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
Water Resources

NPC environmental committee drafts special river protection law

The nation's top legislative body has started drafting a special law for the protection of the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway, as China continues the green development of the river,

Publication Date: 
08/08/2018
China Daily
Tags:
Water Resources, River Pollution, Legislation, Freshwater Ecosystems, China, Asia
Environment

Court nullifies Edo State Sanitation, Pollution Law

AN Edo High Court presided over by the the Chief Judge of the State, Justice E. F. Ikponmwen has nullified the Edo State Sanitation and Pollution Law2010, describing it unconstitutional.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2018
Vanguard (Nigeria)
Tags:
Environment, Pollution, Sanitation, High Court, Legislation, Nigeria, Africa
People

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding benefits and facilities to be provided under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, 25/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rajive Raturi Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018 regarding the benefits and facilities that are to be provided to the persons suffering from various kinds of disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Supreme Court in its Judgement dated 15.12.2017 had given eleven directions which were to be complied with by the Central Government as well as State Governments for implementing various provisions of the Disabilities Act, 2016.

Judgement Date: 
25/07/2018
Tags:
Physical Disability, Legislation, Government Of India (GOI), Supreme Court, India
Climate Change

Republican introduces bill calling for carbon tax

A Republican lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill on Monday calling for a carbon tax, saying he hoped the legislation would at the very least renew a U.S.

Publication Date: 
24/07/2018
Reuters
Tags:
Climate Change, Carbon Tax, Climate Mitigation, Legislation, United States Of America (US), Emissions Trading, Green House Gases

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