The Maharashtra Legislature passed the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill to provide for effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of Left Wing Extremist organisations or similar organisations’.
Key Provisions of the Bill
Declaration of Organisations as ‘Unlawful’: The State Government can ban organisations it deems unlawful without public notification or due process safeguards.
Criminalisation of Expression: Section 2(f) criminalises speech, gestures, or signs that “tend to interfere with public order or cause concern.
Extension of Ban Without Limit: Once banned, an organisation can be permanently banned as there is no time limit for review.
No Lower Court Jurisdiction: Lower courts cannot hear cases under this Act, making legal challenges more difficult.
NITI Aayog presented India’s Third Voluntary National Review (VNR) Report on SDGs at the Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on SDGs, convened by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.
About
The VNR 2025, prepared under the stewardship of NITI Aayog and was developed through a wide-ranging consultative process involving state and Union Territory governments, civil society organisations, development partners, and the private sector.
The report outlines India’s achievements over the past ten years across a wide spectrum of development indicators.
This VNR marks India’s third submission to the HLPF, reaffirming the country’s sustained commitment to the UN 2030 Agenda for SDGs.
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2025) report has been released.
About
This report is the annual global monitoring report for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 (targets 2.1 and 2.2) – to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms.
This year’s report examines the impact of food price inflation on food security and nutrition.
Jointly Released by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations agency for children (UNICEF), the UN World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines capping investments by Regulated Entities (REs) in Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) schemes.
Alternative Investment Fund (AIF)
It is a privately pooled investment which collects money from investors and invests it in non-traditional asset classes.
These Funds are ideal for High Net-worth Individuals (HNIs) because they need a high amount of investment.
State finances and budgets reflect both macroeconomic resilience and local governance priorities, from infrastructure and education to healthcare and local employment initiatives.
महाराष्ट्र विधानमंडल ने वामपंथी उग्रवादी संगठनों या इसी तरह के संगठनों की कुछ गैरकानूनी गतिविधियों की प्रभावी रोकथाम के लिए महाराष्ट्र विशेष जन सुरक्षा विधेयक पारित किया है।
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संगठनों को ‘गैरकानूनी’ घोषित करना: राज्य सरकार बिना किसी सार्वजनिक सूचना या उचित प्रक्रिया सुरक्षा उपायों के उन संगठनों पर प्रतिबंध लगा सकती है जिन्हें वह गैरकानूनी मानती है।
अभिव्यक्ति का अपराधीकरण: धारा 2(f) ऐसे भाषण, हाव-भाव या संकेतों को अपराध घोषित करती है जो “सार्वजनिक व्यवस्था में बाधा डालते हैं या चिंता का कारण बनते हैं।”
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