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Subsequent studies have dismissed this idea and the rough edge of the bill has been suggested as being an adaptation to help handle hard and slippery shells. [8] [21] They forage for prey by holding their bill tips slightly apart and make rapid vertical jabs in shallow water often with the head and neck partially submerged. The gap in the bill ...
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Indian Lok Sabha on 8 August 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It seeks to repeal Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923 and amend the Waqf Act, 1995. [ 4 ] The Act regulates waqf property in India , and defines Waqf as an endowment of movable or immovable property for purposes considered pious, religious, or ...
Status: In force The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 ( CAA ) was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing an accelerated pathway to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan , Bangladesh and Pakistan who arrived in India by 2014.
The bill was the first that was considered in the new parliament building. [6] On 20 September 2023, Lok Sabha passed the bill with 454 votes in favour and two against. [7] The Rajya Sabha passed the bill unanimously with 214 votes in favour and none against, on 21 September 2023. [8]
A map of the disputed Kashmir region showing the areas under Indian, Pakistani, and Chinese administration. On 5 August 2019, the government of India revoked the special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian constitution to Jammu and Kashmir—a region administered by India as a state which consists of the larger part of Kashmir which has been the subject of dispute ...
Status: Repealed The Indian agriculture acts of 2020 , often termed the Farm Bills , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] were three acts initiated by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The Lok Sabha approved the bills on 17 September 2020 and the Rajya Sabha on 20 September 2020. [ 3 ]
The Bill aims to: [15] to provide for protection of the privacy of individuals relating to their personal data, specify the flow and usage of personal data, create a relationship of trust between persons and entities processing the personal data, protect the fundamental rights of individuals whose personal data are processed, to create a framework for organisational and technical measures in ...
The African openbill is a stork measuring 80–94 cm (31–37 in) and weighing 1–1.3 kg (2.2–2.9 lb). [6] The species does not exhibit any major sexual dimorphism, although the males are slightly larger than the females and have a longer and heavier bill. [2]