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1. No respite for people booked under UAPA Freeze on sedition has not transformed into bail for Kappan and Khalid as they face case under UAPA The Supreme Court’s freeze on sedition proceedings under the colonial Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code seems to have not yet made a ripple on the ground for […]
1. Centre to hold sessions on gig workers’ rights People employed with many new platforms have been demanding proper wages, social security Concerned at the lack of job and social security among gig and platform workers, the Centre has decided to train officials of the Union and State governments on technological change, new forms of […]
1. ‘Indus water talks held on ‘cordial’ terms’ Both sides to resolve issues. says MEA Indian and Pakistani negotiators ended another round of talks as part of the Indus Water Treaty on “cordial” terms, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), describing the 118th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission that took place in Delhi […]
1. Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic: WHO ‘But there are still many unknowns about the virus’ The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and […]
1. India to get semi-high speed freight train The ‘Gati Shakti’ train will run from December To tap the growing freight sector in the country, the Railways is aiming to introduce the country’s first semi-high speed freight train by December 2022. Based on the Vande Bharat platform, the 16-coach ‘Gati Shakti’ train will be able […]
1. Quad is a ‘force for good’: Modi Countries at the summit launch maritime initiative to track ‘dark shipping’ The Quadrilateral alliance (Quad) is a “force for good”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his opening remarks at its summit in Tokyo on Tuesday. The event witnessed the launch of several initiatives, including a maritime […]
1. SC says Centre, States have equal powers to make GST-related laws It confirms Gujarat HC ruling that govt. can’t levy IGST on ocean freight imports The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a judgment championing the importance of “cooperative federalism” for the well-being of democracy, held that Union and State legislatures have “equal, simultaneous and […]
1. ISRO tests booster for Gaganyaan GSLV Mk-III rocket, to be used for the mission, will have two HS200 boosters The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully carried out the static test of the HS200 solid rocket booster, taking the space agency one more step closer to the keenly awaited Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. […]
1. Event Horizon reveals true colours of SgrA* Telescope, a collaboration of 300 researchers, captured image of black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) facility, at press conferences held simultaneously at several centres around the world on Thursday, revealed the first image of the black hole […]
1. SC puts colonial sedition law on hold Court suspends pending criminal trials under Section 124A, allows Centre to reconsider the law The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended pending criminal trials and court proceedings under Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code, while allowing the Union of India to reconsider the British-era law. “All […]
1. Rupee hits a new low amid dollar outflow The rupee on Monday fell to an all-time low of 77.44 against the U.S. dollar due to a sell-off in equities amid concerns over weakening global growth prospects, outflow of the dollar and on fears of further monetary tightening by central banks to counter rising inflation. […]
1. Future looms dark for 48% of bird species Study points to increased human footprint Humans eat 14% of the world’s surviving species of birds. However, this is not the only reason why 48% of the extant bird species are undergoing population decline, a study by nine renowned avian experts and conservationists has revealed. The […]
