Criminal contempt of court against lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan
Constitutional Provisions:
Article 129: Grants Supreme Court the power to punish for contempt of itself.
Article 142(2): Enables the Supreme Court to investigate and punish any person for its contempt.
Article 215: Grants every High Court the power to punish for contempt of itself.
However, the expression ‘contempt of court’ has not been defined by the Constitution.
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Constitutional Provisions:
Article 129: Grants Supreme Court the power to punish for contempt of itself.
Article 142(2): Enables the Supreme Court to investigate and punish any person for its contempt.
Article 215: Grants every High Court the power to punish for contempt of itself.
However, the expression ‘contempt of court’ has not been defined by the Constitution.
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Contempt of Courts
As per the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, contempt refers to the offence of showing disrespect to the dignity or authority of a court. The Act divides contempt into civil and criminal contempt.
Civil contempt: It is willful disobedience to any judgment, decree, direction, order, writ or other processes of a court or wilful breach of an undertaking given to the court.
Criminal contempt: It is any act which may result in:
Scandalising the court by lowering its authority.
Interference in the due course of a judicial proceeding.
An obstruction in the administration of justice.
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As per the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, contempt refers to the offence of showing disrespect to the dignity or authority of a court. The Act divides contempt into civil and criminal contempt.
Civil contempt: It is willful disobedience to any judgment, decree, direction, order, writ or other processes of a court or wilful breach of an undertaking given to the court.
Criminal contempt: It is any act which may result in:
Scandalising the court by lowering its authority.
Interference in the due course of a judicial proceeding.
An obstruction in the administration of justice.
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Bachpan Bachao Andolan
It is India's largest movement campaigning for the rights of children
It was started in 1980 by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
Mission: Identify, release, rehabilitate and educate children in servitude through prevention, direct intervention, mass mobilisation and legal action to create a child-friendly society.
Functions: As a Non Government Organisation (NGO), it has centred its focus on ending bonded labour, child labour and human trafficking, as well as demanding the right to education for all children.
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It is India's largest movement campaigning for the rights of children
It was started in 1980 by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi.
Mission: Identify, release, rehabilitate and educate children in servitude through prevention, direct intervention, mass mobilisation and legal action to create a child-friendly society.
Functions: As a Non Government Organisation (NGO), it has centred its focus on ending bonded labour, child labour and human trafficking, as well as demanding the right to education for all children.
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Forwarded from TARGET Environment Shots
•Brazzaville Declaration: was signed to promote better management and conservation of Cuvette Centrale Region in Congo Basin in the backdrop of the 3rd Conference of Partners of the Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI), 2018
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Peace Forest Imitative
1.It is an initiative of South Korea launched in 2019 during the 14th Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD in New Delhi, India.
2.It aims to contribute to land degradation neutrality (LDN) implementation through partnerships that build peace and security.
3. The goal of the PFI is to offer countries recovering from violent conflict, an opportunity to achieve stability and trust while re-building livelihoods and economies
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1.It is an initiative of South Korea launched in 2019 during the 14th Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD in New Delhi, India.
2.It aims to contribute to land degradation neutrality (LDN) implementation through partnerships that build peace and security.
3. The goal of the PFI is to offer countries recovering from violent conflict, an opportunity to achieve stability and trust while re-building livelihoods and economies
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DIAMER-BASHA DAM •
China and Pakistan signed an accord to construct this Dam in Gilgit-Baltistan region.
•Constructed on the River Indus
• India had objected to the construction of the dam repeatedly as it falls into the Indian territory of northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Also, it can cause water shortage in Ladakh.
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China and Pakistan signed an accord to construct this Dam in Gilgit-Baltistan region.
•Constructed on the River Indus
• India had objected to the construction of the dam repeatedly as it falls into the Indian territory of northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Also, it can cause water shortage in Ladakh.
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SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS) BULLETIN
• SRS is a demographic survey for providing reliable annual estimates of IMR, birth rate, death rate and other fertility and mortality indicators at the national and sub-national levels.
