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7 PM Editorial |Rebooting tribunals and recalibrating delivery of justice| 30th June 2020

Good evening dear reader. Here is our 7pm editorial Summary for today Rebooting tribunals and recalibrating delivery of justice Introduction: The 42nd amendment of 1976 added Part XIVA to the constitution. Articles 323A and 323B in this part provides for tribunals. Parliament and state legislatures can establish tribunals through law. Tribunals are quasi judicial bodies… Continue reading 7 PM Editorial |Rebooting tribunals and recalibrating delivery of justice| 30th June 2020

Agreement for Indo-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project signed

News: The Concession Agreement was signed between the Royal Government of Bhutan and Kholongchu Hydro Energy Limited for the Kholongchhu (Joint Venture) Hydroelectric Project. Facts: Kholongchu Hydroelectric Project: It is a run-of-the-river project located on the lower course of the Kholongchu River in Trashiyangtse district in eastern Bhutan. Implementation: The project will be implemented by… Continue reading Agreement for Indo-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project signed

Union Minority Affairs minister inaugurates Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap

News: Union Minister of Minority Affairs has laid the foundation stone for “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” in Rampur(Uttar Pradesh). Facts: Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap: It is a community center which is being established by the Ministry of Minority affairs under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karykram(PMJVK). Purpose: The centre will be utilized for various socio-economic-cultural activities, skill development… Continue reading Union Minority Affairs minister inaugurates Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap

Explained: Baloch Liberation Army, the group behind Karachi Stock Exchange attack

News: Pakistan’s Baloch Liberation Army(BLA) has claimed responsibility for the Karachi Stock Exchange attack. Facts: Baloch Liberation Army(BLA): It is an armed separatist group based mainly in the province of Balochistan and the bordering areas of Afghanistan. Aim: To seek independence from Pakistan and form a separate state of Greater Balochistan because Pakistan has been… Continue reading Explained: Baloch Liberation Army, the group behind Karachi Stock Exchange attack

India’s first COVID-19 vaccine candidate COVAXIN gets DCGI approval

News: India’s first COVID-19 vaccine candidate COVAXIN has received the approval of Drug Controller General of India(DCGI) for phase I and II of human clinical trials. Facts: COVAXIN: It is an inactivated vaccine created from a strain of the infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus. Developed by: It has been developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the… Continue reading India’s first COVID-19 vaccine candidate COVAXIN gets DCGI approval

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