-TheWire.in With the Prime Minister's Office insisting that the Fund is not a public authority, an application had sought information about how it received a domain name that was exclusively restricted to Government websites. New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) recently restrained the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) from disclosing in response to an application filed under the Right to Information Act (RTI) as to how the PM CARES...
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Govt to roll out unorganized sector database by end of Jul -Prashant K Nanda
-Livemint.com The aim is to enrol nearly 380 mn workers and provide them benefits during times of distress The Union Government will roll out the unorganized sector database by the end of July to enrol almost 380 million workers, weeks after the Supreme Court rapped the labour ministry, saying that it showed “unpardonable" apathy towards workers in the informal sector. The development comes more than a year after the mass reverse migration of...
More »‘Saddened’ by Father Stan Swamy’s death: US -Sriram Lakshman
-The Hindu U.S. asks all Governments to respect the role of human rights activists The Biden administration reacted to the death of Father Stan Swamy in custody in India and called on all Governments to respect the role of human rights activists. “We are saddened by the death of Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest & tribal rights activist, who died in Indian custody under charges of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. We...
More »Supreme Court seeks details of RTI panel vacancies
-The Telegraph The court was hearing a joint PIL filed by Anjali Bharadwaj, Col Lokesh Batra and Amrita Johri complaining about the openings resulting in a massive backlog of cases The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted four weeks to the Centre and states to come out with details of vacancies of information commissioners amid complaints that Governments across the country are seeking to dilute the transparency law by the keeping the posts...
More »A long road for migrant workers -Aagam Jain
-The Hindu The guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court are welcome, but they require robust systems. The Supreme Court on June 29 pronounced its judgment in the migrant labourers case. The case was initiated last year after the national lockdown was announced on March 24. Thousands of landless labourers had started walking towards their home States due to the loss of employment and income. The Supreme Court took cognisance of the...
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