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Guarding the peso
Defaults and devaluation- Peso
Currencies rallying on U.S. dollar
Multi-billion loan from the IMF
Record sovereign debt issue
Public apprehensive about the institution
Hyperinflation, social unrest and political instability
What will the caretaker take care of?
Question before Pakistan is whether the caretaker PM can maintain his writ over the judiciary and military.
It is also surprising that Pakistan has had as many as 10 general elections since 1970.
Except for those in 1970, 2008 and 2013, all the others have been neither free nor fair
1st time that a retired judge of the Supreme Court — a retired Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)
Rise of Pakistan’s superior judiciary
Of the three institutions — the military, judiciary and Parliament for five decades from 1958 to 2008
Judiciary had been a constitutional ally of the military
Defending the military’s need to intervene in the civilian domain- 11th general election since 1970- Ensuring that they are fair and free
Settling disputes out of court
Pre-litigation mediation is an important step to improve the ease of doing business
Mandatory pre-litigation mediation in commercial disputes has been introduced by
the recent Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018, which amends the Commercial Courts Act of 2015
Parties’ sense of responsibility in resolving disputes
Mandatory pre-litigation mediation puts the ball in the court of the parties
involved, rather than looking at external agencies like courts
Commercial Courts Act was legislated to improve the enforcement of contracts,
as part of improving the ease of doing business.
The law defines “commercial disputes” to include regular commercial and
business contracts, construction contracts, shareholder agreements,
licensing agreements, etc.
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If an urgent interim relief is required, this pre-litigation mediation can be
dispensed with.
However, in all other cases, the mediation is mandatory and will be conducted
within a period of three months (extendable by another two months with the
consent of the parties)
Mediation is a process of resolution of disputes by the parties to them.
It where interests lie in resolving the disputes- process is managed by a neutral
person called the mediator- but has no authority to impose a settlement.
The terms of settlement, if the parties do settle, are decided by the parties.
The discussions are confidential
One of the advantages of mediation is its voluntary nature
Mandatory mediation does not mean a compulsion to mediate
Italy has seen almost 200,000 cases going in for mediation until 2017
Regulating medical education
National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, which seeks to regulate medical education
and practice, and replace Medical Council of India, ran into rough weather in January when
medical fraternity protested against it.
Allows AYUSH practitioners to prescribe modern medicine, arguing that this provides
opportunities for quacks(नीम हकीम ों)
Lok Sabha referred the Bill to a Parliamentary Standing Committee in January
Government considered the recommendations made by the Standing Committee, as well as
the general feedback, and tabled its report in the House on March 20
March 28, the Union Cabinet approved the amendments to the NMC Bill, which seeks to
replace the Indian Medical Council Act of 1956.
Include allowing for the final MBBS examination to be held as a common exam across the
country.
It has been left to the State governments to take necessary measures for addressing and
promoting primary health care in rural areas
The amendments also concern fee regulation.
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Responding to the demands from States to increase their representation in the NMC, the
nominees of States and Union Territories in the NMC have been increased from three to six.
The NMC will comprise 25 members, of which at least 21 will be doctors.
The amendments also introduce stringent punishment for unqualified medical practitioner, or quacks, including a provision for imprisonment of up to 1 year along with a fine extending up
to ₹5 lakh.
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis
Page-1- BJP loses Kairana LS seat, suffers reverses in Assembly by polls too.
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis
Page-1- Govt. puts FY18 growth at 6.7%
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis
Page-1- Kashmiri Muslims sing Pandits’ poetry
Ramzan cultural event aimed at bridging the divide between the communities.
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Page-7- Sharp drop in tobacco smoking in India, says WHO report
Problem of chewing tobacco in country not addressed, say experts
From 19.4% in 2000, the prevalence of smoking tobacco in India dropped down to
11.5% in 2005, according to a World Health Organization report released on Thursday.
The report projected the prevalence to drop down further to 9.8% by 2020 and
8.5% by 2025.
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis
Kathua rape trial begins in Pathankot
Woman ‘hangs self’ inside police station
24-year-old woman committed suicide under mysterious circumstances inside Tilak Marg
police station.
Punjab to deploy drones at toll plazas
Would help monitor and streamline traffic snarls, specially during peak hours
Map Practice
Last Day- Q’s- Answers…
National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year to
mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir
Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928.
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