All reported births, and deaths are to be digitally registered from Oct. 1 Context Beginning on October 1, the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023 will take effect, paving the door for digital birth certificates. The digital birth certificates will serve as a […]
SC information is a click away as it joins the National Judicial Data Grid Context The average person will now be able to get real-time information on the filing and resolution of Supreme Court cases with just a mouse click. On Thursday, D.Y. Chandrachud, Chief […]
CBI does not require permission to probe pre-2014 cases too: SC Context On Monday, a Constitution Bench ruled that the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision invalidating the need that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to obtain prior authorization before looking into corruption allegations involving high […]
‘Bharat’ Replaces ‘India’ in G-20 Invite from President Context The name “India” was changed to “Bharat” in invitations made by President Droupadi Murmu to the leaders of states and governments as well as the Chief Ministers of Indian States for an official banquet on the […]
Special Session of Parliament from Sept. 18 to 22; agenda under wraps Context Soon after the end of the G-20 Summit in this city on September 10, the Union administration on Thursday declared a Special Session of Parliament from September 18 to 22. What is […]
SC plans expansion of infra; e-Courts to offer national link Context The Chief Justice of India (CJI) claims that an “overhaul” of the court infrastructure is required as a matter of priority to make them more inclusive and accessible. She also adds that new initiatives […]
With the amended Act kicking in, Odisha has no ‘deemed forest’ Context: The Odisha government has written to district officials to emphasize that “deemed forests” as a category will no longer exist and that industrial proposals to transfer forest land for non-forestry activities now must […]
On I-Day, Stalin seeks transfer of education back to State List Context M.K. Stalin, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, demanded on Tuesday that education be put back on the State List of the Constitution’s Seventh Schedule. Only this, he claimed, will contribute to the […]
Govt. planning law on the protection of Indian manuscript Context The National Manuscripts Bill, 2023, is slated to be introduced by the government, according to sources in the Ministry of Culture, probably during the Winter Session of Parliament. What is the Bakhsali Manuscript and the […]
NHA extends digital health incentive scheme till Dec. 31 Context The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)’s Digital Health Incentives Scheme (DHIS) will now run through December 31, according to an announcement made by the National Health Authority (NHA) on Friday. What is Ayushman Bharat Digital […]