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                                        INDIA NEEDS TO ENACT A COVID-19 LAW Ad Hoc and reactive rule-making reveals the lack of co-ordination between the Union and State Goverments  The nationwide lockdown has been central to the government's strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic with businesses closed, supply chains disrupted, timelines extended and contracts terminated, this exercise has caused the organised sector unprecedented economic losses. In the unorganised sector, there has been a complete breakdown with little or no legal recoures for those who are affected. While the lockdown has helped contain community spread of the disease, a legal and legislative audit of this exercise has evaded scrutiny so far. As we are now in the seventh week of the lockdown, it is imperative and timely that we assess its underlying legislative soundness. LAWS GOVERNING LOCK...

Four Environmental Rules Diluted That Will Have an Impact Beyond                                                    The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) is hereby published, as required under sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986., for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this notification are made available to the public. The Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. The...

CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL 2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ...