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Bill for Improving Safety and Health of Workers

   08 August 2014 at 13:49

The Ministry of Labour and Employment today introduced Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014 in Lok Sabha. The amendment of the Factories Act aims to ensure improvement and safety and health of workers working in factories. The bill will provide perm ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  1 comments |   1018 Views


Bill to Make Apprentices more Attractive to Youth

   08 August 2014 at 13:48

The Ministry of Labour and Employment today introduced the Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014 in the Lok Sabha. This Bill aims to attract more youth to join apprenticeship training. It will enable establishments to set up apprenticeship programmes ..

Posted in Students |   477 Views


Empowerment of Transgender Community

   08 August 2014 at 13:46

An Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry to make an in-depth study of the problems being faced by the Transgender Community and suggest suitable measures to ameliorate their problems. The Committee submitted its report on 27th January 201 ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   394 Views


Amendment in Whistle Blowers Act

   08 August 2014 at 13:45

The Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2011 was passed by the Lok Sabha on the 27th of December, 2011 and was transmitted to the Rajya Sabha. Subsequently, it was noticed that some of the provisions in the Bill needed a relook with a view to strengthe ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   570 Views


Law for Refugees in India

   07 August 2014 at 13:50

India is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon. There is no national law on Refugee at present. Government has circulated a Standard Operating Procedure for dealing with foreign ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   490 Views


National Policy for Older Persons

   06 August 2014 at 10:03

The National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP), 1999 envisages State support to ensure financial and food security, health care, shelter and other needs of older persons, equitable share in development, protection against abuse and exploitation, and av ..

Posted in Others  3 comments |   688 Views


Government, opposition parties discuss Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008

   05 August 2014 at 11:03

Government, opposition parties discuss Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008 Agree to hold another meeting Government voices concern over inadequate insurance coverage in the country The government and leaders of parties opposing the Insurance ..

Posted in Others  1 comments |   483 Views


NHRC notice to Delhi Government over lack of legal assistance to juveniles in conflict with law

   05 August 2014 at 10:02

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 4th August, 2014 The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that most juvenile inmates at Seva Kutir Juvenile Reform Home in Kingsway Camp, North Delhi have no access to legal as ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   385 Views


Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 Inroduced in Lok Sabha

   05 August 2014 at 10:00

Makes Provision for Empowering SEBI to Initiate Action Against Unregulated Deposit Taking and Ponzi Schemes ; to call for Relevant Information and Records From any Person Among Others Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 has been introduced in L ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   1865 Views


Uniform Labour Law

   05 August 2014 at 09:59

The Minister of State for Mines, Steel and Labour and Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that “Labour” is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. Thus, both the Centre and the States can legislate in this area. There are 44 lab ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  2 comments |   1088 Views