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There is an extension to the nationwide lockdown till June 30. The Centre issued new guidelines for re-opening of all activities in phases outside containment zones. The guidelines will come into effect from June 1 and will be effective...
There has been an outburst of opinions regarding the constitutional validity of the PM CARES Fund since its establishment. On April 1st, 2020, one of the many concerned citizens, Harsha Landukuri filed an RTI application seeking information about the...
European Parliament while taking a dig at the Modi Government slams the Union Home Minister Amit Shah; for the systematic violation of human rights and misuse of anti-terror laws like UAPA. Maria Arena, Head of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee...
On May 5, a disturbance broke out between Indian and Chinese troops; at the Pangong Tso Lake in the Himalayan region of Ladakh. The army personnel from India and China clashed with iron rods, sticks, and even resorted to...
National Human Rights Commission takes suo moto cognizance of the media reports airing that the trains ferrying the migrant labourers are starting late. Moreover, they are taking additional days to reach their destination. The reports alleged that many labourers...
On 28th May 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting concerning the work of the Ministry of Power (MoP) and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MBRE). In addition, the meeting also assessed the policy initiatives including the...
Migrant laborers yet again faced a classic example of serious violation of their human rights in broad daylight. According to a media report, Vipin Kumar a 19-year old migrant worker, died en-route to his home town in Hardoi, Uttar...
Delhi High Court took suo moto cognisance of the grievance of the citizen whose mother is COVID-19 positive. In effect, the court issued directions to both the Centre as well as the Delhi Government; they have to report about the arrangements...
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu (on its own) action of the problems of the migrant labourers. “We take suo motu cognizance of problems and miseries of migrant labourers; who were stranded in different parts of the country,” held the Supreme...
The new Ambassador of India to the Republic of Niger is Mr. Prem K. Nair. The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed the appointment vide a press release. A notice was issued concerning the same on May 26, 2020. Prem...
India has welcomed the understanding reached between the Taliban and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani; for a ceasefire in Afghanistan for three days on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The Press Release from the Ministry of External Affairs stated that; “India...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on his counterpart in Mauritius and had a telephonic conversation. Notably, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth received praise for controlling the COVID-19 outbreak efficiently. Accordingly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opined that Mauritius document its best...
A PIL filed seeks directions to the Ministry of Health to withdraw an order; which refused to provide for a research facility for a low-cost Coronavirus treatment vaccination. The said PIL stands filed in the Calcutta High Court.
Petitioner's Contentions
The...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh; after taking suo motu action of media reports for carrying the bodies of Auraiya road accident victims and the injured...
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in the revised protocol is likely to replace hydroxychloroquine (HCQ); with anti-HIV drugs to improve immunity and possibly reduce viral replication. To elaborate, the chemicals in Kangra tea could also be effective...
The Supreme Court allowed Enforcement Directorate (ED) to attach assets of JP Morgan and its directors; this is to the extent of amounts of homebuyers allegedly siphoned off by the defunct Amrapali group. Moreover, it is in violation of...
The Supreme Court heard a Public Interest Litigation (PIL); which sought the establishment of the permanent bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mr. Arjun Garg filed the petition. Senior Advocate, Ravindra Shrivastava appeared for the petitioner....
Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to the AtmaNirbhar Package for the allocation of foodgrains. It is to be from Central Pool to approximately 8 crore stranded migrants. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is the chairman of the...
The Reserve Bank of India announced the extension of the moratorium on term loans by another 3 months from June 1 to August 31, 2020. RBI Governor, Shaktikanta Das made this announcement due to the extension in the lockdown....
The number of beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat scheme officially crossed one crore on May 20, 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his happiness for the same by posting a series of tweets. The Prime Minister claimed such a...
The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) met for the third time; to review the preparedness of States and Central Ministries/Agencies to deal with the Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’. The Cabinet Secretary, Shri Rajiv Gauba chaired the meeting. India Meteorological Department...
The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Puri announced that for the assessment year 2019-2020; a total of six cities are certified as 5-Star garbage-free cities. The Star Rating Protocol grades Surat, Rajkot, Indore, Mysore, Ambikapur (in...
A petition challenged the Constitutional validity of the notifications issued by various State Governments; suspending the operation of certain labour laws with respect to working hours, wages, health and safety conditions before the Supreme Court. Nandini Praveen, a law...
A PIL is filed in the Bombay High Court alleging rampant black marketing and profiteering in case of N95 masks; that the entities sold at a markup of over 150%. Sucheta Dalal and Anjani Damania filed the PIL. Taking...
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of Jammu & Kashmir describes J&K Domicile Rules Notification as the dawn of a new era. In addition, he said history will vindicate us; thus, prove that this course correction was in keeping with...
Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union Human Resource Development Minister launched a new Mobile App; namely 'National test Abhyas'. The National Testing Agency has developed the App. Being that, the main purpose is to enable students to take mock tests...
Political rivals of Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing agreement. The Ministry of External Affairs of India praised the agreement; signed between the two leaders in a press release on May 17, 2020. India welcomed...
The Bar Council of India issued a show-cause notice against the Supreme Court Bar Association President Dushyant Dave and other officers. The notice is to initiate disciplinary action against them under Section 35 and 36 of the Advocates Act....
For the second conservative month, India's exports declined by a record 60.28 per cent in April to USD 10.36 billion; according to the Federation of Indian Exports Organisation’s (FIEO) Press Release.
The Fall In Imports, Exports And Trade Deficit
Imports also...
SEBI on May 16, 2020, discussed several issues pertaining to raising of capital and corporate debt market with corporates. The Conference Call was part of the series of meetings that the Securities and Exchange Board of India is having...