• It was initiated on a pilot basis in 1964-65, and became fully operational during 1969-70.
• SRS is conducted by Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under Ministry of Home Affairs
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• SRS is a demographic survey for providing reliable annual estimates of IMR, birth rate, death rate and other fertility and mortality indicators at the national and sub-national levels.
• It was initiated on a pilot basis in 1964-65, and became fully operational during 1969-70.
• SRS is conducted by Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under Ministry of Home Affairs
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“LOST AT HOME” REPORT PUBLISHED
BY UN CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
• Report looks at the risks and challenges internally displaced children face, and the urgent actions needed to protect them.
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BY UN CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
• Report looks at the risks and challenges internally displaced children face, and the urgent actions needed to protect them.
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NATIONAL MIGRANT INFORMATION SYSTEM (NMIS)
• NMIS is a central online repository on Migrant Workers to facilitate their seamless movement across States.
• It would help in speedy inter-State communication/co-ordination. • It has additional advantages like contact tracing, which may be useful in overall COVID-19 response.
• Developed by National Disaster Management Authority
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• NMIS is a central online repository on Migrant Workers to facilitate their seamless movement across States.
• It would help in speedy inter-State communication/co-ordination. • It has additional advantages like contact tracing, which may be useful in overall COVID-19 response.
• Developed by National Disaster Management Authority
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SURAKSHA STORE INITIATIVE
• It has been launched by Department of Consumer Affairs (under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution).
• It is a public private initiative to create a safe and secure environment for consumers and shop owners at Kirana Stores
. • Objective of project is to educate Kirana store owners across country about COVID-19 safety guidelines and protocols required to be followed while running their businesses.
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• It has been launched by Department of Consumer Affairs (under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution).
• It is a public private initiative to create a safe and secure environment for consumers and shop owners at Kirana Stores
. • Objective of project is to educate Kirana store owners across country about COVID-19 safety guidelines and protocols required to be followed while running their businesses.
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GOAL (GOING ONLINE AS LEADERS) PROGRAMME)
• It is joint initiative of Facebook India with Ministry of Tribal affairs to provide mentorship to tribal youth through digital mode.
• Programme intends to upskill and empower 5,000 tribal youths in current phase to harness full potential of digital platforms to learn new ways of doing business, explore and connect with domestic and international markets.
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• It is joint initiative of Facebook India with Ministry of Tribal affairs to provide mentorship to tribal youth through digital mode.
• Programme intends to upskill and empower 5,000 tribal youths in current phase to harness full potential of digital platforms to learn new ways of doing business, explore and connect with domestic and international markets.
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National Biomedical Resource Indigenization Consortium (NBRIC)
•It was constituted by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, as a Public Private Partnership to drive indigenous innovation focused on developing reagents, diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics for COVID19.
• It is hosted and led by the led by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms
•NBRIC is a ‘Make in India’ initiative for Biomedical research and innovative products, towards promoting import substitution and exports
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•It was constituted by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, as a Public Private Partnership to drive indigenous innovation focused on developing reagents, diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics for COVID19.
• It is hosted and led by the led by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms
•NBRIC is a ‘Make in India’ initiative for Biomedical research and innovative products, towards promoting import substitution and exports
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PROJECT CARD
• Niti Aayog and the Department of Biotechnology have launched the Consortium for Affordable & Rapid Diagnostics (CARD)
• It aims to ramp up production of COVID-19 testing kits in India to expand diagnosis as well as boost exports.
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• Niti Aayog and the Department of Biotechnology have launched the Consortium for Affordable & Rapid Diagnostics (CARD)
• It aims to ramp up production of COVID-19 testing kits in India to expand diagnosis as well as boost exports.
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COBAS 6800 TESTING MACHINE
• It is a fully automated, high end machine for performing real time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for COVID-19.
• Machine minimizes chance of contamination as well as risk of infection since it can be operated remotely with limited human intervention.
• COBAS 6800 can also detect other pathogens like Viral Hepatitis B & C, HIV, MTb (both rifampicin and isoniazide resistance), Papilloma, Chlamydia, Neiserreia etc.
