Current Affairs - Bills and Acts

The Parliament passed three bills addressing reservation and modification of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes lists specifically for Jammu and Kashmir. These bills aim to address reservation gaps and ensure the recognition and inclusion of marginalized communities in the Union territory.

The Rajya Sabha passed bills modifying the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The bills aim to include new ethnic groups into the list of Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh and add several ethnic groups to the Scheduled Tribes list in Odisha.

The original Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in 1974. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 aims to amend this existing legislation to strengthen regulations for pollution prevention and control in India's water resources.

The government's annual financial statement, known as the budget, is outlined in the Indian Constitution's Article 112, which refers to it as the 'Annual Financial Statement'.

The recent amendment in traffic laws has increased the jail term for drivers involved in hit-and-run cases to a maximum of 10 years, compared to the previous provision allowing up to two years under Section 304A of the IPC for causing death by negligence.