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Vietnam’s Parliament elects Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as first female speaker

Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) has elected Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as the country`s first female house speaker She was sworn in as speaker after getting elected for the...

April 1, 2016

Parliament passes National Waterways Bill, 2015

The Parliament has passed National Waterways Bill, 2015 to clear decks for the conversion of 106 rivers and creeks across India into transport waterways. It was first passed...

March 10, 2016

Parliament passes Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015

Parliament has passed Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015 to establish Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The Bill replaces the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. It was...

March 9, 2016

Parliament passes Carriage by Air amendment Bill, 2015

Parliament has passed the Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to empower Union government to revise the limits of liability for airlines and compensation as per the Montreal...

March 3, 2016

Pakistan Parliament becomes first in world to run entirely on solar power

Pakistan’s Parliament building located in national capital Islamabad became the first in the world to completely run on solar power. It achieved this feat after Prime Minister Nawaz...

February 23, 2016

Parliament passes three bills

Parliament has passed three bills in ongoing winter session. These bills were passed by the Rajya Sabha without discussion after they were earlier passed by Lok Sabha. These...

December 23, 2015

Parliament passes Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill

Parliament has passed Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015 for trying juveniles as adults. The bill was first passed in Lok Sabha in May 2015...

December 22, 2015

PM Narendra Modi flags off first prototype electric bus for MPs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off first prototype pollution free electric bus for Members of Parliament. The bus powered by battery has been manufactured in the lines with...

December 22, 2015

Parliament passes SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2015

Parliament has passed The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2015. The bill was first passed in Lok Sabha in August 2015 and later in...

December 21, 2015

Parliament passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015

Parliament passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015. It was first passed by Lok Sabha in August 2015 and later in Rajya Sabha in December 2015. The bill...

December 8, 2015

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