Committees

T.S.R. Subramanian Report on environment: The Subramanian committee was set up in August 2014 to review the existing environmental laws and the procedures followed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The committee suggested several amendments to existing laws and regulations, including those relating to environment, forest, wildlife and coastal zone clearances and even existing …

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Set up by the Ministry of Water Resources It has recommended setting up a National Water Commission Proposed NWC: The commission report recommended that NWC be headed by  a chief national water commissioner and should have full time commissioners representing hydrology, hydrogeology, hydrometeorology, river ecology, ecological economics, agronomy (with focus on soil and water) and …

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M.P. Bezbaruah Committee was set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It looked into the concerns of the citizens from the North Eastern States. Thus, it suggested remedial measures including legal measures that government could take. Recommendations: Policing: It recommended amendments to the IPC by creating new offences under Section 153C and 509A. Sections will …

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News: Election Commission of India(ECI) has constituted a committee to examine the issues concerning the expenditure limit for a candidate. Facts: Background: The committee was set up after the Ministry of Law & Justice has notified an amendment in Rule 90 of Conduct of Elections Rules,1961 increasing the existing election campaign expenditure limit by 10% with immediate effect …

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Centre has decided to form a committee to protect the language, culture and land of Ladakh and ensuring citizen’s participation in the Union Territory’s development. The Committee will be headed by the Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy and will include elected representatives from Ladakh, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, central government, and …

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Union Government has constituted six-member committee to look at selling as many as 149 small and marginal oil and gas fields of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) to private and foreign companies to boost domestic output. Why it was needed? India wants to cut oil import dependence by …

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