Toddy is a very mild alcoholic beverage, Kerala govt. tells SC
Toddy is a very mild alcoholic beverage full of vitamins and used in traditional dishes, the Kerala government told the Supreme Court.
Govt readies social security scheme with pension and insurance cover, aims for universal coverage
The central government is readying the blueprint for a social security scheme that is specifically aimed as a safety net for workers in the informal labour sector.
Mankidia denied habitat in Simlipal
Mankidia, one of the 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) in Odisha, were denied habitat rights inside the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) under the historic Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
Concern over lack of teachers(Parliamentary Standing Committee Report)
The Parliamentary Standing Committee Expressed serious concern over the shortage of teaching staff and delays in key recruitments in higher educational institutions
Medaram’s Jatara to get national tag
Central government is likely to declare Medaram’s Sammakka-Sarakka/Saralamma Jatara a national festival this year.
India’s second FTII to be set up in Arunachal
Arunachal Pradesh would get its first Film and Television Institute, being set up by the Union Government as part of tapping the potential of the Northeastern region.
Govt forms a panel for upward revision of Floor Space Index
The Union government has formed a panel to look into the upward revision of Floor Space Index (FSI) norms in all major cities in the country.
Court is not super guardian of adult offspring, says Supreme Court
A person upon attaining majority age or adulthood is entitled to make her choice and courts cannot act as super guardians or assume the role of “parens patriae” as long as the choice remains, the Supreme Court said.
From July, label mandatory for food certified as ‘organic’
From July, it would be illegal to sell organic food that was not appropriately labelled so.
Arunachal people against citizenship to refugees
The All-Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union has made it clear to the Centre that people of the State will not accept citizenship to Chakma and Hajong refugees at any cost