Union Minister Raj Kumar Singh is to move the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha) later on Monday to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 to empower the central government to specify a carbon credit trading scheme.
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda is to move 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967.
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022 which is intended to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to incorporate more species protected under the law.
The Kerala government on Wednesday tabled the University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the State Assembly to replace the Governor from the post of chancellor in the universities of Kerala.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar who is also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday spoke on the 99th Constitutional Amendment Bill paving way for the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) which was undone by the Supreme Court in 2015.
"I'm totally in favour of the Bill, I thank opposition parties also for backing the decision to raise the quota for backward classes from 58 to 75. I will approve the Bill by Monday," Uikey said.
Some of the bills slated for introduction are the Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022.
The Chhattisgarh assembly on Friday unanimously passed two amendment bills hiking reservation in admissions and government jobs in the state for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Scheduled Caste (SC) communities, in line with the proportion of their populations.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Puskar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will retain its power in the MCD elections and will not let AAP to even "open its account".
Two important bills were passed by voice vote in the Uttarakhand assembly on the second day of the supplementary budget session on Thursday. A strict law regarding religious conversion in the state is now in place after the passage of the Uttarakhand Religion Freedom (Amendment) Bill 2022.
Speaking to ANI, he said that the Jharkhand Excise Amendment Bill was in the interest of the liquor vendors and killing the revenue of the state and that is why, the state BJP was continuously opposing the Bill from street to State Assembly.