Amnesty International expressed concern that an alarming number of prisoners have been executed in America despite Supreme Court rulings that their death sentences were unconstitutional.According to it, since the death penalty was re-introduced in 1976, 228 death row prisoners have been executed in the face of Supreme Court decisions banning them. That’s a shocking one in every seven of the over 1,500 executions carried out to date, according to research by Cornell Law School. It found state courts often simply ignored Supreme Court rulings. And the top judges let them get away with it. Worst offender has been Texas which time…
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With the efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the DD-Kisan channel has set up a studio at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. It was inaugurated today by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar along with the Ministers of State, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje and Kailash Chaudhary. Speaking on the occasion, Tomar said that the Ministry of Agriculture has a very wide scope and there are a large number of farmers in the country, who can easily interface through DD News and DD Kisan channels. “During the last 8 years under the leadership of Prime Minister…
Maiden flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator was carried out successfully by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka on Friday. Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, way point navigation and a smooth touchdown. This flight marks a major milestone in terms of proving critical technologies towards the development of future unmanned aircraft and is significant step towards self-reliance in such strategic defence technologies. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is designed & developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, a premier research laboratory of DRDO.…
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India and Mexico have signed an agreement for capacity building in space during the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC). A specific cooperation agreement on cooperation in outer space focusing on crop monitoring, drought assessment and capacity building was also signed between ISRO and Mexican Space Agency (AEM) during the FOC. The full spectrum of bilateral ties was discussed during the meeting, including politics, trade and investment, health and pharmaceuticals, science and technology, including space, culture and tourism, education, consular matters, and other areas of shared interest. The Indian side was led by Mr.…
According to a report by NITI Aayog and Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), the Indian market is estimated to see 100% penetration of electric two-wheelers by FY26-27. The incentive driven scenario, which assumes that demand incentives will persist throughout but with only a 2% annual reduction in battery cost and no improvement in range and performance, estimates the sale of electric two-wheelers to reach 54.91 lakh units by FY31, with a market penetration of 21.86%, according to the report. Demand incentives, cost of battery, and vehicle performance in terms of both range and power are the three major factors…
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has made a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) outlining the decline of respect for civil and political liberties and trade union rights in Hong Kong, as the 35th anniversary of the territory’s handover is marked on 1 July. The week of 4 July, the UNHRC is due to review if the authorities in Hong Kong are maintaining their obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which continues to apply to Hong Kong after the handover to China in 1997. In 2020, the UNHRC questioned the compatibility of…
After a day-long dramatic political developments, rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde took oath as the new chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening bringing curtain down on the over a week long political drama in the state. In a major twist in the climax, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who was widely reported to be the next CM, took oath as the deputy chief minister. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administrated the oath of office to them at Raj Bhavan shortly after 7.30 pm. Earlier, Fadnavis and Shinde met the Governor in the afternoon and staked claim to form the…
Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, has been appalled by the large number of journalists killed in the first six months of 2022. The year-on-year increase is 100% with 72 victims in 18 countries since January compared to 36 deaths in the same period last year. By 2021, 79 media workers were killed and 92 by 2020 for the whole year. “There must be no impunity. All these crimes must be fully investigated without exception. In light of this very worrying deterioration, PEC has renewed its call to the United Nations for the adoption of…
Calling the present times as an era of technology and underlining the benefits of technology as demonstrated during the time of the pandemic, the Prime Minister said that it is important to invest even further in tech and innovation. Modi addressing on the occasion of Bosch India on completing 100 years of its presence in India though a video message, praised the Bosch’s work for innovation and scale, the Prime Minister highlighted the need for sustainability. On this Modi said “India’s growth is becoming greener with the installed capacity of solar energy increasing nearly 20 times in the last 8…
The Government of India has notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 vide Gazette Notification No. 20 dated 2nd January 2018. As per provisions of the Scheme, Electoral Bonds may be purchased by a person (as defined in item No. 2 (d) of Gazette Notification), who is a citizen of India or incorporated or established in India. A person being an individual can buy Electoral Bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals. Only the Political Parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and which secured not less than one per cent…