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The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (OSH) was introduced in Lok Sabha on September 19 and passed on September 22. It was introduced and passed in Rajya Sabha on September 23.

In 2015, during a TED Talk, Bill Gates had made a prescient comment. He had said that in the near future, a multi-million death scenario would emerge from a pandemic, rather than war.

No city enjoys inexhaustible natural resources. Thus, it is this judicial activism spearheaded by the likes of Justice Waziri in recent times that shall play a significant role in shaping the near future seeking to replenish, care, nurture and augment the said limited resources.

India is largest form of representative democracy. The citizens of India based on adult suffrage elect their representatives who voice their constituencies’ concerns and opinions in the parliament and state legislatures.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s directive to chairpersons of parliamentary panels not to take up issues for examination which are pending in courts has led to much debate, but rules do prohibit this

The NCB is directly under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Its Director General is Rakesh Asthana (right), an IPS officer from the Gujarat cadre (1984)

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A nationwide lockdown was imposed by the Central Government from March 25 to curb the spread of Covid-19 disease. It has significantly affected the relationship of the landlords and tenants. If the tenant has funds available with him then its obligation to pay rent is not impacted.

After the partition Delhi saw a huge influx of migrants and the Government was forced to ease rules for the migrants and to re-settle thousands of migrant and the laws were in favour of protecting economically weaker section of the society even for those who cannot pay rent or apply for loan.

On wee hours of Sep 6, the Pontiff of Edneer Mutt of Kerala left for heavenly abode. Ordinarily, the death of a religious head would not concern the legal world – except, this Pontiff who gave to us the most important constitutional case in our history, for his name was His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati.