by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 19, 2020 | Polity
A private member bill regarding amending the Representation of the People’s Act, 1951, and removal of caps on expenditure (Electoral Expenditure ) by candidates contesting polls was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on July 26, 2019 by the Congress member Rajeev Gowada....
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 12, 2020 | Polity
Heritage by-laws tabled for Purana Qila, Sher Shah Gate, and Khair-ul-Manazil On July 26, 2019, Parliament introduced the by-laws, drafted by the National Monuments Authority, to regulate the construction activity near Purana Qila, Khair-ul-Manazil mosque, and Sher...
by Pradeep Gautam | Jun 30, 2020 | Polity
Fifteen Members of Parliament have been nominated by the Lok Sabha Speaker as ‘associate members’ of the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, and four north-eastern states. The nominated members are from Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, and...
by Spectrum | Mar 22, 2019 | Polity
On June 18, 2018, the Central Water Commission under the Union Water Resources Ministry signed an agreement with Google to share expertise on flood forecasting. The agreement will give CWC access to the latest technologies of Google like artificial intelligence and...
by Spectrum | Mar 17, 2019 | Polity
After a month-long discussion with National Broadcasters’ Association and PCI, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on April 5, 2018 constituted a committee to regulate online portals such as news websites, entertainment sites and media aggregators. The...
by Spectrum | Mar 17, 2019 | Polity
A petition seeking to make sexual assault offences, such as rape, stalking, etc. gender neutral was dismissed by the Supreme Court in February 2018. The bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra stated that it is up to Parliament to revamp the colonial penal code after...
