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Process to appoint ad hoc judges must be less cumbersome: Supreme Court
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Process to appoint ad hoc judges must be less cumbersome: Supreme Court

Science & Tech 10/12/22 07:35 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Supreme Court recently suggested a less cumbersome and even "out-of-the-box" thinking, including roping in senior lawyers to act as ad hoc judges in High Courts, to meet the rising tide of penden Read More...

World Bank’s toolkit aims to make transport, public spaces more gender inclusive
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World Bank’s toolkit aims to make transport, public spaces more gender inclusive

Science & Tech 10/12/22 07:29 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The “Toolkit on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India” was launched at a session organized by the World Bank and the Chennai Urban Metropolitan Transport Au Read More...

National Party in India
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National Party in India

Science & Tech 10/12/22 07:17 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Although the Gujarat assembly election results saw BJP win a landslide victory with 156 seats in the 182-member Assembly, it made AAP upgrade to being a ‘national party’.' With 12.9 Read More...

Razorpay becomes 1st payment gateway to support credit cards on UPI
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Razorpay becomes 1st payment gateway to support credit cards on UPI

Science & Tech 09/12/22 23:06 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Credit card holders will soon be able to pay for goods and services through United Payments Interface (UPI), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)-operated payment system that currently a Read More...

Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2022.
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Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2022.

Science & Tech 09/12/22 23:00 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The White House supported US Congress to pass a law that seeks to eliminate the per-country quota on green cards to allow US-based employers to focus on hiring people based on merit and not birthplac Read More...

Heatwaves in India could soon break human survivability limit, says World Bank analysis
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Heatwaves in India could soon break human survivability limit, says World Bank analysis

Science & Tech 08/12/22 10:45 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A new report by the World Bank suggests India could soon become one of the first places in the world to experience heatwaves that break the human survivability limit.' India has witnessed a concur Read More...

EU's Ursula von der Leyen tops Forbes' list of world’s most powerful women
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EU's Ursula von der Leyen tops Forbes' list of world’s most powerful women

Science & Tech 08/12/22 09:25 AM IST
by Mahesh

'European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has topped Forbes' annual list of the world's most powerful women, with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde in second.' Both Euro Read More...

RBI to introduce single-block-and-multiple debits functions in UPI
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RBI to introduce single-block-and-multiple debits functions in UPI

Science & Tech 08/12/22 08:40 AM IST
by Mahesh

'While announcing the December monetary policy, RBI recently decided to introduce the functionality of a single-block-and-multiple debit in UPI.' This is expected to significantly enhance the ease Read More...

7th edition of US-India Naval Exercise Sangam begins in Goa
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7th edition of US-India Naval Exercise Sangam begins in Goa

Science & Tech 07/12/22 07:26 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The 7th edition of Exercise Sangam, a joint Naval Special Forces exercise between Indian Navy MARCOs and US Navy SEALs commenced in Goa. ' The present edition which will see personnel from SEAL Te Read More...

Govt approves new self-regulatory body for print, digital news outlets
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Govt approves new self-regulatory body for print, digital news outlets

Science & Tech 07/12/22 07:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The government has cleared a print and digital media association to look at grievances related to digital news content. The self-regulatory body called the PADMA has 47 news publishers.' PADMA s Read More...