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Did you know McDonald's was running a joint venture between Connaught Plaza Restaurants Ltd? Have you ever wondered what went wrong between these two companies that it had to shut its shop at nearly 170 outlets? What could have been done to avoid it? Do you ..

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) from across states to deliberate upon and propose strategies for reducing road fatalities and to suggest actionable measures for implementation. On the basis of recommendations of the GoM, Ministry introduced the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament (Lok Sabha) on 9..

  The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken a number of steps to prevent road accidents and road accident fatalities as per details mentioned under: - The Government has approved a National Road Safety Policy.  This Policy outlines various policy measures such..

3210 children placed in In-country Adoption during the year 2016-2017     As reported by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), a total number of 3210 children were placed in In-country Adoption during the year 2016-2017. Adoption Policy has been simplified through the Adoption Regulations, 2017. These Regulation..

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has prepared the draft National Policy for Women, 2017 after considering suggestions/comments received from stakeholders. The draft has been examined and approved by the Group of Ministers and has been submitted to the Cabinet for consideration. The Draft envisions a society in which women attain their full potential and a..

New proposed legislation being brought for comprehensive approach towards anti-trafficking The Government of India is undertaking several measures to combat trafficking. The new proposed legislation on trafficking of persons aims to prevent trafficking of persons, to provide care, protection and rehab..

CBI has filed Charge-sheets in 2276 cases in the courts during the last three years viz. 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 upto 31st January, 2018. Cases which are discharged/quashed by the courts are examined and analysed at various levels to decide upon the need for filing the appeal and further action is taken.  During the last three years, there were 14 cases which..

Several steps are being taken by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for speedy implementation of Forest Rights Act-2006 and settlement of community claims. Under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA), until 30th, January, 2018 as much as 1 lakh 39,266 Community Forests Rights (CFR) claims have been received ..

Two Acts of Parliament namely, the Protection of Civil Rights (PCR) Act, 1955, which prescribes punishment for enforcement of any disability arising from practice of ‘untouchability’, and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989,  intended to prevent offences of atrocities against members  of the Schedu..

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched a portal viz. www.ngograntssje@gov.in for mandatory online submission and processing of grants in aid applications of NGOs, w.e.f. 01-04-2014.  As on date 15583 NGOs are registered on the portal of which 6458 are in operation. p style="text-al..

This article is about a Parliamentary debate directly dealing with issue of Article 370 in which Prakash Vir Shastri, who was a noted M.P for his eloquence & forceful oratory style presented the bill before the Lok Sabha. Bill echoed the views of good many people in the House i.e. India should be one consolidated unit exercising undivided sovereignty. Accordingly ..

In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment, Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar told that discussion is underway regarding a Policy for Domestic Workers, the salient features of which are as follows: Inclusion of Domestic Workers  in the existing legislations Registration of Domestic workers. R..

The Supreme Court of India, in a recent Judgment dated 15th February 2018 in a case Sundraram Finance Limited Vs Abdul Samad & Another as reported in (2018) SCC Online SC121 settled the divergence of legal opinion of different High Courts on the question as to Whether an award under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996 (her..

Coming straight to the crux of the core issue, let me begin by first and foremost stating explicitly that the Election Commission of India has very rightly and commendably told the Supreme Court that it has proposed to the Centre to amend the law and bar people accused of an offence punishable with at least five years from contesting elections after charges were frame..

Cabinet approves Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 Offences worth Rs.100 crore or more under the Bill Property of Fugitive Economic Offenders to be attached The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the ..