Russia As a “State Sponsor Of Terrorism”: Ukraine has requested US to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism”. The designation would activate perhaps the harshest suite of sanctions available with the US against Russia. The US Secretary of State (the minister primarily in charge of foreign relations) has the power to designate countries […]
Day: April 19, 2022
What Is a ‘Poison Pill’ Defence?
What Is a ‘Poison Pill’ Defence? Twitter countered Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for more than $43 billion with a corporate tool known as a poison pill, a defensive strategy by boardrooms trying to fend off takeovers. This defense mechanism was developed in the 1980s as company leaders, facing corporate raiders and hostile […]
Ammonia In Yamuna
Ammonia In Yamuna: Water supply was disrupted in parts of Delhi once again when ammonia levels in the Yamuna river remained high on 16th April. The concentration of ammonia in the river was 7.4 ppm (parts per million), seven times the level of around 1 ppm that the Delhi Jal Board’s water treatment plants (WTPs) […]
Parboiled Rice
Parboiled Rice: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao staged a dharna at Telangana House, demanding a uniform paddy procurement policy. The protest came after the Centre said it was stopping the purchase of excess parboiled rice, of which Telangana is a major producer. Parboiled rice refers to rice that has been partially boiled at the […]
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956: The Telangana Government has requested the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) one more time to refer its complaint made under Section 3 of the Inter State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, to the existing Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II or Brijesh Kumar Tribunal immediately to finalise the fair and equitable […]
Draft Uniform Code For Medical Device Marketing Practices
Draft Uniform Code For Medical Device Marketing Practices: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) recently published the draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices (UCMDMP), which is aimed at bringing in a voluntary code to regulate fair marketing practices by the medical device industry. It also aims at giving the industry an identity, apart from […]
