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Right to be Defended

The Hubli Bar Association had announced that it was withdrawing its February resolution against defending 4 students accused of sedition. Constitutional Provisions The Constitution provides the right to...

March 8, 2020

Coral Bleaching

Scientists have warned that the corals in the Great Barrier Reef region are at a risk of being bleached due to the upcoming period of heat stress. Great...

March 8, 2020

BRAC tops the rankings of top-500 global NGOs

As per the recent rankings of top-500 global NGOs published by the Geneva-based organization NGO Adviser, the Bangladesh-based NGO BRAC has secured the first position for the fifth...

March 7, 2020

Kerala launches ‘Safe homes’ initiative

The Department of Social Justice of the state of Kerala has unveiled a unique initiative to open ‘safe homes’ to provide safe accommodation to inter-caste and inter-religious couples...

March 7, 2020

Assam government announces subsidy for orthodox tea-growers

The Assam government recently announced a subsidy of Rs7/kg for orthodox tea-growers in the state during its budget presentation. The state government will also provide a subsidy on...

March 7, 2020

National Ayurveda Morbidity Codes developed

National AYUSH Morbidity and Standardized Terminologies Electronic Portal (NAMASTE Portal) is developed by the Ministry of AYUSH. Recently, the Ministry has developed National Ayurveda Morbidity Codes (NAMC), which...

March 7, 2020

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover named ‘Perseverance’

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that the official name of its Mars 2020 rover will be ‘Perseverance.’ From the nation-wide contest for selecting the rover’s...

March 7, 2020

President Trump signs $ 8.3 billion emergency fund to tackle coronavirus outbreak

US President Donald Trump recently signed an $ 8.3 billion emergency fund to assist the tackling measures of coronavirus outbreak. The Senate passed the legislation yesterday to help...

March 7, 2020

Lok Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is a unified bankruptcy law of India which consolidated the existing framework into a single law for insolvency and bankruptcy. It came into effect...

March 7, 2020

‘Freedom in the World 2020’ report released

According to the latest report titled ‘Freedom in the World 2020’ published by US-based NGO Freedom House, India has secured 83rd rank in the list of free democracies....

March 7, 2020

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