1) Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023: It was passed by the Lok Sabha.
- Features:
- A total of 183 provisions are being proposed to be decriminalized in 42 Central Acts;
- Pragmatic revision of fines and penalties commensurate to the offence committed;
- Establishment of Adjudicating Officers and Appellate Authorities;
- Benefits:
- Ensures that the degree and nature of punishment are commensurate with the severity of the offence.
- Boost to ease of living and ease of doing business.
- Reduces undue pressure on the justice system and helps in a more efficient and effective justice dispensation.
2) Quick Impact Projects (QIPs): India, and Laos signed an MoU for the implementation of various Quick Impact Projects in the fields of education, health, water facility and IT.
- QIPs are small-scale, low-cost projects funded by UN peacekeeping missions.
- QIPs are mainly implemented through local actors including local authorities, non-governmental and grassroots organisations.
3) Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review: The report was published by the UNEP.
- The report provides an overview of key climate litigation cases from the past two years (2020-22 period).
- It highlights that climate change litigations have more than doubled since 2017.
- Climate change litigation includes cases that raise material issues of law or fact relating to climate change mitigation, adaptation or the science of climate change.
4) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Repealing Regulations, 2023: TRAI releases Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Repealing Regulations, 2023.
- It repeals the Regulation on Quality of Service of Dial-Up and Leased Line Internet Access Service, 2001.
- Its objective was to ensure customer satisfaction by laying down norms of network performance.
- These regulations were issued when the dial-up service was the only service available for accessing low-speed internet.
- With the passage of time, telecommunication networks, both wireline as well as wireless, have evolved to offer high-speed internet services.
- This has made the 2001 regulations irrelevant.
