-The Hindu Keen to be parallel repository of data, along with States The Centre has proposed Amendments to a 1969 law that will enable it to “maintain the database of registered birth and deaths at the national level”. The database may be used to update the Population Register and the electoral register, and Aadhaar, ration card, passport and driving licence databases, says the proposed amendment to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act...
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Amendments to Forest Conservation Act, 1980: Is Every ‘Change’ good? -Satyam Shrivastava
-Junputh.com The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recently released a Consultation Paper on proposed changes in the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 with reference to the Amendments carried out in 1988. Despite being a routine job, the date chosen for the purpose was 126th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi i.e., October 2nd 2021 although it had nothing to do with the occasion. In hindsight this very act...
More »'Reduce Child Marriages,' AIDWA Tells Rajasthan Govt After Assembly Passes Controversial Amendments
-Newsclick.in The AIDWA pointed out that before the amendment, the 2009 Act already provided for the registration of child marriages, which appears to give legitimacy to such marriages. The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) has called upon the Rajasthan government to take measures to reduce child marriages after the state Assembly passed an amendment to a 2009 legislation amid uproar. The Rajasthan state Assembly on Friday passed a bill to amend the...
More »Will the new e-commerce rules really favour consumers? -Prashanth Perumal
-The Hindu The intent of the rules is unclear and there are several consumer protection rules already in place In June, the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution came out with a list of proposed Amendments to the Consumer Protection Act of 2019. These include appointment of a Chief Compliance Officer and a Resident Grievance Officer, provisions of fallback liability, registration of e-commerce entities and a ban on flash...
More »Citizen's Report on Year Two of the NDA-II Government 2020-2021: Promises and Reality, Civil Society Initiative, Coordinated by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, released in July, 2021
-Citizen's Report on Year Two of the NDA-II Government 2020-2021: Promises and Reality, Civil Society Initiative, Coordinated by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, released in July, 2021 “Promises & Reality – Citizens’ Report on the Year Two of the NDA II Government, 2020-21” is a collective work by eminent members and organisations of the Indian civil society. The report covers a wide array of concerns and issues in thematic areas including health,...
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