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Gujarat has signed MoUs with several big corporates, including Reliance, Adani, which have pledged huge investments in green energy projects. According to the state government, Gujarat aims to become hub for green hydrogen by creating a production capacity of 8 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2035. The State is framing a new policy …

The Central government approved Nutrient Based Subsidy for Nitrogen(N), Phosphorus(P), Potash(K) and Sulphur(S) for the 2023 kharif Season On the proposal of the Department of Fertilisers, the central government has revision of the NBS rates for Kharif Season (April-September) 2023 and for Rabi Season (January-March, 2023). Rs 70,000 crore will be spent …

A tribal council’s order not to issue a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate to any Khasi person who adopts the surname of his/her father. The Khasi is an indigenous tribe of Meghalaya numbering about 1.39 lakh. They are of the three matrilineal communities of North-east besides the Garo and Jaintias. Following the matrilineal law of inheritance, …

The Kukis are an ethnic group that includes multiple tribes inhabiting the North-Eastern India, parts of Burma, and Sylhet and Chittagong hill tracts of Bangladesh. The Kuki people are believed to be the native to the Mizo Hills. The Kukis are also known as Lushai, Darlongs, Rokhums and among the Burma boarder they are known as Chins. The major population of Kuki is in …

The government is considering restructuring the priority sector lending (PSL) scheme to allow deposits made by banks in the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) and such other funds to qualify as exposure under PSL. What are the norms for PSL? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulations require banks to allocate 40% …

The Supreme Court has recently held that bail orders should neither be too long and elaborate nor come too late as both violate the constitutional mandate of personal liberty. Key details: The supreme court highlighted that, while rejecting or granting bail to accused persons, Judges should not slip into extensive deliberations …

India walked out from the trade pact called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in November 2019. The RCEP involved China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the 10-state Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) grouping. Now in 2023 India along with many of the RCEP countries, (except China replaced by the United States), is getting …

The Supreme Court directed lower courts to decide pending default bail applications without relying on its own recent judgment. A judgment of the Supreme Court is considered the law of the land. Article 141 of the Constitution provides that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within India. The recent judgment in Ritu …

Discussions on integrated policies on sustainable forest management (SFM) and energy to meet the United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) took centre stage on the fourth day of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF18). The eighteenth session of UNFF18 was held in New York. The United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) is a high-level intergovernmental …

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Ministry of AYUSH signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to enhance collaboration and cooperation in health research in the field of integrated medicine. What is integrative medicine? Integrative medicine focuses on you as a whole person and not just your illness or disease. It seeks …

The Supreme Court verdict on the Delhi government’s tussle with the Centre over the national capital’s bureaucracy draw new red lines for Constitutional offices in the face of political compulsions, and underline the sanctity of the elected government. Verdict on basic structure: In the Delhi ruling, the apex court speaks …

Passing a unanimous judgement on the various issues related to the split in Shiv Sena in June 2022, the Supreme Court made strong observations about the role of the then Governor of Maharashtra and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.  ‘Speaker to decide disqualification’ The SC said the issue of disqualification ought to …

Assam Chief Minister has said that the state government will move to ban the practice of polygamy through “legislative action. Practice of polygamy Polygamy is the practice of having more than one married spouse — wife or husband. The issue is governed both by personal laws and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Traditionally, polygamy (mainly the situation of …

Union Health Ministry launches SAKSHAM Learning Management Information System. This digital learning platform has been developed by the National Institute of Health & Family Welfare. SAKSHAM is a dedicated and unified platform for providing online training and medical education to all health professionals in the country. This digital learning platform will ensure inclusive capacity building of health professionals from primary …

The 35th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy was conducted recently. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kesari and Thai Ship (HTMS) Saiburi participated in the CORPAT in the Andaman Sea. Keeping the Indian Ocean safe and secure for international trade. The Indian Navy and the Royal …

Most countries in Asia and the Pacific are inadequately prepared to manage the rising challenges of extreme weather events and natural disasters, according to a new study by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Countries in the region lack the necessary data as well as means to support adaptation …

The SC reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the third extension given to Director of Enforcement. The Directorate of Enforcement is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of offence of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws. The statutory functions of the Directorate include enforcement of following Acts: The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA): It is …

India leads a list of 10 countries that together account for 60 per cent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths, and 51 per cent of live births globally, a report released by the United Nations has said. The latest published estimate in the progress tracking report by the …

Prime Minister of India alleged that the Congress was “openly advocating” Karnataka’s secession from the Indian Union, by using the phrase ‘sovereignty of Karnataka’. Sovereignty is simply the idea of having supreme authority over a defined territory. From the 17th century onwards, Western philosophers used the concept to describe the supremacy of the state over …

Newly synthesised biocompatible drug delivery system combined with anti-inflammatory drugs brings potential solution for rheumatoid arthritis Scientists explored the potential of the anti-inflammatory FDA-approved drug 9-aminoacridine (9AA) and the natural compound caffeic acid (CA), generally found in coffee or wine conjugated to nano micelles, an amphiphilic molecule that forms spherical structure when immersed in water, for …