Category Archives: Knowledge

Key features of Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2016

By | March 9, 2016

Standards certification for products and services concerning health, safety, and environment to be made mandatory New BIS Bill provides compensation to the consumers if the goods and services do not conform to the standards Self-declaration of conformity of the Standards introduced along with stringent penalty provisions for violation for ease of doing business Bureau of… Read More »

Name tags on registration plates of Vehicle not allowed : High Court

By | March 8, 2016

Held “No person of private or Government sector shall be permitted to fix a board, plaque or plate in front or back of a vehicle for any reason whatsoever. The fixation of such boards, plates or plaques are not permissible under Rule 50 referred hereinabove.Such boards, plates or plaques should be removed immediately while plying on road and should… Read More »

Chairman of Private Bank is Public Servant under prevention of corruption Act

By | February 28, 2016

Issue Whether the Chairman, Directors and Officers of Global Trust Bank Ltd. (a private bank before its amalgamation with the Oriental Bank of Commerce), can be said to be public servants for the purposes of their prosecution in respect of offences punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 or not ? Held Under Clause (viii)… Read More »

FAQ on Budget and Railway Budget

By | February 24, 2016

WHAT IS THE BUDGET? A Government budget is a legal document that is – • Passed by the Parliament, and • Approved by the President. • The two basic elements of any budget are the revenues and expenses. WHEN IS THE BUDGET PRESENTED? The Union Budget is presented to Parliament in two parts i.e. Railway… Read More »

Scientists detect gravitational waves

By | February 14, 2016

Scientists detect gravitational waves Scientists have finally detected gravitational waves. First proposed by Albert Einstein 1916, gravitational waves are ripples in space and time that are produced when black holes collide and stars explode.