In News In a judgment in December 2022 — Neeraj Dutta v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) the Supreme Court came down heavily on corruption among public servants in the country and lowered the bar for the quantum of evidence required to convict persons charged with corruption. On many occasions in the past, the […]
In Context Recently, there has been renewed concern across states over the functioning of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Concerns Related to RTI Implementation On the occasion of 16 years of implementation of the RTI Act in India in October 2021, Satark Nagrik Sangathan has compiled a report on the performance of information commissions […]
In News Recently, several politicians have accused the Centre of protecting officers under probe for tapping the phones of political leaders. Phone Tapping in India Meaning: It means interception of the contents of communication through a secret connection to the telephone line of one whose conversations are to be monitored usually without the consent of […]
In News The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) to get more powers to act against auditors and company executives. About Constitution: The NFRA was constituted as a statutory body in 2018 by the Government of India under Sub Section (1) of section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013. Functions and Duties: Recommend accounting and auditing […]
In News Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has assured petitioners that the Supreme Court will take up for hearing a pending plea challenging the Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018. Two NGOs — Common Cause and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) — have challenged the scheme, alleging that it is “distorting democracy”. Electoral Bonds Scheme […]
In News Transparency International has ranked India at 85 among 180 countries in its Corruption Perception Index report released recently. Key Findings World: Overall, two-thirds of the 168 countries on the 2015 index scored below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean). Denmark took […]
In News The first phase of the census and collection of details to update the National Population Register (NPR) have been postponed at least till September 2021. Background The Registrar General of India (RGI) had in December 2021 informed the States that freezing of boundaries of districts, sub-districts, tehsils, talukas, police stations etc. has been […]
In News Recently ,the Union Minister of Home Affairs released the Good Governance Index 2021 on Good Governance Day at New Delhi. About Good Governance Index Prepared by: Department of Administration Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). Indicators: Good Governance Index(GGI 2021) Framework covered ten sectors and 58 indicators. The sectors of GGI 2020-21 are: Agriculture […]
In News Stakeholders are attempting to find a robust and effective solution to deal with Fake news and its associated social problems. About The Indian government has been attempting to bring in several legal amendments to deal with fake news, its creation, propagation and effects. Social media companies are also investing billions of dollars into […]
In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) e-Committee has released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings. The e-Committee is working with the Department of Justice and has invited suggestions and inputs from all stakeholders by 30th June 2021. Background The SC, in the judgment of Swapnil Tripathi and Indira Jaisingh […]
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