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Jan Vishwas Bill 2025-Move to Decriminalise Petty Offences

In a major step towards simplification, the Government of India has laid the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha. This bill is the next leg of the 2023 Act that seeks to continue the process of decriminalising the petty and technical offences by streamlining the procedural requirements and making the penal provisions more lenient and the industry and business-friendly and simplify the environmental and forest approvals.

 

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Genetic Discovery Explains High TB Rates in India’s Sahariya Tribe

A recent study has found a unique genetic association behind alarmingly low rates of tuberculosis (TB) in the Sahariya tribe in central India. This finding may partly explain why the TBthe TB rate in this community is so much higher than the national mean.

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Nepal Is Free of Rubella, With Reduced Measles in Major Public Health Victory

Breaking the News: WHO removes Nepal from endgame list of rubella. This makes Nepal the sixth country in WHO South-East Asia Region to become free from the contagious viral disease that causes brain damage in children, deafness, and in some cases leads to miscarriage in pregnant women.

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Process Chief Election Commissioner can be removed

The CEC of India’s removal procedure is by design cumbersome to shield the ECI from the influence of men in power.

Constitutional Protection for the CEC

The bedrock of the CEC’s security is the provisions of Article 324(5) of the Constitution of India. It provides that the CEC can be removed from office only "in like manner and on the like grounds' as a judge of the Supreme Court. 

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India’s Patent Growth At Record High On Innovation Boom

India has come to a critical juncture in its innovation journey. First times ever In 2023, majority of patent filings in the country were filed by Indian applicants — surpassing each single foreign nations. This wave represents a significant departure from the country’s traditional role as a technology consumer.

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