-The Hindu Riding on this wave, the mobile wallet major expects to process transactions worth Rs.24,000 crore by the end of this year. New Delhi: Paytm, India’s largest mobile payments company and an e-commerce platform, has said that post demonetisation of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes, it has touched a record five million transactions a day, against Rs.2.5-3 million transactions earlier. With banks and ATMs unable to meet a high demand for new currency,...
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Cutting the jargon: Here's a website that translates Indian laws into simple English -Aarefa Johari
-Scroll.in Built on the Wikipedia model and launched on November 3, Nyaaya also has guides for crime victims and accused. India has more than a thousand central laws, a larger number of state laws and a criminal justice system so complex, most of the population struggles to navigate it. A year ago, Delhi-based lawyer Srijoni Sen decided to make this system a little easier for the masses, one step at a time....
More »CBSE asks schools to share details of amenities, fees -Tanu Kulkarni
-The Hindu Even safety measures and educational qualification of their teaching staff will have to be disclosed Bengaluru: Schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will now have to disclose key details including fees, infrastructure, safety measures and educational qualification of their teaching staff. This information has to be uploaded on both, the school as well as the CBSE board’s websites. In a circular issued by the Deputy Secretary Affiliation,...
More »Panel discussion highlights the importance of transparency and accountability in judicial appointments
-Press Note from Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms co-organized an important panel discussion on appointments to the Higher and Subordinate Judiciary, on the 31st of August 2016 at the India International Centre, Delhi. Diverse stakeholders, including senior advocates, journalists, academics and activists formed part of the Panel. There...
More »'HCs have just a few minutes to hear each case'
-The Hindu Cap on hearings crucial to reduce pendency: Study The average hearing time for listed cases on a particular day in an Indian high court could be as little as two minutes, according to an analysis of cases pending in 21 high courts. The findings come from the “State of The Indian Judiciary” report released on Wednesday by the Bangalore-based research organisation DAKSH. Their “Rule of Law Project” aims to move the...
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