Daily Updates 20 Aug 2020
- The Supreme Court held in the Sushant Singh death case on a PIL that only cases and appeals (not investigation process) can be transferred by invoking powers under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973and confirms CBI Probe.
- Supreme Court upheld the validity of the FIR registered into the actor’s death by the Bihar Police on the complaint filed by Sushant’s father.
- Supreme Court says it did not stop working even for a day amid the pandemic Coronavirus lockdown; Supreme Court hits a century in the virtual court system.
- With Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina meeting our Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and other officials seek to reset ties with Bangladesh in Dhaka to discuss a two-year road map, Foreign Secretary sought to reset neighbourly relations after a strain over several issues between both countries.
- Launch of Avigan (Favipiravir) 200 mg tablets in India: Avigan comes in a complete therapy pack of 122 tablets with a two-year shelf life Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd for coronavirus treatment.
- India ranks among the lowest in terms of Internet quality: India ranks among the lowest in the world in terms of Internet quality, according to global research released by online privacy solutions provider SurfShark. But it makes it into the top 10 in terms of affordability, says the global survey.
- Swasthya is the name of the e-portal launched by the Tribal Ministry for promoting tribal health.
- United States country has approved a rapid saliva test to detect Covid-19 named ‘Saliva Direct’.
- The ‘Atal Tunnel’ that was seen in the news recently, is located in Himachal Pradesh state.
- Ramesh Asthana has been appointed as the Director-General of the Border Security Force.
- Gangotri National Park, which was seen in the news recently, is located in Uttarakhand state/UT.
- The Supreme Court rejected a plea that questioned the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge, Justice B.S. Chauhan, as head of the 3-member commission constituted to probe into the encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey.
- NCERT told that Over Eighty Percent of Students depend on the mobiles for online study during Coronavirus lockdown.
