News Today
In the section ‘News Today’, we cover the news of the day, all at once and try to ensure that not only you don’t miss an important news but also to assist you in identifying the important news items and there by reduce the time you consume while going through the News Papers. Our approach is to identify the bare minimum of News Items/Cover Stories so ease your burden and at the same time to ensure that you do not miss any necessary topic.
News Today
Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson
Ukraine’s defence and intelligence unit has reported on the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson but predicts it to be a delusion for a retreat. U.S. President Joe Biden and the EU leaders have termed [Read More]
Should Chief Ministers have a say in the appointment of Governors?
With the rise in instances of tension, and even stand-offs, between State governments and Governors, there is once again a debate on the role of the Raj Bhavan. In a discussion moderated by Sonam Saigal, [Read More]
Should the age of consent be changed for adolescents?
On November 4, the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court, while dismissing a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, said the Law Commission of India would have to [Read More]
What has Delhi done over the decades to combat air pollution?
Last week, Delhi was once again covered in a cascading haze of smog— witnessing very poor air quality, sticking to the trend that has existed during winter months for some years now. The last stage [Read More]
What is the ‘Blue Flag’ certification for beaches?
At the ongoing COP27 conference, Secretary-General of the United Nations (U.N.), António Guterres said, “We must have zero tolerance for net-zero greenwashing.” He made the remarks during the launch of a report, titled ‘Integrity Matters: [Read More]
How is India planning to end child marriage?
The steering committee of a global programme to end child marriage is on a visit to India to witness state interventions which have helped reduce the prevalence of child marriage. The visit by the UNFPA-UNICEF [Read More]
India’s G20 presidency and food security
Global and regional food security have been deliberated upon as one of the priority agendas of the G20 for many years now. The situation has worsened with growing conflicts, and spiralling climate crises marked by [Read More]
What is the status of remote voting for NRIs?
On the assurance of the Attorney General that the Centre was looking at ways to facilitate distance voting for non-resident Indians (NRIs), mainly migrant labourers, the Supreme Court on November 1 disposed of a batch [Read More]
The Uniform Civil Code
Article 44 contained in part IV of the Constitution says that the state “shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India”. While there is no draft or [Read More]
The Falcon Heavy launch: the most powerful operational rocket in the world
The rocket is carrying satellites to space for the U.S. military in a mission named as U.S. Space Force (USSF)-44. The mission deployed two spacecraft payloads, one of which is the TETRA 1 microsatellite created [Read More]