'The monsoon season this year in India has been one of the worst in recent times, with recurrent flooding impacting most States.' According to a 2021 study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Read More...
'The Supreme Court has unveiled a new statue of “Lady Justice”, reimagining the image — typically a blindfolded woman holding a set of scales in one hand and a sword in the other &md Read More...
'The United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will soon implement a “click-to-cancel” rule, which will make it significantly easier for consumers to cancel their subscriptions a Read More...
'Eight years after it was introduced in 2016, the widely cultivated short-duration paddy variety PR-126 finds itself at the centre of controversy in Punjab.' Citing lower out-turn ratio (OTR, which Read More...
'The Global Hunger Index for 2024 states that a ‘serious’ level of hunger is prevalent in India. It ranks India 105th among 127 countries, giving it a score of 27.3.' A score below 9. Read More...
'A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud is slated to hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Read More...
'A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is set to pronounce its verdict on whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 is constitutional.' The provision grants citizenship to im Read More...
'The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in Hyderabad, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, has issued extensive advisories for swell waves for And Read More...
'India has been ranked 105th out of 127 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2024, placing it in the "serious" category for hunger levels.' The GHI, a tool used to measure and track hunger gl Read More...
'The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) last week wrote to chief secretaries of all states and Union territories, recommending that madrasa boards be “closed down”, Read More...
