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CITES Launches “CITES Rosewoods: The Global Picture” Report
Report Highlights:
- Details on CITES-listed rosewood species’ characteristics, ecosystem roles, regeneration rates, and threats.
- Facilitates informed non-detriment findings (NDFs) to ensure sustainable trade.
- Rosewoods like Dalbergia latifolia and Dalbergia sissoo are significant for ecosystem services like soil improvement and nitrogen fixation.
Supreme Court Asserts Powers of Central Information Commission (CIC)
Key Points
- CIC has the authority to constitute benches and frame regulations under the RTI Act, 2005.
- CIC ensures greater access to information, comprising a chief and up to 10 Information Commissioners appointed by the President.
Gram Nyayalayas: Status and Key Issues
Features:
- Mobile courts are providing access to justice at the village level, established under the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008.
- Poor implementation with only 481 out of the required 6,000 functional Gram Nyayalayas.
- State governments are not mandated to establish them, leading to resistance in tribal or scheduled areas.
Keywords and Concepts
- CITES: Conservation efforts through international trade regulations.
- Central Information Commission (CIC): Ensuring transparency through RTI.
- Gram Nyayalayas: Access to justice in rural areas.
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