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Where Ganga meets the Bay of Pollution
An exponential increase in the number of pilgrims coming to the Ganga Sagar Mela, which takes place at the Sagar Island every year during Makar Sankranti, has been responsible for the worsening water pollution, prompting scientists to raise serious concerns about the likely outbreak of several diseases.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 23rd Oct 2018
Why are media regulators soft with scribes, asks SC
The Supreme Court said media regulators tend to wear a “velvet fist inside a velvet glove” when it comes to dealing with journalists and media organisations whose actions, like revealing the identity of a rape survivor, make them criminally liable.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 23rd Oct 2018
SC dismisses plea to lower marriageable age of men
The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL petition seeking a judicial order to lower the legal marriageable age of men from 21 to 18 years.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 23rd Oct 2018
China’s melting glacier draws tourists amid climate worries
More projectiles were tumbling down the hulk of ice that scientists say is one of the world’s fastest melting glaciers.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 22nd Oct 2018
Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
U.S. President confirmed that the U.S. would pull out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, a crucial Cold War-era treaty banning the development, testing and possession of short and medium range ground-launched nuclear missiles with a range of 500-5,000 km.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 22nd Oct 2018