Financial Action Task Force- FATF is an intergovernmental organization formed in 1989 by the Paris G7 summit to develop policies to combat money laundering. Since 2000, FATF started maintaining the FATF blacklist & greylist, & from 2001, its mandate was expanded to include terrorism financing. FATF has 39 members.
23 countries in the grey list. 3 countries on the black list. On 21/10/22, Myanmar was added to the black list, Pakistan & Nicaragua were removed from the greylist, & Congo, Tanzania, and Mozambique were added to the grey list. Pakistan was in grey list since 2018
T. Raja Kumar (Indian Origin) began a two-year term as President of the FATF on 1 July 2022.
Lokayukta (Lok Ayukta)- It is an Indian Parliamentary Ombudsman, executed into power, through and for, each of the State Governments of India. It is brought into effect in a state, after passing the Lokayukta Act in the respective state Legislature and a person of reputable background is nominated to the post.
Once appointed, Lokayukta cannot be dismissed or transferred by the government, and can only be removed by passing an impeachment motion by the state assembly
In 1968 a Bill (after ARC recommendation) was introduced for the appointment of Lok-Pal (National level) and Lokayukta (for the States.)
the provisions of the Lokayukta Acts varied from one State to another.
Parole, Furlough and Remission- While these are all different, they all offer relief — temporary or permanent — from a prison term. ‘Prisons’ is a State subject under the State List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. The Prisons Act says that only states can make rules regarding the release of prisoners on furlough, parole and remission. However, in 2016, the Centre released a comprehensive Model Prison Manual for States to review their rules on this. There is no uniform legislation to deal with furlough or parole.
Furlough is granted as a matter of right to prisoners. Parole, by contrast, is not seen as a matter of right.
Remission is a reduction in sentence as opposed to a break from prison life.
Climate Transparency Report- The Report provides a concise overview of the climate performance of the G20 in a comparative stocktake. The review is based on 100 indicators.
As per the report, India suffered an income loss of $159 billion, 5.4% of its gross domestic product, due to extreme heat in 2021. The report is published annually by Climate Transparency, a global partnership of 14 climate research organisations and NGOs from the majority of G20 (Germanwatch)
Hate Speech- Recently, Supreme Court directed the police to take “immediate” suo motu action by lodging criminal cases without waiting for formal complaints in cases of Hate Speech. Sections 153A (promotion of enmity between different groups) and 505 of the Indian Penal Code (offence to making “statements conducing to public mischief”.) are generally taken to be the main penal provisions that deal with inflammatory speeches.
Provisions in clauses (2) to (6) of Article 19 authorize the State to restrict the exercise of the freedom guaranteed under article 19. There is no specific legal definition of ‘hate speech’.
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