MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Department of Legal Affairs)
New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Terms and Conditions and the Salary and allowances payable to Chairperson and Full-time Members) Rules, 2022 (JUNE 13, 2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 30 of the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019 (17 of 2019) the Central Government hereby makes the following rules. ( Refer the gazette notification for details. )
They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
No ads promoting online betting, Ministry issues advisory to media (june 13, 2022)
The advisory comes in light of instances of a number of advertisements of online betting websites/platforms appearing in print, electronic, social and online media. Betting and gambling, illegal in most parts of the country, pose significant financial and socio-economic risk for the consumers, especially youth and children, the advisory states.
“The advertisements of online betting are misleading, and do not appear to be in strict conformity with the Consumer Protection Act 2019, Advertising Code under the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act, 1995, and advertisement norms under the Norms of Journalistic Conduct laid down by the Press Council of India under the Press Council Act, 1978”, it has stated.
On 4th December, 2020, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting had issued an advisory to Private Satellite TV channels to adhere to the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) guidelines on advertisements of online gaming which contained specific Do’s and Dont’s for print and audio-visual advertisements of online gaming.
Ministry of Railways
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Indian Railway Innovation Policy - “StartUps for Railways” (JUNE 13, 2022)
Indian Railways, the National transporter has taken an important initiative in field of innovation through participation of start-ups and other entities. Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched “StartUps for Railways” today in Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. This policy will bring scale and efficiency in the field of operation, maintenance and infrastructure creation through participation of very large and untapped startup ecosystem.
Indian Railway Innovation Portal has been launched which is available on web address www.innovation.indianrailways.gov.in
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
India’s Supreme Court Recognizes Sex Work as a Profession ( JUNE 13, 2022 )
India’s Supreme Court recently observed that “sex work is a profession” like any other, and sex workers should not be harassed by the police.
The court ruling is landmark in the sense, that it upholds the dignity of sex workers. It will enable sex workers to avail themselves of the same benefits and facilities like any other citizen.
Since there was much hype over the recent court ruling, activists who work to combat trafficking for sexual exploitation have clarified that the court ruling does not legalize the “flesh trade” in brothels. It is aimed at protecting sex workers (prostitutes) and not those who live off or profit from the sex trade such as brothel owners and traffickers, who are liable to be prosecuted.
The three-judge Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao said that sex workers are equally entitled to a life of dignity as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Adani project row: Sri Lankan official, who claimed Prez Rajapaksa acted under pressure from PM Modi, quits (JUNE 13, 2022)
Aday after he retracted his statement alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had put pressure on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to award a 500-megawatt renewable energy project to the Adani group, the Sri Lankan official has resigned, reported NDTV.
MMC Ferdinando, the Chairman of Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), had on Sunday retracted his claim that President Rajapaksa had told him that he was under pressure from PM Modi to give the wind power project directly to the Adani Group.
The allegations involve a 500-megawatt renewable energy energy project in Sri Lanka's Mannar district.
WORLD AFFAIRS
Google Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for $118 Million (JUNE 13, 2022)
Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the tech giant had discriminated against women in pay and promotions. The settlement concludes a class-action suit in San Francisco Superior Court initiated in 2017 by three female former employees who said that Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., placed them in lower-job levels than similarly qualified males, leading to lower pay, and denied the women promotions or transitions to other teams that would have led to better career advancement.
The settlement covers about 15,500 female employees who worked at Google in California in 236 job titles after September 2013, according to plaintiffs’ lawyers in the case.
WORD OF THE DAY
Backlog : As per the 245th Law Commission report: When the institution of new cases in any given time period is higher than the disposal of cases in that time period, the difference between institution and disposal is the backlog. This figure represents the accumulation of cases in the system due to the system’s inability to dispose of as many cases as are being filed.
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