The Bench of the Supreme Court consisting of CJI N.V. Ramana and Justice Aniruddha Bose stated that courts should interpret the provisions of dowry death liberally, keeping in mind the law’s intention to punish dowry and bride-burning. It was further…
Month: May 2021
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS 2021 AND INDIA’S ROLE
The United Nations General Assembly designated 29 May as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.The theme for the 2021 International Day of UN Peacekeepers is “The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for peace and…
RBI surplus transfer to the Central Government: Basics Explained
Last week The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to transfer a surplus of ₹99,122 crore to the central government. LEARNING FROM HOME/ WOTHOUT CLASSES/ BASICS As per Section 47 of the RBI Act, profits or surplus of the RBI…
Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha: Birth Anniversary
Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, young revolutionary from Punjab, who was martyred during India’s freedom struggle on 16 November 1915, for alleged role in Lahore Controversy was born on 24 May 1896. When the Gadar movement, started by Baba Sohan…
Chipko Movement: Environment, Ecology and Sustainable Development
Recently, Sunderlal Bahuguna, the Gandhian who was the driving force behind the Chipko movement died due to Covid-19. Although the Chipko Movement, to protect the Himalayan forests from destruction,has its origins in the 18th century Rajasthan, Bishnoi community. The incident has been etched in the…
COVID-19 home test kit ‘CoviSelf’ gets approval: Basic Explained
In wake of the rising coronavirus cases in the country and the mounting pressure on the laboratories to meet the testing target, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved the first test kit for COVID-19. The approved home-based rapid…
China has landed its first rover on Mars
On May 14 China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft, in orbit around the red planet, has dropped its lander and rover — named Zhurong ; other current American rovers (Curiosity and Perseverance). LEARNING FROM HOME/ WITHOUT CLASSES/ BASICS The order of the planets in…
Covid And Bio Medical Waste: Issues and Way Out
Due to covid pandemic there is manifold increase in generation of Bio Medical Waste in India. With the Coronavirus still raging, one of the other major fallouts has been the surge in hazardous bio-medical waste. Greater generation of biomedical waste…