The Karnataka High Court has issued suggestions to the state government for reconsidering the appointment regulations for chairperson, member-secretary and members to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). The notice was issued by the Court considering the modifications during the pendency of petitions do not comply with the Water Act, Air Act, Environmental Protection…
The jury at the Swedish Academy declared the winner of the Nobel Prize Literature for the year 2020 as American poet Louise Glück on Thursday. The Academy has honored Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal”. The Swedish Academy crowned the 2020 Nobel Literature Prize Laureate after a…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched cryogenic oxygen plant on Thursday, which is the biggest oxygen plant in Uttar Pradesh for supporting medical medical supplies to hospitals. This is a great support during the on-going crisis triggered by Coronavirus which requires constant supply of oxygen for treating patients. As per the information given by…
Britain’s Prince William will be launching a multi-million pound global prize on Thursday with the objective to resolve some of the major environmental issues going on in the world. The Earthshot Prize will be be awarding an amount of one million pound for 5 prizes till the next consecutive 10 years with the sections of…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), aviation regulator, has released the comprehensive guidelines on Wednesday about the refund of the air tickets issued for travel during the Covid-19 triggered lockdown which were canceled later. The guidelines were announced almost a week post the Supreme Court (SC) had ordered for giving a full and immediate…
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) interrogated Ricky Rai, the son of the former underworld don Muthappa Rai on Wednesday. This happened a day post the CCB raided his residence for further investigation on Kannada cinema drug racket case. Ricky Rai was quizzed regarding Aditya Alva, the son of ex-minister, late Jeevaraj Alva, who has allegedly…
The Chemistry Nobel Prize 2020 has been jointly awarded to French scientist Emmaunelle Charpentier and American scientist Jennifer A. Doudna for the work of development of a technique for genome editing called as CRISPR. Regarding their discovery, the jury commented, “Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high…
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced that there will be a reduction in the penalty for not wearing a mask from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 250 in the urban areas and from Rs. 500 to Rs. 100 in the rustic areas. In an official statement, Yediyurappa stated that the reduction in fine was…
The Bombay High Court has approved the bail application of actress Rhea Chakraborty on Wednesday in the drug case related to the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. She was approved the bail by personal bond of Rs. 1 lakh. The high court further iterated some conditions while acknowledging the bail. The court stated, “Rhea should…
Thousands in Indonesia were protesting against the new job laws by using tear gas and water cannons in the two industrial areas of java island, which has led to the arrest of 23 protesters by the police officials. The critics have regarded the new laws that will cripple and reduce the rights of the workers…
