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The main objectives of the National Agriculture Policy 2018 are to ensure food security and improve socioeconomic conditions of people. These shall be achieved by increasing productivity and production of crops, farmers' income, crop diversification, ensuring nutritious and safe food production, improving marketing system, and ensuring profitable agriculture and efficient utilization of natural resources.

The case involved the highly publicized rape committed against Mukhtar Mai by four men, which was sanctioned by the panchayat (village council) as retribution for a trumped-up offense of her younger brother. The court held that delay in rape cases is not of much significance since victims are reluctant to go forward to report the crime to the police. On the need for corroboration, the court said that this would depend upon the facts and circumstances of each case and has to be assessed by the Court based on the entire evidence.

The case involves the crime of rape. The accused was convicted but the parties entered into an out-of-court settlement. As a result, the sentence was lowered from life imprisonment to a prison term of 10 years.

The constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea defines the national legal system, citizenship and structure of government. It also sets out the Basic Rights, Fundamental Rights and Qualified Rights of individuals.

The National Mission on Sustainable Habitat is one of India’s eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. The key deliverables of the mission include development of sustainable habitat standards, preparation of city development plans, and preparation of comprehensive mobility plans.

The Forestry Act of Papua New Guinea (PNG) governs the conservation, development and management of the country's forest resources. The Act establishes the PNG Forest Authority which shall be the main government agency for the management, development and protection of the country's forest resources.

The Oil and Gas Act provides for the application and issuance of various licenses in the oil and gas industry, including petroleum prospecting licenses, petroleum retention licenses, petroleum development licenses, pipeline licenses and petroleum processing facility licenses. The provision also provides for State Equity Entitlement and royalty benefits to the landowners, Local-level Government and Provincial Government.

The petition challenges the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of a signal free corridor (freeway) project in Lahore for being an inadequate, incompetent, unsubstantiated and biased appraisal of the Project which does not satisfy the guidelines for the preparation of an EIA. Expounding on the right to life, environmental justice and sustainable development, the court set aside the EIA.

The Principles on the Climate Obligations of Enterprises (Enterprises Principles) focus on the obligations of investors and enterprises in the context of climate change. Broadly, enterprises should reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of their own activities to the same extent as the country or countries where the activities take place. As such, the burden will mainly be on enterprises in developed countries.

This case involves domestic violence allegedly committed by the appellant husband against his wife, the complainant. Citing the constitution, the court stated that the state had the obligation to deal with domestic violence, being mandated to protect both the rights of everyone to enjoy freedom and security of the person, and to bodily and psychological integrity, and the right to have their dignity respected and protected, as well as the defensive rights of everyone not to be subjected to torture in any way and not to be treated or punished in a cruel, inhuman or degrading way.