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• It is a fully automated, high end machine for performing real time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for COVID-19.
• Machine minimizes chance of contamination as well as risk of infection since it can be operated remotely with limited human intervention.
• COBAS 6800 can also detect other pathogens like Viral Hepatitis B & C, HIV, MTb (both rifampicin and isoniazide resistance), Papilloma, Chlamydia, Neiserreia etc.
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Curruption prequartion index
It is released by Transparency International annually since 1995.
It ranks 180 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.
It uses a scale of zero to 100, where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. More than two-thirds of countries score below 50 on this year’s CPI, with an average score of just 43.
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It is released by Transparency International annually since 1995.
It ranks 180 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.
It uses a scale of zero to 100, where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. More than two-thirds of countries score below 50 on this year’s CPI, with an average score of just 43.
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Pre-pack
A pre-pack is an agreement for the resolution of the debt of a distressed company through an agreement between secured creditors and investors instead of a public bidding process.
This system of insolvency proceedings has become an increasingly popular mechanism for insolvency resolution in the UK and Europe over the past decade.
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A pre-pack is an agreement for the resolution of the debt of a distressed company through an agreement between secured creditors and investors instead of a public bidding process.
This system of insolvency proceedings has become an increasingly popular mechanism for insolvency resolution in the UK and Europe over the past decade.
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5th EditionRaisina dialogue 2020
• It is a multilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community, held annually in New Delhi since 2016.
It is designed on the lines of Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue
• The Dialogue is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials, as well as major private sector executives, members of the media and academics.
• It has emerged as India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics.
• The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation(ORF) in collaboration with the Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs.(MEA)
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• It is a multilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community, held annually in New Delhi since 2016.
It is designed on the lines of Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue
• The Dialogue is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials, as well as major private sector executives, members of the media and academics.
• It has emerged as India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics.
• The conference is hosted by the Observer Research Foundation(ORF) in collaboration with the Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs.(MEA)
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BRICS
Member- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Originally, the first four were grouped as "BRIC
South Africa Joined in 2010.
November 2001, Jim O’Neill, a British economist coined
the term ‘BRIC’ to describe the four emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China
The first BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg,a, Russion June 16, 2009.
The 11th BRICS Summit was held in 2019 in Brazil
BRICS grouping has:
o 42% of the global population
o 23% of the global GDP,
o 30% of the global territory
o 18% of the global trade
. • The BRICS members are also known for their significant influence on regional affairs; all are members of G20.
NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK (HQ: SHANGHAI)
• It is a multilateral development bank operated by the BRICS states
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Member- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Originally, the first four were grouped as "BRIC
South Africa Joined in 2010.
November 2001, Jim O’Neill, a British economist coined
the term ‘BRIC’ to describe the four emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China
The first BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg,a, Russion June 16, 2009.
The 11th BRICS Summit was held in 2019 in Brazil
BRICS grouping has:
o 42% of the global population
o 23% of the global GDP,
o 30% of the global territory
o 18% of the global trade
. • The BRICS members are also known for their significant influence on regional affairs; all are members of G20.
NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK (HQ: SHANGHAI)
• It is a multilateral development bank operated by the BRICS states
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SWAYAM Prabha
Initiative of the Ministry of HRD to provide 32 High Quality Educational Channels through DTH across the length and breadth of the country on 24X7 basis.
It has curriculum-based course content covering diverse disciplines.
This is primarily aimed at making quality learning resources accessible to remote areas where internet availability is still a challenge.
The DTH channels are using the GSAT-15 satellite for programme telecasts.
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Initiative of the Ministry of HRD to provide 32 High Quality Educational Channels through DTH across the length and breadth of the country on 24X7 basis.
It has curriculum-based course content covering diverse disciplines.
This is primarily aimed at making quality learning resources accessible to remote areas where internet availability is still a challenge.
The DTH channels are using the GSAT-15 satellite for programme telecasts.
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