'A Bill that could force social media app TikTok’s sale by its Chinese owner, or ban it outright, has been passed in the United States Senate.' The latest step is also symbolic of the action Read More...
'The demand for an autonomous state within Assam has been raised by some of the sections of the society in Assam under the provisions of Article 244A of the Constitution.' Article 244(A) allows f Read More...
'Section 77 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RP Act) provides for law relating to expenditure incurred by ‘leaders of a political party’.' These ‘leaders of a polit Read More...
'PMAY-U, being implemented since June 2015, is one of the major flagship programmes being implemented by the Government of India under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).' The sche Read More...
'Global leaders will gather in Canada’s capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a first-ever global treaty to rein in soaring plastic pollution by the end of the year.' The hoped-fo Read More...
'As Asia is warming faster than the global average, it is witnessing more extreme weather, climate, and water-related events than any other region across the world.' In 2023, there were 79 events a Read More...
'The Supreme Court has allowed a 14-year-old victim of sexual assault to terminate her almost 30-week pregnancy.' Section 3B of the Rules under the MTP Act lists seven categories of forced pregnanc Read More...
'Earth Day was first observed in 1970 when around 20 million took to the streets to protest environmental degradation on the call of US Senator Gaylord Nelson.' The event was triggered by the 1969 Read More...
'Over the past week, the spotlight has returned on high sugar content in flavoured malt-based milk powders and baby food.' Government authorities are warning against branding such items as “h Read More...
'Recently, the Environment Ministry issued further guidelines on its Green Credit Programme (GCP), two months after it had prescribed rules governing the first initiative, afforestation.' Modifyi Read More...
