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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
The Supreme Court held that for determining the punishment under the NDPS Act, the quantity of the neutral substances must be included when weighing the seized narcotics. About the Act The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act passed in 1985 prohibits the production, sale, purchase, transport and consumption of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in ..
..Read MoreRPF: Operation “NARCOS”
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) recently recovered narcotics products of worth Rs. 7.40 Crore under its “Operation NARCOS”. What is Operation NARCOS? The RPF launched the operation NARCOS in the month of June 2022, for bringing attention to menace of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. It was a month-long pan India drive, launched against smuggling of narcotics through rail. RPF, in ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Meri Saheli initiative • Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act • Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) • Operation AAHT • Operation Nanhe Farishte • Operation NARCOS • Operation Yatri Surakhsha • Railway Protection Force
UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, which comes under the UN Economic and Social Council, is the apex drug policy-making body within the UN. It has vital functions in the international drug control conventions. This commission’s 53 member states have recently voted to remove cannabis from the Schedule IV and move it to Schedule I. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Cannabis • Narcotic Drugs • Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act • Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 • UN Commission on NArcotic Drugs
SC on anti-narcotics law: Quantity will determine punishment not Purity
On April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of India pronounced that it is the quantity of the banned drug mixture that will decide the punishment of the offender and not the purity. The clarification was given by the apex court under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Highlights In order to determine whether the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: CLAT • Drug Abuse • Drugs • Heroin • Narcotic Drugs • Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act • Narcotics • Supreme court
Indian Coast Guard can now legally search & seize vessels in EEZ
Union Ministry of Defence has authorized every member of Coast Guard under Coast Guard Act 1978, to visit, board, search and seize any suspicious vessel and arrest people for offences within Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf of country. The permission also includes seizing of any artificial island/ any floating or moored object/ any ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Customs Act 1962 • Exclusive Economic Zone • Indian Coast Guard • Indian Navy • maritime security • Ministry of Defence • Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act