'Eggshell rule is applied for claiming an enhanced compensation — for damage that is more than what could have been ordinarily anticipated to be caused by the defendant.' The origins of the Read More...
'Balanced fertilisation — discouraging farmers from applying too much urea, di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) or muriate of potash (MOP), which only have primary nutrients in high concentrations &mdas Read More...
'The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) latest report, ‘Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate’, is an urgent call to ensure the future of labour is climate Read More...
'Countries across the world are reforming their animal cruelty laws and enhancing punishments for animal cruelty.' Recently, Croatia imposed stricter penalties for acts of cruelty, especially the a Read More...
'May 1 is observed as “May Day”, also referred to as “International Workers’ Day” and “Labour Day” in different countries across the world.' The day commem Read More...
'A decade has passed since the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act came into effect on May 1, 2014, marking a significant milestone after nearly four decades Read More...
'The year 2024 marks a significant milestone for immunisation programmes, both globally and in India.' It commemorates 50 years since the launch of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) by t Read More...
'The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come across instances of lenders resorting to certain unfair practices in charging of excess interest from borrowers.' The RBI, through its supervisory teams, h Read More...
'Following its announcement in June 2022 that it will seek better regulation of offline payment aggregators (PAs) facilitating proximity or face-to-face transactions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) f Read More...
'Recently,Venice, a city in Italy, to control overtourism, introduced an entry fee for visitors who are coming in to visit the city.' The introduction of the tourist tax comes after Venice just man Read More...
