Water Stress Index, formulated by London-based risk analytics firm Verisk Maplecroft, has listed India as the 46th highest risk country in the world. According to the index, 11 of India’s …
Read MoreNASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has recently discovered a new planetary system. It has been named as TOI 270. TOI 270 is about 73 light years away from Earth, …
Read MoreThe Rajasthan government has introduced Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019, and the Rajasthan Prohibition of Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition …
Read MoreA group of fishermen have been conducting plastic collection drive to combat plastic pollution in the Vembanad Lake. Plastic bottles are the most prevalent form of plastic pollution in the …
Read MoreThe Government has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, also known as the Triple ‘talaq’ Bill. The bill will be now sent to the president …
Read MoreThe Lok Sabha has passed the Consumer Protection Bill,2019.The bill replaces the Consumer Protection Act,1986. The bill defines a consumer as a person who buys any goods or avails a …
Read MoreMaharashtra has become the first state in the country to adopt automated multimodal biometric identification system(AMBIS). AMBIS unit comprises a computer terminal,a camera and iris,fingerprint, and palm scanners.It also includes …
Read MoreRajya Sabha Deputy Chairman has written to MPs for seeking their suggestions on how to address various problems plaguing the MP Local Area Development Scheme(MPLADS). MPLADS is a Central Sector …
Read MoreLok Sabha has passed the Code on Wages Bill, 2019.The Bill seeks to subsume existing laws related to workers’ remuneration. The bill will replace the (a)Payment of Wages Act,1936, (b)Minimum …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has observed that excessive quota may impact the right to equal opportunity guaranteed under the Constitution. This observation was made while hearing several petitions which have asked …
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