Crucial bills passed by the Parliament in 2020
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Updated: Thursday, December 24, 2020, 13:07 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 18: The coronavirus pandemic hit almost every aspect of our lives, except for the Parliament sessions. The Monsoon session, though cut short was a productive session for the governmentas all the 11 ordinances promulgated during last session have turned into new laws.
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During the short session, the productivity of the Lok Sabha was 167 per cent and Rajya Sabha 100.47 percent. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha individually passed 25 Bills each. 27 Bills were passed by both the Houses of Parliament which is best ever rate of passage of Bills per day - 2.7 Bills.
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Webinar on DNA Technology Regulation Bill: ‘DNA database can keep repeat offenders off streets’
Vanessa Lynch, senior consultant for the Gordon Thomas Honeywell – Governmental Affairs (GTH GA) gave the example of South Africa which recently witnessed the passing of the DNA Act. December 17, 2020 5:09:09 am
First proposed in 2003, the Bill has gone through several revisions, by both the Department of Biotechnology and Law Ministry.
Emphasising on the need for a nationwide deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) database of criminal offenders in India, experts from the fields of forensic sciences and police in a web seminar on Wednesday stated that a centralized DNA database would be monumental in thwarting violent sexual crimes and ensuring that repeat offenders stay off the streets.
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Retention and storage of forensic DNA profiles critical to combat sexual crime in India ANI | Updated: Dec 16, 2020 18:00 IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Led by Dr JM Vyas, Vice Chancellor, National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and Dr K Thangaraj, Director, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), experts from the fields of forensics, biotechnology, law enforcement, criminal justice and policy came together to emphasise the importance of instituting a national DNA offender database in cracking down on violent sexual crime in India by taking repeat offender off the streets.
While agreeing on the effectiveness of DNA technology in reducing crime rate, the panel discussed contrasting themes of value versus privacy and how decision makers need to delicately balance these two competing imperatives to ensure that the balance maintained between the rights of the individual and the broade