The principle and procedure in Lokpal
The Supreme Court’s ultimatum to the Centre to appointment a Lokpal within a given time frame, and the subsequent appointment of the first Lokpal in the country, is to be welcomed.
Of deaths due to toxic air in 2017, half in China and India, claims report
The report found that long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 contributed to 2.9 million deaths in 2017, making PM2.5 exposure responsible for 5.2% of all global deaths.
Future launches by ISRO-String of ‘defence’ satellites
From May 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to send up at least eight earth observation (EO) satellites of varied hues and at the rate of almost one a month.
Enzyme to arrest bacteria cell growth discovered
Scientists at the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) have discovered a new enzyme which helps in breaking cell walls of bacteria.
Supreme Court order on Stressed Assets
The Supreme Court struck down the Reserve Bank of India’s ‘February 12 2018 order’ that dealt with resolution of stressed assets in the economy.
Manufacturing PMI
According to a private sector survey, manufacturing activity slowed to a six-month low of 52.6 in March due to lower levels of new orders and production.
Community Radio Stations and SVEEP
ECI has reached out to over 150 Community Radio stations from across the country to help educate and inform the voters.
Adding egg or milk can reduce stunting in young children: study
Bengaluru researchers say that animal product protein is better digested.
Ensuring access to justice
The justice system in any democracy is set up, under the Constitution to serve the public without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
China over Masood Azhar in UNSC
China said it was making “some positive progress” to resolve differences on listing Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, and rejected Washington’s alternative move to ban the head of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) through a resolution at the UN Security Council.