harness the true...

30 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Justice BN Srikrishna Committee Submits Data Protection Report

A committee headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Justice BN Srikrishna has submitted its report on "Data Protection Framework" to the...

28 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Analysing the New Anti-Trafficking Bill

This article is based on the opinion piece published in Livemint “Anti-trafficking Bill may lead to censorship” and contains inputs from...

25 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018

The government has introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018 in the Lok Sabha. The bill replaces the Ordinance...

24 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Lok Sabha Passes Bill on Cheque Bounce Cases

The Lok Sabha has passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill. The Bill seeks to amend the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Negotiable...

24 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Government Forms Expert Panel to Curb Lynching

The Ministry of Home Affairs has set up a high powered committee to deliberate on all issues relating to mob lynching and to formulate appropriate...

24 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions

Index to Determine the Value of Coal Blocks

Recently, the high-powered committee, set up in 2017 to review the current process of the coal block auction system, has suggested major changes....

23 Jul 2018 Government Policies & Interventions