Day: November 28, 2016
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9 PM Daily Brief – 28th Nov 2016
Front Page / NATIONAL 1. SC: Accept dying declaration of person with 100% burn injuries 2. Expenditure by States on key sectors remains flat INTERNATIONAL 1. India to restore grounded aircraft in Afghanistan Editorial/OPINION Cuba after Fidel: The life of Fidel Castro The centralising instinct Demonetisation and its discontent The voice of the Third World…
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Daily Editorial – Declaring wild Animals as Vermin: Right or Wrong?
Declaring wild animals as vermin: Right or wrong? Click here to Download Daily Editorial (28 November 2016) Issue The Centre approved the culling of wild animals such as nilgai and wild boar in Bihar and rhesus monkey in Himachal Pradesh by declaring them ‘vermin’, under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, in December 2015, following requests…
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Mains 2016: Forest fire in Uttarakhand: Impacts and mitigation
Forest fire in Uttarakhand: Impacts and mitigation Issue Forest fire in Uttarakhand affected thousands of acres of forest including National parks like Corbett National Park and Rajaji National park. History of forest fire in Uttarakhand Since 1984, the forests of the Western Himalayas have burned every summer. There were forest fires before then, too, but…
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Must Read News Articles – November 28
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC: Accept dying declaration of person with 100% burn injuries: In a significant ruling in criminal law, the Supreme Court held that the dying declaration of a burn victim against her attackers should not be dismissed simply her burn injuries are extensive, even a 100 per cent. Expenditure by…