Polity News

Govt forms a panel for upward revision of Floor Space Index

The Union government has formed a panel to look into the upward revision of Floor Space Index (FSI) norms in all major cities in the country.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 7th Jan 2018

Court is not super guardian of adult offspring, says Supreme Court

A person upon attaining majority age or adulthood is entitled to make her choice and courts cannot act as super guardians or assume the role of “parens patriae” as long as the choice remains, the Supreme Court said.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 6th Jan 2018

From July, label mandatory for food certified as ‘organic’

From July, it would be illegal to sell organic food that was not appropriately labelled so.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 6th Jan 2018

Arunachal people against citizenship to refugees

The All-Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union has made it clear to the Centre that people of the State will not accept citizenship to Chakma and Hajong refugees at any cost

posted by Jawwad Kazi 6th Jan 2018

No marked change in health of Delhiites post cracker ban

The Supreme Court ban on sale of firecrackers in Delhi NCR during Deepavali seems to have not brought any palpable relief to the respiratory systems of the city’s denizens in 2017.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 6th Jan 2018