COVID-19 Pandemic

The emergence of new variants has made vaccination and Covid-appropriate behaviour all the more imperative. The second wave will be more transmissible than the first, but may not last long.

Earlier in previous SOP issued on March 5, the Supreme Court decided to begin a hybrid mode of hearing on an experimental basis from March 15.

An unregistered association of the parents of the students filed the PIL seeking to interdict the steps being pursued to collect the tuition fees till proper fixation of the fees as per the Chhattisgarh Non-Government Schools Fees Regulation Act, 2020.

The plea claimed that the notice is violative of the fundamental rights by forcing the candidates, like the petitioner, to risk their health and safety in the current situation of the Covid-19 pandemic

After perusal of the affidavit, the single-judge bench headed by Justice Prathiba M. Singh has said it is completely “unsatisfactory”.

The Supreme Court has issued Standard Operating procedures for hybrid physical hearing which is to commence from March 15th, 2021.

The Apex Court in September 2020 had directed the Central Government and the Union Public Services Commission to consider granting an extra chance to candidates who otherwise had their last attempt in 2020 and also to consider extending the upper age limit.

AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said he wants to assure everyone that the vaccine is safe and efficacious.

As China gains a greater foothold in Lanka, India is cautiously watching if its influence in the region will be hit. Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Colombo was an attempt to mend fences with the neighbour.

The Court has said that since the government has allowed 100 percent occupancy in theatres and also permitted the conduct of Jallikattu, the Kanuparivettai festival should also be permitted.