Don’t disclose examiners’ names: SC

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The Supreme Court has held that candidates in recruitment examinations can seek scanned copies of answer sheets and tabulation of interview marks under the Right to Information Act, but the right to information does not extend to disclosure of names of examiners. Disclosure of those who evaluated their mark sheets would not be in public interest.

Sedition and the government

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Although sedition was originally a part of the IPC, as drafted by Thomas Macaulay, it was bizarrely dropped from the law when it was enacted in 1860. A decade later, the offence was introduced into the IPC as Section 124-A. The provision defines sedition as any action — whether by words, signs or visible representation — which “brings or attempts …

Protecting India’s trade interests

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) has been signed in Auckland on February 4 by Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the U.S. and Vietnam. Even as it is touted as the world’s biggest trade deal to date, with signatory countries accounting for more than 50 per cent of global GDP, the TPP still has a …

Jeevan Pramaan

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Jeevan Pramaan provides a big relief to all pensioners. A pensioner can now digitally provide Annual Life Certificate to the authorities for continuity of pension instead of presenting himself physically or through a Life Certificate issued by specified authorities every year. Launched in Nov 2014, nearly 12 Lakhs pensioners have registered for Digital Life Certificate (DLC) in about a year. …

Central nodal agency to curb human trafficking planned

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To strengthen the fight against human trafficking, Union government has decided to set up a central nodal agency. Sustained initiatives such as Operation Smile, a month-long campaign to rescue and rehabilitate those trafficked, had also been bearing fruit. Last year, 9,146 children under Operation Smile and 19,742 children under Operation Muskaan were rescued or rehabilitated.

India ratifies pact on nuclear compensation

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Five years after signing the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC), India has ratified the convention. The CSC is a convention that allows for increasing the compensation amount in the event of a nuclear incident through public funds pooled in by contracting parties based on their own installed nuclear capacities. It entered into force on April 15, 2015. …

Punjab to develop pure breed of ‘Sahiwal’ cattle

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The Punjab government has launched an extensive mission to develop pure breed of the ‘Sahiwal’ cattle under the Gokul Gram Yojna to ensure better milk production in the State. Punjab government has launched a number of schemes aimed at increasing the number of such cattle. It will setup ‘Gokul Gram’ in the State in which about 600 high-genetic breed of …

ICAR

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Government is committed to promote organic farming to increase soil health. A new scheme, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) to develop organic clusters, was taken up from current year 2015-16. During the year, the agricultural research and education institutions of the ICAR, successfully generated and introduced technologies to boost farm production and incomes. Registration of seven new breeds of indigenous …