Data: Not a single sitting with more than 90% attendance in the last seven sessions of the Rajya Sabha
Data from the Rajya Sabha indicates that during the last seven sessions (249th to 255th)…
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Review: SC says a demand of money for the construction of a house is a dowry demand and is punishable
In this roundup of Court Judgements, we look at the Supreme Court’s observation on custody…
Review: Parliamentary Standing Committee highlights delays & under-utilization of funds in setting up of new AIIMS
The department-related parliamentary standing committee of the ‘Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’ recently submitted…
Review: Committee refuses to drop important assurances as ‘Long time for fulfilment cannot be the sole reason to drop’
In this second part on dropping assurances, we review the assurances that were dropped for…
Review: Why is the assurance on ‘Pre-Nuptial Agreements’ dropped?
The “Committee on Governance Assurances” is authorized to drop assurances made by the government on…
Data: Only 4 of the 149 days of the 17th Lok Sabha saw more than 90% Attendance
During the recent winter session of parliament, it was reported that the PM urged his…
Review: Supreme Court notes that membership of five or more is an essential condition for unlawful assembly
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions about…
Data: Share of Undertrials in Indian prisons crossed 75% by the end of 2020
Data from the NCRB ‘Prison Statistics India-2020’ indicates that the number of undertrials in Indian…
Data: Prisons in India continue to be Overcrowded despite COVID-19
Multiple institutions including the Supreme Court, NHRC, the UN had called for decongestion of prisons,…
Explainer: What are the new ‘Direct Selling Rules’ about?
The government recently notified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021 to regulate the direct…
