News: A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, in a majority judgement, held that not all private property can be deemed material resource of the community for redistribution under Article 39(b) of the Constitution. 1. The historical origin of the issue can be traced back to a minority opinion by Justice VR Krishna Iyer in… Continue reading Decades of dispute later, SC: Not all private property can be taken over by state for ‘common good’

News: The first Asian Buddhist Summit was inaugurated by the President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi. She emphasised on how Buddhism can bring peace to Asia and the world. 1. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautam, known as the Buddha. 2. It focuses on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path… Continue reading Buddhism can teach how to counter sectarianism: Murmu

News: The toxicological examination report from the Centre for Wildlife Conservation, Management and Disease Surveillance, ICAR- Indian Veterinary Research Institute has found the 10 elephants that died at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) had consumed a large quantity of kodo millet plants that were infected with a fungus. 1. The report has found the presence of… Continue reading Bandhavgarh jumbo deaths: Toxicology report points to fungus in kodo millets

News: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, except the provisions related to higher education. It has overruled the Allahabad High Court’s earlier ruling which struck down the entire act on grounds of violating secularism. 1. The Madarsa Act provides for the legal framework for… Continue reading Why the Supreme Court upheld constitutional validity of UP Madarsa Act, 2004

News: A recent study by Australia’s University of New South Wales, published in the journal Elsevier, has found that dedicated freight corridors are improving India’s GDP and contributing significantly to the Indian Railway’s revenue. 1. Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) are high speed and high-capacity railway corridors that are specially built and designed to accommodate freight… Continue reading How Dedicated Freight Corridor are adding to GDP growth, boosting Rail revenues