CSR provisions made more stringent, but Government amends the law before the recommendations of the HLC
Parliament recently amended the Companies act 2013 which made the CSR provisions more stringent. However, the government amended the act…
A video of football fans celebrating England’s Euro 2016 win is digitally altered and shared as crowd celebrating Justin Trudeau’s resignation
https://youtu.be/O1wfThg8TUs On 06 January 2024, Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as the Prime Minister of Canada, citing dissatisfaction with his…
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10 years of RTI – What ails the implementation?
Right to Information has completed 10 years. But what has been the experience of these…
The CIC is admitting less than 10% of the cases it did in January this year. Is there something fishy?
The Central Information Commission is in the news for all the wrong reasons, on the…
Government sets up a Central Victim Compensation Fund, with an initial corpus of Rs 200 crore from the Nirbhaya Fund
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued guidelines for the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF),…
10 years on, only 5 Chief Minister Offices (CMOs) have made proactive disclosures under RTI
The RTI act is now 10 years old. One of the most important provisions of…
Lok Sabha has a new standing committee on Ethics. But does it have enough teeth?
Both the houses of Parliament now have a permanent standing committee on ethics. While their…
How is a Film Certified by the Censor Board (CBFC)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfflyDp_9dY The issue of Film Certification has been discussed time & again in the context…
