Governance And Institutions

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding the validity of Aadhaar Act 2016, 26/09/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Justice K. S. Puttaswamy & Others Vs Union of India & Others regarding the validity of Aadhaar Act 2016, 26/09/2018. The Judgement of the Supreme Court says that "the requirement under Aadhaar Act to give one's demographic and biometric information does not violate fundamental right of privacy." The Apex Court further said that the collection of data, its storage and use does not violate fundamental Right of Privacy. 
Judgement Date: 
26/09/2018
Tags:
Legislation, Information, Human Rights, Supreme Court, India, Government Of India (GOI)
Governance And Institutions

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding criminalization of politics in India, 25/09/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Public Interest Foundation & Others Vs Union of India dated 25/09/2018 regarding the increasing trend of criminalization of politics in India. The issue that emerged for consideration befre the Apex Court was whether disqualification for membership of candidates can be laid down by the Court beyond Article 102(a) to (d) and the law made by the Parliament under Article 102(e).

Judgement Date: 
25/09/2018
Tags:
Corruption, Politics, India, Supreme Court, Legislation
Wildlife

Scientists voice opposition to weakening of U.S. Endangered Species Act

Thousands of scientists joined on Monday to accuse the Trump administration of trying to erode the Endangered Species Act in favor of commercial interests with a plan to revamp regulations that hav

Publication Date: 
25/09/2018
Reuters
Tags:
Wildlife, Endangered Species, United States Of America (US), Scientists, Legislation, Environment
Mining

Rwanda alters mining law, pushing out small players

Rwandan miners have protested a new law that bans artisanal mining, saying it could frustrate investment and push out most of them.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2018
East African (Kenya)
Tags:
Mining, Legislation, Rwanda, Africa
Governance And Institutions

The emergence of the Personal Fata Protection Bill, 2018 - A Critique

The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 is more fully understood in the context of three key developments: the political and legal challenges to Aadhaar, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, and the “tech-lash” against the dominance of some of the largest United States-based tech companies at the expense of the domestic industry. In the bill, the interplay between these distinct pieces of context explains why there is work to be done to improve this bill in its journey to becoming a law.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2018
Amba Kak
Economic and Political Weekly
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Information, Legislation, India
Health

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the Draft Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2018, 12/09/2018

Judgement Date: 
12/09/2018
Tags:
Drugs, Medical Research, Legislation, Health Policy, India, Government Of India (GOI), Supreme Court, Health Effects
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the Notification issued under Sec 21 of the Uttar Pradesh Trees Protection Act 1976, 11/09/2018

Judgement Date: 
11/09/2018
Tags:
Trees, Legislation, Agroforestry, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Deforestation, Forest-Based Industry
Energy

Draft Electricity Bill 2018

The Power Ministry has sought comments on a revised draft of the Electricity Amendment Bill which seeks to separate carriage and content businesses to enable consumers to switch their power suppliers as they do for telecom services. The feedback on the revised Electricity Amendment Bill 2018 has been sought within 45 days.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2018
Ministry of Power
Tags:
Electricity, Power Industry, Legislation, India
Governance And Institutions

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India for declaring Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code to be unconstitutional, 06/09/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Navtej Singh Johar & Others Vs Union of India for declaring Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code to be unconstitutional. Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 76 of 2016 was filed for declaring "right to sexuality", "right to sexual autonomy" and "right to choice of a sexual partner" to be part of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

Judgement Date: 
07/09/2018
Tags:
Human Rights, India, Legislation, Supreme Court
Energy

Ministers to release draft of National Electricity Law amendments for National Energy Guarantee

Ministers today agreed to release an exposure draft of the National Electricity Law amendments for the National Energy Guarantee (Guarantee) – a key reform for the security, reliability, and afford

Publication Date: 
10/08/2018
Tags:
Energy, Australia, Renewable Energy, Legislation

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