# Twitter

• The union government has issued a notice to twitter to comply with its order of removal of content related to “farmer genocide”.

• On tuesday evening, twitter restored over 250 accounts, after blocking them due to “legal demand”.

• Twitter unilaterally unblocked accounts/tweets despite government order of blocking them.

• Ministry of electronics and information technology has passed an interim order on january 31, as a matter of emergency blocking 257 URLs and hashtags under section 69A of the information technology act,2000.

# Bihar government

• The bihar government has issued a directive stating that government jobs or contracts will not be given to those who stage violent protests or involve themselves in a criminal act against which chargesheet are filed.

• Police verification is necessary for government jobs, license for firearms, passports etc.

# NGT

• The NGT has directed the northern railway to construct warehouses on platforms for the handling of cement bags in a bid to curb air pollution resulting from loading and unloading of the cement bags.

• The tribunal also dismissed a plea of the northern railway, which sought setting aside a previous order of the DPCC imposing a fine of 71.62 lakh for failing to curb pollution.

# DNA technology regulation bill, 2019

• Allowing investigating agencies to collect DNA samples from suspects, as laid down in the DNA technology (use and application) regulation bill, 2019 will give them ” unbridled power that is easily capable of misuse and abuse.

• This will also amount to a “threat to life, liberty, dignity and privacy of persons.

• This has been observed by retired supreme court judge justice madan lokur in a written submission to the parliament standing committee on science and technology.

# Interests on PF

• Employees making contributions of more than 2.5 lakh a year into their provident fund accounts, will have to include the interest on the investments exceeding 2.5 lakh in their annual income starting 2021-22.

• Central board of direct taxes (CBDT) chief PC mody said this provision will be applied in financial year 2021-22.