IN a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court held that a child born in a live-in-relationship would be treated as a child born to a married couple for the purpose of surrendering of a child for adoption…
A Person Above 18 Can Choose His Religion: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said persons above 18 years of age are free to choose their religion as it refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Centre and states to control black magic and religious conversion. The bench said…
NAXALITES: Internal Security Threat
Last week at least 22 Indian security personnel were killed and 32 wounded in a major Maoist attack in the central state of Chhattisgarh LEARNING FROM HOME/ WITHOUT CLASSES/ BASICS The Naxalites are an insurgent group that draws inspiration…
MOU Between India Japan: Bilateral Relations
The Union Cabinet is apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Dept of Space, Government of India and Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan for Academic and Research Cooperation and…
Govt approves PLI scheme for air-conditioners, LED lights
The Cabinet approved a production-linked incentive scheme for air-conditioner and LED light sectors with an outlay of ₹6,238 crore. The PLI scheme for white goods will extend an incentive of 4-6% on incremental sales of goods manufactured in India for a…
National Policy for Rare Diseases approved by health minister
Union health and family welfare minister Harsh Vardhan has approved the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021, according to a statement issued by the health ministry on Saturday. The policy aims to bring down the high cost of treatment for rare diseases….
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%
RBI maintains status quo on rates in its first by-monthly monetary policy statement of fiscal 2021-22. The central bank also retained GDP growth forecast for FY22 at 10.5%, and inflation projection at 5% for the fiscal first quarter. For the…
X-ray emission from Planet Uranus: Basics Explained
Uranus, which is the seventh planet from the sun, is reflecting X-rays, according to a new study by scientists published in the Journal of Geophysical Research. The study also added that understand the X-ray emission could provide more information about the…