Justice Ramana appointed next CJI, to hold post for 16 months
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Justice N.V. Ramana.(photo:@PIB India). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 6 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday signed off on the appointment of Justice N.V. Ramana as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI).
Elevated to the Supreme Court on February 17, 2014 after serving as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court since September 2, 2013, Justice Ramana will take over as the 48th CJI on April 24 after the retirement of incumbent S.A. Bobde on April 23.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the President, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution, is pleased to appoint Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, Judge of the Supreme Court, to be Chief Justice of India, with effect from April 24.
An Agenda For Agricultural Reforms
Point of View provides a 360-degree perspective on crucial farm issues. Barun Mitra here outlines key issues on the political deadlock over farm laws Barun Mitra Mar 09, 2021
Indian agriculture is the largest private sector in the country; yet it is the most regulated, restricted, and prohibited sector of the economy today. Despite such a handicap, Indian farmers have performed a near-miracle in transforming a situation of food scarcity to one of surplus. India has also emerged as a major exporter of agricultural produce, ranked 8th by WTO (World Trade Organization) in 2019. But this has been achieved at a high cost: today, half the population remains largely dependent on a shrinking share of agriculture, 15%, in gross domestic product (GDP).
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India to Launch A CBDC, Proposes to Ban Private Cryptocurrencies
Last Updated: 01 February 2021
The Indian government is proposing a plan to ban all private cryptocurrencies in the country. The authorities are also planning to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
New draft legislation
New draft legislation from the government of India proposes a ban on all private digital currencies. The bill also seeks to create a framework for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The proposal is pending approval from parliament and is up for discussion.
Dubbed the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, the proposal suggests a blanket ban on all types of private cryptocurrency. Barun Mitra, the founder, and director of an Indian policy think tank Liberty Institute said that the ban is not surprising. He said that the government has its eyes set on the private gold held by citizens for a very long time.
7 reasons for backing farmers against farm laws KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 12/24/2020 12:19:03 AM
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Barun Mitra, a Delhi-based activist associated last year with the farmers protests in Akola district of Maharashtra under the banner of the Sharad Joshi-founded Shetkari Sanghatana and former MP Bhupinder Singh Mann-led Bhartiya Kisan Union in Hisar district of Haryana against the government curbs on the genetically modified (GM) crops, says the farmers staging demonstrations at Delhi borders for over three weeks symbolise the citizens fight for freedom.
He counts seven reasons why this farmer movement should be supported alike last year s protests to demand freedom to the farmers to access the latest technologies, including GM crops like Bt Cotton and Bt Brinjal, to help improve the farmers income and thereby contribute to the national being. He advocates that the citizens should back the movement to oppose the governments eroding their rights over the years in th