Amendments to bankruptcy code
The Union Cabinet approved amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
SEBI’s surplus transfer
The government has proposed an amendment to the SEBI Act to transfer surplus money with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI).
The New Normal
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is likely to revise downward by 2% the quantity of ‘normal’ monsoonal rain.
Cabinet approves National Medical Commission Bill
Centre to introduce National Medical Commission Bill in the on-going session of the Parliament.
ICJ verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav case
In a major verdict that accepted India’s plea that former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav’s trial under espionage and terror charges in Pakistan violated international law, the International Court of Justice ruled that Pakistan should “review and reconsider” his conviction and death sentence.
Project on mind-machine interface
Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk revealed his secretive Neuralink startup is making progress on an interface linking brains with computers, and said they hope to begin testing on people next year.
Desalination of seawater without electricity
Researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have been able to desalinate seawater to produce drinking water with the help of gold nanoparticles that absorb sunlight over the entire visible region and even the near infrared light.
Pakistan reopens its airspace after 6 months
In a massive relief for air travellers as well as the airline sector, Pakistan reopened its airspace for all flights after a gap of six months since the IAF’s strikes on Balakot.
Opposition to Manual for Drought Management
A demand has been raised by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) for scraping the Manual for Drought Management, 2016.
Re-Verification of NRC
The Centre and the State of Assam urged the Chief Justice of India to extend the deadline for the final publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from July 31, 2019, to a “future date”.