Supreme Court gives power to States to regulate and tax industrial alcohol under Entry 8 of List II (State List) of Constitution

Supreme Court allows States to tax industrial alcohol for coming under purview of intoxicating liquor in Constitution Industrial alcohol comes within purview of intoxicating liquor, can be taxed by States:…

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Senior Advocate Kalyan Banerjee suspended after heated exchange with former judge during JPC on Waqf Bill

Senior Advocate and All India Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee was on Tuesday suspended for one day and from two meetings of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on…

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National Green Tribunal takes suo motu note of IIT study on severe heavy metal pollution in East Delhi’s air

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a study conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi revealing severe heavy metal pollution in East Delhi’s air, raising…

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National Green Tribunal takes suo motu note of study saying air pollution kills 33,000 people a year in 10 cities

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of a recent study published in Lancet Planetary Health, which has highlighted the severe impact of poor air quality on…

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Supreme Court permits activist Teesta Setalvad to visit Amsterdam for world premier of her documentary CycleMahesh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave permission to human rights activist Teesta Setalvad to travel to Amsterdam for the upcoming world premier of her documentary ‘CycleMahesh’. Appearing for the activist,…

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