There are 669 Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in the country which are supported under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.The primary responsibility of setting up the JJBs vests with the State ..
Rules 56 (8) & (9) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rules, 2016 (JJ Rules) framed under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 provide that all tobacco products and intoxicating liquor and the shop ..
The committee constituted by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to review issues relating to taxi permits and propose taxi policy guidelines to promote urban mobility has recommended that city taxies should be allowed to run on App Based ..
As per the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, all citizens shall have the right to information. Further, RTI Act provides for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control o ..
Provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958 and Rules, 1959 are not out dated and implemented effectively on ground.Before 2010 notable amendments were made as under:(i) Insertion of section 2A in the Ancien ..
The civil disputes under Information Technology Act, broadly known to general public as ‘Cyber Civil Wrong”, is dealt by special court known as Adjudicating Officer.The Hon. Adjudicator Maharashtra i.e. Information Technology Secretary Ma ..
Amend PHR Act to make Human Rights Commissions more effective, says Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala and former Chief Justice of India, on Human Rights Day Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala and former Chief Justice of India, ..
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has introduced several regulatory changes to health insurance. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has reviewed IRDA (Health Insurance) Regulations, 2013 ..
National Cr�che Scheme is being implemented across the country presently through the Central Social Welfare Board (an autonomous body under the Ministry) and Indian Council for Child Welfare (a NGO) to provide cr�che facility to the chi ..
Steps taken by Government for ensuring implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 The Government has enacted the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Red ..