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AAR Ruling: GST on Guest Lectures

February 17, 2022

The Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) of the Karnataka bench has ruled that 18 percent GST will be levied on the income that is earned from providing guest lectures. Overview: The petitioner contacted the AAR to obtain clarification as to ..

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Integrated Plant Nutrition Management Bill, 2022

February 17, 2022

Central government has proposed a law to empowers it to fix maximum selling price of fertilizers and control its quality and distribution. Key Points Department of Fertilizers has asked comments on the draft Integrated Plant Nutrition Management Bill, 2022, from ..

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New Rules for Kids on Two-wheelers

February 17, 2022

The Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified a new set of rules according to which children under the age of 4 must wear a helmet and safety vest when riding a two-wheeled vehicle. Overview: According to the ..

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Texas: Legal Suit on Facebook facial recognition

February 15, 2022

On February 14, 2022, attorney general office of Texas sued Meta’s (FB.O) Facebook, after alleging that it has violated state privacy protections with facial-recognition technology. Highlights Facebook was alleged that, its facial-recognition technology collected biometric data of millions of Texans without their ..

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Karnataka HC: Ban on Online Gaming Unconstitutional

February 15, 2022

On February 14, 2022, Karnataka High Court struck down provisions of Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021, that had banned online games. Key Facts The division bench was headed by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S. Dixit. According to the ..

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Proroguing of West Bengal Assembly

February 14, 2022

The West Bengal Governor prorogued the assembly using his powers under Article 174 of the constitution. What is Proroguing? It is discontinuing the session of parliament or state legislative assembly. This does not involve dissolving the assembly. Article 174 The ..

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Umbrella scheme of Modernisation of Police Force

February 14, 2022

Union government approved the “Scheme of Modernisation of State Police Forces (MPF) for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26. Highlights This is a scheme to modernise and improve police forces across the states and union territories. It will continue for another ..

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Draft National Air Sports Policy 2022

February 9, 2022

According to Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Gen. Dr. V K Singh, Government has prepared a draft National Air Sports Policy (NASP 2022) for promoting air sports in India. Highlights Government has received the feedback. It is examining the ..

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Haryana Anti-conversion Bill

February 9, 2022

The bill is being brought in the state of Haryana to prevent unlawful religious conversions. Haryana is a BJP ruled state. The other BJP ruled states that brought in the bill were UP, HP, MP and Karnataka. Need for the ..

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Tamil Nadu Re-adoption of Anti-NEET Bill

February 9, 2022

On February 8, 2022, a special Assembly session of Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopted the anti-NEET Bill. This bill was returned by Governor R N Ravi in January. Highlights Governor’s decision to return this bill was considered confrontational by State Government, ..

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