SC extends time for filing claims for inclusion in NRC
The Supreme Court extended to December 31 the deadline for filing claims and objections for inclusion of names in the National Register of Citizens for Assam by those who have been left out in the draft NRC.
SC extends tenure of Punjab, Haryana DGPs till January 31
The Supreme Court allowed Punjab Director General of Police Suresh Arora and his Haryana counterpart BS Sandhu to continue in office till January 31.
IIP rises to 8.1%
According to official data released, Industrial production activity rose at almost a one-year high in October.
Segregation of bad assets by Mutual Funds
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed mutual funds to create segregated portfolios or ‘side-pocket’ facility based on credit events with respect to debt and money market instruments.
Asteroid Bennu and OSIRIS-REx spacecraft
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered ingredients for water on a nearby skyscraper-sized asteroid, a rocky acorn-shaped object that may hold clues to the origins of life on the earth.
National parks as eco-sensitive
The Supreme Court directed the Union Environment Ministry to declare 10 km area around 21 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country as ‘eco-sensitive zones’.
SC bars media from revealing identities of victims of rape
The Supreme Court Tuesday directed that names and identities of victims of rape and sexual assault should not be disclosed or revealed.
SC bars disclosure of identity of rape victims
The Supreme Court directed that names and identities of victims of rape and sexual assault should not be disclosed or revealed even in remote manner.
Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates
The first of the four Admiral Grigorovich-class (Project 11356) guided missile stealth frigates is likely to be inducted into the Indian Navy in the next three years.
Chang’e-4 lunar probe mission
China launched a rover destined to land on the far side of the moon.