People

Women, business and the law 2023

“Women, Business and the Law 2023” is the ninth in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2023
The World Bank
Tags:
Women, Economy, Legislation, India, Global, Africa
People

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding implementation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, 22/02/2023

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr. Balram Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/02/2023.

The matter related to the implementation of the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 and the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.

Judgement Date: 
22/02/2023
Tags:
Scavengers, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Supreme Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Human Rights
Health

Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding Assam Community Professionals (Registration and Competency) Act, 2015, 24/01/2023

Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Baharul Islam & Others Vs The Indian Medical Association & Others dated 24/01/2023. The Supreme Court said the Assam Act of 2015 (Assam Community Professionals (Registration and Competency) Act, 2015) is valid.

Judgement Date: 
24/01/2023
Tags:
Health Policy, Health Personnel, Legislation, Assam, Government Of India (GOI), Rural Health, High Court
People

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding rights of children with disabilities, 13/01/2023

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Seema Girija Lal & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2023.

The petitioners are members of a forum for parents, professionals and other stake holders dealing with the rights of children with disabilities. The petitioners have highlighted that the diverse provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 have not been implemented by the states.

Judgement Date: 
13/01/2023
Tags:
Physical Disability, Legislation, Children, India, Government Of India (GOI), Human Rights
Agriculture

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: an evaluation

This Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing deals with the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty Ninth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Agriculture (2020-2021) on the Subject 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana - An Evalua

Publication Date: 
20/12/2022
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), India, Legislation
Health

Report filed by the DPCC regardings mobile towers in parks of Delhi, 19/12/2022

Response filed by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee in the matter of Jan Seva Welfare Society Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 19/12/2022. The matter related to telecom towers in DDA parks at 9 locations of Pitampura, Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
19/12/2022
Tags:
Mobile Tower, Electromagnetic Radiation (EM Radiation), Health Effects, Delhi, India, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Government Of India (GOI), Legislation, Green Spaces
Climate Change

Climate change law in Ghana: analysis of national legal frameworks for climate action and development

This legal analysis provides an assessment of Ghana’s key legal and regulatory frameworks for the priorities highlighted in Ghana’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Ghana’s climate agenda more generally.

Publication Date: 
21/11/2022
The World Bank
Tags:
Climate Change, Legislation, Ghana, Africa, UNFCCC
Wildlife

Tripura High Court dismisses the petition filed for issuance of writ by the GOI for protection of exotic animals, 21/09/2022

Order of the Tripura High Court in the matter of Adwitiya Chakrabarti Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/09/2022.

Judgement Date: 
21/09/2022
Tags:
Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, Tripura, High Court, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
People

Women, business and the law 2022

Around 2.4 billion women of working age are not afforded equal economic opportunity and 178 countries maintain legal barriers that prevent their full economic participation, according to this new report by the World Bank. In 86 countries, women face some form of job restriction and 95 countries do not guarantee equal pay for equal work.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2022
The World Bank
Tags:
Women, Economy, Legislation, India, Global, Africa
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding conversion of water body into land and construction made thereon, Howrah, West Bengal, 07/01/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Md. Sabir Vs Union of India & Others dated 07/01/2022.

Judgement Date: 
07/01/2022
Tags:
Water Resources, Land Encroachments, Howrah (D), West Bengal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Legislation

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