UN court rejects disarmament case against India The United Nations’ highest court recently rejected nuclear disarmament cases filed by the Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands against Britain, India and Pakistan, saying it did not have jurisdiction. […]

Polygamy no longer progressive The Ministry of Law and Justice submits in the Supreme Court that the practice of triple talaq and polygamy are needed to be adjudicated upon afresh by the apex court. Polygamy may have been “progressive and path-breaking” centuries ago, but not now when women and notions [...]

Swachh Bharat Mission :Fast Facts Taking stock of 2 years of the Mission:-   […]

Cabinet approves ratification of the Paris Agreement The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to ratify the Paris Agreement (on Climate Change) on 2nd October 2016, the day of Gandhi Jayanti. Paris Agreement was adopted by 185 nations last year on 12th [...]

One-third of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India: Report The latest Lancet series on maternal health reveals that nearly one quarter of babies worldwide are still delivered in the absence of a skilled birth attendant. Further, one-third of the total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India, where [...]

SC Moves away from death penalty  World’s Largest Solar Plant unveiled in Tamilnadu  Merger of Railway budget and Union Budget- Q & A Format 7 RCR renamed to Lok Kalyan Marg 95% households in India vulnerable to earthquakes: BMPTC Women May end pregnancy regardless of the reason : Bombay HC [...]

11 percent drop in green crimes, says NCRB The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released their annual report on crimes in India on August 30, 2016. The report, pertaining to 2015 data, brought out statistics on green crimes and provided satisfying data for India as compared to the data released [...]

Centre sends BS-V auto emission norms for a ‘six’ The Centre has notified the Bharat Stage (BS)-VI emission standards for two-wheelers and four-wheelers from April 2020 across the country. With this, the government has decided to skip the BS-V emission standards and move directly to BS-VI from the BS-IV norms [...]

University copying books for teaching is not copyright violation: Delhi HC The Delhi High Court recently held that the photocopying of course packs prepared by Delhi University comprising portions from books published by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Taylor & Francis did not amount to infringement of copyright. [...]