Recently four Supreme Court judges went public with charges against Chief Justice of India.
According to constitution a judge of the SC can be removed from his office by an order of the president.
The president can issue the removal order only after an address by parliament has been presented to him in the same session for such removal.
The address must be supported by special majority of each house of the parliament (i.e. a majority of the total membership of that house and a majority of not less than 2/3rd of the members of that house present and voting).
Article 124 (4) specifies the grounds of removal as proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
So far no SC judge has been impeached in India.
Ice sheets found in Mars
NASA has detected thick underground ice sheets along the middle latitudes of the Mars.
This is believed to be a potential source of water that could help sustain future human outposts.
The water could be used for drinking and potentially conversion into oxygen to breathe.
U5MR
India registered a significant decline in under-five child mortality.
It is calculated per 1000 live births, in India it is 39 out of 1000 births.
India with the current rate of decline of U5MR is on track to meet the SDG target for under-five child mortality of 25 by 2030.
IMR
Infant mortality rate is number of deaths per 1000 child births under one year of age.
In India this number is 34 out of 1000 births.
International termination charges (ITC)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) cut termination charges for international incoming calls to Land line and wireless connections.
International termination charges (ITC) are payable by an international long-distance operator (ILDO), which carries calls from outside the country, to an access provider in the country in whose network the call terminates.
ITC is one of the source of foreign earnings for the country.
North Koel reservoir
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation for completion of North Koel reservoir project.
Part of a fund for this project is derived under PMKSY’s LTIF- Long term Irrigation Fund and rest from state governments contribution
The project situated on North Koel River, a tributary of Sone River.
It will provide irrigation to most backward and drought prone districts in Jharkhand and Bihar.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)
This scheme has been formulated with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation and improving water use efficiency in a focused manner.
It focuses on end to end solution on source creation, distribution, management, field application and extension activities.
The scheme now comes under Ministry of Agriculture and farmer’s Welfare.
PMKSY has been formulated amalgamating schemes of
Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR),
Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources (DoLR).
On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC).
