India, which has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, served as the president of the powerful 15-nation UN body for the month of August, 2021. The presidency of the Council is held by each of the…
Month: August 2021
Govt announces new vehicle registration series for seamless transfer across states
In order to facilitate seamless transfer of vehicles, the Ministry has introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles i.e. “Bharat series (BH-series). The Transport Ministry has stated that a vehicle bearing this registration mark shall not require the assignment…
Supreme Court: Govt Should Not Withdraw Cases Against MP, MLA Without Approval from High Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 25 August, observed that a government should take the approval of the respective high court before withdrawing criminal cases filed against MPs and MLAs. The top court emphasized that there is nothing wrong in withdrawing…
Right to freedom of speech is not absolute: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Saturday said that a person’s fundamental right to reside and to move about freely anywhere in India(Art 19(d)(e)) cannot be refused on “flimsy grounds” The bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and V Balasubramanian was hearing an…
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually inaugurated the renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh memorial. It happened on April 13, 1919 when the British forces fired indiscriminately on a large and peaceful gathering of protesters, killing over 1,000 people and…
India decides to ratify Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol
India on Wednesday decided to ratify a key amendment to the 1989 ozone-saving Montreal Protocol negotiated five years ago. The Kigali Amendment, named after the Rwadan capital where it was negotiated, enables the phase-out of hydroflurocarbons, a set of chemicals…
PM-KUSUM Scheme
The Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri R.K. Singh has reviewed the progress of implementation of PM-KUSUM and Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II with States/UTs and discussed the issues in the implementation of these Schemes. PM-KUSUM (Pradhan…
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
A nine-foot-tall bronze equestrian statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire, was vandalised in Lahore Fort earlier this week. Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839), childhood name is Budh Singh, was founder of the Sikh empire who forged a…