Transgenders are third sex
SC grants recognition to around 2 million transgenders as third sex category. They will be treated as socially and educationally-backward class for reservation in admissions to educational institutions and government jobs.
CAG to audit telecom firms
Orders Airtel and Vodafone to provide all records and documents sought by the CAG to find out whether the government was getting its legitimate share by way of “revenue sharing”.
New corporate governance norms for listed companies
Listed companies have to get shareholders' approval for related party transactions, establish whistle blower mechanism, elaborate disclosures on pay packages and have at least one woman director on their boards. The new rules would be effective from October 1,
The Supreme Court held that a woman employee of the Central government can get uninterrupted leave for two years for childcare, which also includes needs like examination and sickness.
Lt Guv can revive Delhi assembly: SC
Not constrained by Parliament’s approval to keep the assembly in suspended animation.
Sebi penalises company for IPO violations
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has slapped a penalty of Rs 15.50 crore on Bharatiya Global Infomedia Ltd (BGIL) and its executives for siphoning off funds from the company's IPO besides suppressing and providing wrong facts in its offer document.
Election Commission launches online channel for voter awareness
Voter Education Channel" features numerous video clips featuring iconic personalities urging citizens to vote have been uploaded on YouTube.
HC allows holiday family courts
The Madras High Court upheld the legality of holiday family courts which worked on weekends for the benefit of employed litigants fighting matrimonial cases. Tamil Nadu is the first state to have started the holiday family courts four years ago.
This is a weekly roundup of policy news from April 13-20, 2014