Parliament Monsoon Session News Live Updates: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to provide a legal framework for the functioning of the National Anti-Doping Agency and to expand the network of dope testing laboratories in the country. The National Anti-Doping Bill 2022 was passed by a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha. It was approved by the Lok Sabha last week with some amendments.
Responding to the debate on the bill, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur said that currently, India can conduct only 6,000 tests a year, and the proposed legislation will help significantly increase the testing capacity. .
The government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from the Lok Sabha and said it would come out with “fresh legislation” that would fit into a comprehensive legal framework.
Union Minister Rajiv Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said the government will come up with a comprehensive framework covering all aspects of the digital economy with dedicated laws for data privacy, emerging technologies, and data governance framework.
In other news, a parliamentary committee on Wednesday criticized the government for the absence of a “clear-cut” policy on engagement with the Indian diaspora and as a guideline for deeper and broader engagement with the community. Recommended to bring a document to work on. . The External Affairs Ministry committee also expressed displeasure over the government’s lack of an authentic database of Indian migrants and said that Indian missions abroad should play a more active role in establishing closer links with the community.
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Uproar in Lok Sabha over misuse of central agencies by Modi government
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday amid protests by opposition parties over the “Enforcement Directorate rule”.
This comes in the backdrop of the ongoing National Herald case, in which Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have been accused of money laundering.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi also came briefly to the well of the House to join her party’s MPs who were protesting against the “misuse of central investigative agencies” against opposition leaders.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday temporarily sealed the premises of the Congress-owned National Herald in New Delhi as part of the ongoing money laundering case and directed that “the agency’s advance Premises should not be opened without permission”. . The rest of the National Herald office in the Herald House building remains open for use.
Comprehensive bill covering all aspects of digital economy to be tabled in Parliament: MOSIT Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Union Minister Rajiv Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said the government will come up with a comprehensive framework covering all aspects of the digital economy, with dedicated rules for data privacy, emerging technologies, and a data governance framework. .
The government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from the Lok Sabha and said it would come out with “fresh legislation” that would fit into a comprehensive legal framework.
– The government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from the Lok Sabha.
The government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from the Lok Sabha and said it would come out with “fresh legislation” that would fit into a comprehensive legal framework. “The government will bring in a set of new legislation for a comprehensive legal framework for the digital economy,” said IT minister Ashwini Vishnu, who moved to withdraw the bill in the House.
Sources said the government will hold a wide public consultation before tabling the new legislation in Parliament. According to sources, the bill on privacy and cyber security may be replaced by more than one bill and the government may introduce a new set of bills in the winter session of Parliament.
-India will be among the select countries that have their own laws to test doping in sports.
He said the number of tests required to conduct any major international championship could be as high as 10,000 per month. Thakur also told the House that samples from 16 countries are tested at laboratories located in India. The minister said that with the passage of this bill, India will join the club of select countries like the US, China, Japan and France, which have their own rules on doping testing in sports.
-Parliament passed the National Anti-Doping Bill to provide a legal framework for NADA
Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to provide a legal framework for the functioning of the National Anti-Doping Agency and to expand the network of dope testing laboratories in the country.
The National Anti-Doping Bill, 2022 was passed by a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha, a week after it was cleared by the Lok Sabha with some amendments.
Incidentally, this is the first bill introduced by Anurag Thakur as Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs. Responding to the debate on the bill, the minister said that at present, India can conduct only 6,000 tests a year, and the proposed legislation will help increase the testing capacity significantly.
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