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News Headlines -21st Jan
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Wayanad- First district to provide basic documents to all tribal people
Wayanad has become the first district in the country to provide basic documents and facilities such as Aadhaar card, ration card, birth/death certificates, election ID card, bank account and health insurance to all tribal people. The achievement was possible due to the Akshaya Big Campaign for Document Digitization (ABCD) campaign, which was launched in November 2021 at Thondarnadu gram panchayat.
India Egypt to sign a series of agreements during President’s visit
India and Egypt are likely to seal around half a dozen agreements during the visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi who is slated to arrive here on January 24 ahead of the Republic Day celebrations where he will be the chief guest. As a symbol of closer military ties, the Republic Day parade is on track to have a contingent of 180 personnel from the Egyptian armed forces this year.
New guidelines by the Centre to regulate promotions on social media
The guide ‘Endorsements Know-hows!’, created for celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers on social media platforms, aims to ensure that individuals do not mislead their audiences when endorsing products or services and that they are in compliance with the Consumer Protection Act. In case there is a violation of the guidelines, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 prescribes that the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) can impose a penalty of up to ₹10 lakh on manufacturers, advertisers and endorsers. For repeated offences, a penalty of up to ₹ 50 lakh can be imposed. The CCPA can also prohibit the endorser of a misleading advertisement from making any endorsement for up to one year and for subsequent contravention, prohibition can extend up to three years.
Supreme Court declined to entertain petitions challenging the caste census in Bihar
A Bench led by Justice B.R. Gavai refused to intervene while giving liberty to the petitioner, Ek Soch Ek Prayas, a non-governmental organization (NGO), to seek appropriate remedies in law before the High Court concerned. The lawyer representing the NGO had argued that caste survey came under the Central List of the Constitution and a State did not have the authority to conduct it. The first phase of the survey began on January 7, 2023 and would continue till January 21. The second phase is from April. The Bihar Cabinet had decided to conduct the survey on June 2 last year.
