Cabinet okays ₹75,000-crore ‘free electricity’ solar scheme Context: The Union Cabinet approved a ₹75,021-crore package for the ‘PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’ (PM Free Electricity scheme) to promote rooftop solar installations in India. The scheme aims to provide 300 units of “free electricity” every month […]
ZSI names a newly discovered sea slug after President Murmu Context: A new marine species of head-shield sea slug, named Melanochlamys droupadi, has been discovered by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) along the coasts of West Bengal and Odisha. Relevance: GS-03 (Species) Discovery of […]
E-evidence, new criminal law, its implementation Context: Three new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, are set to be enforced from July 1, 2024. Section 106(2) of the Bharatiya Nayay Sanhita, pertaining to the reporting of fatal accidents, […]