Why in news? We celebrated ‘World Environment Day’ (June 5, a day set aside since 1974 to promote “worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.”) with a critical theme: BEAT PLASTIC POLLUTION. Since India was the global host of this year’s event and also one of the victims of plastic pollution, we should view…

Draft of Data Protection Bill:Right to be forgotten In News: A committee headed by former SupremeCourt judge BN Srikrishna recently submitted a draft law titled “Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018”and its recommendations to the government.Panel has pointed to the need to have a balanced approach on right to be forgotten.These are two separate outcome documents…

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