Tech giants must reinvest in infra, jobs
Global technology giants should reinvest part of their profits for development of infrastructure and job creation in revenue generating countries such as India, Union Minister of Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
M.P. seeks revival of cheetah reintroduction project
The Madhya Pradesh forest department has written to the National Tiger Conservation Authority to revive the plan to reintroduce cheetahs in the State’s Nauradehi sanctuary.
CJI asks law students to practice ‘cause lawyering’
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Dipak Misra called upon law students to engage in the practice of ‘cause lawyering’ and develop the idea of serviceability to law by taking up pro bono cases to protect human rights and rights of individuals.
Odisha to come up with single revenue code
The Odisha government has proposed to come up with a single revenue act by merging various revenue laws enacted at different point in times.
Rs 3 lakh crore loans to come under IBC for resolution
As much as Rs 3 lakh crore worth of loans of 70-80 companies is likely to come in for resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
Green process cuts water use, pollution in textile industry
A completely green method developed by researchers from the University of Calicut, Kerala, can potentially do away with using water for sizing and desizing cotton and polyester yarn. Textile industry is highly water-intensive and also one of the biggest water polluters.
Major cases and the collegium: a study
Chief Justice’s role as Master of the Roster was called into question by the other four judges in the Supreme Court collegium in January.
BIS to set standards for the services sector too
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has kicked off the process to set new standards to measure quality of services offered to consumers across different sectors, including telecom, aviation, e-commerce and healthcare.
SC comes to the aid of road accident victim
The purpose of road accident compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act is to restore the victim to the position he enjoyed prior to the mishap, the Supreme Court observed in a recent judgment.
Forex reserves drop $33.2 million to $400.84 billion
According to RBI data, India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $33.2 million to $400.847 billion in the week to 17 August mainly due to fall in foreign currency assets.