The central government on October 13, 2021 increased the upper limit of legal abortion to 24 weeks from earlier 20 weeks for special categories of women. The centre notified the … Read More

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has proposed an amendment to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, in a bid to liberalise the forest laws. Status of the amendments … Read More

The Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021 came into effect on September 21, 2021 by amending the Patents Rules 2003. Key Points By amending the rules, Union Government has reduced the patent … Read More

The Rajasthan Assembly passed a bill on September 17, 2021 amending the 2009 Act [Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act] that provides for mandatory registration of marriages, including child marriages. The bill … Read More

The Delhi government floated tenders for developing a portal called “Rojgar Bazaar 2.0” on October 14, 2021. Key Points The portal will provide employment related services to the youth of … Read More

The Government of Gujarat has decided to give a financial assistance of Rs 5000 per person belonging to tribal community for pilgrimage Shri Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya. This announcement was made at … Read More

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Prerna Sthal was inaugurated on October 15, 2021 at Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam. Highlights Prerna Sthal was inaugurated to commemorate 90th birth anniversary of … Read More

The Telangana State Election Commission has planned to conduct a dry run of a “Mobile-Based e-voting system”. Highlights The development of this system is guided by the necessity of holding … Read More