Kangaroo Courts
Another Kangaroo Court surfaces in Bengal, victim commits suicide
- An unofficial court held by a group of people in order to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime or misdemeanour
- Issue – Work against the doctrine of “innocent until proven guilty”.
Anti-dumping duty
India initiates anti-dumping probe into import of glass fibre from China, Thailand, Bahrain
- Dumping occurs when goods are exported by a country to another country at a price lower than its normal value.
- It is an unfair trade practice which can have a distortive effect on international trade.
- Purpose – To protect domestic industry from cheap imports.
- Use of anti-dumping measures as an instrument of fair competition is permitted by the WTO Anti-dumping Agreement.
Eco-friendly supercapacitors
Researchers at Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, have developed a method to produce activated carbon for super-capacitors from coconut husks.
- An electrochemical energy storage device, which can be used to store and deliver charge by reversible adsorption and desorption of ions.
- Can be used to attain sustainable and efficient green solutions for high-performance supercapacitors.
- Activated carbon acts as an ideal material for a supercapacitor because of the high surface area.
Liberalised Remittances Scheme
Indians took out $17 billion in 2023-24 for overseas travel under the RBI’s LRS.
- Genesis – Introduced in 2004
- Benefit – All resident individuals, including minors, are allowed to freely remit up to USD 2,50,000 per financial year for any permissible current or capital account transaction or a combination of both.
- No restrictions on the frequency of remittances under it.
- Scheme is not available to – Corporates, partnership firms, Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), Trusts etc.
Smart City Mission
Centre government has extended the Smart City Mission timeline till March, 2025.
- Ministry – Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
- Launched in – 2015
- Type – Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
- Aim – Promoting cities that provide core infrastructure, a clean and sustainable environment, and a high quality of life through the application of ‘smart solutions’