SC extends protection to journalist Dua
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended till July 15 the protection granted to senior journalist Vinod Dua from any coercive action in a sedition case filed against him by a local BJP leader in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show.
SC grants interim bail to sanjay Chandra
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Unitech Ltd promoter Sanjay Chandra, who is in jail since August 2017 for allegedly siphoning off home buyers'' money, on "humanitarian grounds" as both his parents have tested positive for Covid-19.
A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah directed that Chandra be released on interim bail for 30 days from the date of his actual release.
SC refuses plea to ramp up covid-19 testing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea by an economist seeking directions for ramping up Covid-19 testing across the country and a national testing policy to tackle the surging demand.
Aerial spray of pesticide to fight locust
New Delhi: The Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday said that swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are still active in Barmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Ajmer, Sikar and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan State, Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh and in Tikamgarh districts of Madhya Pradesh.
Indian Air Force also has conducted trials in anti-locust operation by using a Mi-17 helicopter.
Till date five companies with 15 drones are deployed at Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur and Phalodi in Rajasthan for effective control of locusts on tall trees and in inaccessible areas through spraying of pesticides. The Ministry said control operations have been done in 1,32,465 hectares in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Bihar by State Governments.